Product comparison · 2 plastic card printers

Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300 vs Zebra ZXP8 DS

21specifications compared
12differ
9identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

The Zebra ZXP8 DS has 78 card/h more duplex print speed (colour) than the Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300 (180 card/h vs 102 card/h). The Zebra ZXP8 DS has 8 more display characters than the Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300 (24 vs 16). The Zebra ZXP8 DS has 44 MB more internal memory than the Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300 (64 MB vs 20 MB). Maximum resolution: 300 on the Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300, 304 x 304 DPI on the Zebra ZXP8 DS. Product colour: Blue, White on the Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300, Black, White on the Zebra ZXP8 DS.

Maximum resolution
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:300
- ZXP8 DS:304 x 304 DPI
Duplex print speed (colour)
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:102 card/h
- ZXP8 DS:180 card/h
Product colour
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:Blue, White
- ZXP8 DS:Black, White
Display number of characters
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:16
- ZXP8 DS:24
Internal memory
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:20 MB
- ZXP8 DS:64 MB
Operating temperature (T-T)
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:15 - 30 °C
- ZXP8 DS:15 - 25 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:5 - 70 °C
- ZXP8 DS:-5 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:20 - 65%
- ZXP8 DS:20 - 80%

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Comparison of P430i, ZXP8 DS
29 specifications	A Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300 Model P430i View product	B Zebra ZXP8 DS View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyKnown for one	Dye-sublimation	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	300	304 x 304 DPI
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex print speed (colour)Differs	102 card/h	180 card/h
Card feeder	Yes	Yes
Card typesDiffers	Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC, PVC Composite, Smart card	PVC, PVC Composite
Card sizeKnown for one	54 x 86 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing media thicknessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	762 - 1016 µm
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Blue, White	Black, White
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display number of charactersDiffers	16	24
Built-in barcodesKnown for one	1D, 2D, EAN13, Interleaved 2/5, PDF417, UPC-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers	20 MB	64 MB
CertificationKnown for one	FCC A, CE, UL, CUL, CCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
LaminationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface	USB & Ethernet	USB & Ethernet
Poweridentical
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	15 - 30 °C	15 - 25 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 70 °C	-5 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 65%	20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
System requirements1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7, Vista, 2000, XP, Server 2003 (32bit)	XP, Vista, Server 2003, Windows 7
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	9.1 kg	12.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	660 x 239 x 256 mm	356 x 519 x 303 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes

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