Product comparison · 2 plastic card printers

Zebra P640i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour vs Zebra ZXP S8

28specifications compared
15differ
13identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The Zebra ZXP S8 has 60 card/h more duplex print speed (colour) than the Zebra P640i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour (180 card/h vs 120 card/h). The Zebra ZXP S8 has 56 MB more internal memory than the Zebra P640i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour (64 MB vs 8 MB). The Zebra ZXP S8 has 5 - 90% more storage relative humidity (H-H) than the Zebra P640i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour (10 - 90% vs 5 - 90%). Only the Zebra ZXP S8 has built-in display. Only the Zebra ZXP S8 has Wi-Fi.

Maximum resolution
- P640i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:300 x 300 DPI
- ZXP S8:304 x 304 DPI
Duplex print speed (colour)
- P640i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:120 card/h
- ZXP S8:180 card/h
Product colour
- P640i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:Black, White
- ZXP S8:Blue, White
Built-in display
- P640i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:No
- ZXP S8:Yes
Internal memory
- P640i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:8 MB
- ZXP S8:64 MB
Certification
- P640i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:FCC, UL, CUL, CE
- ZXP S8:RoHS
Wi-Fi
- P640i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:No
- ZXP S8:Yes
Operating temperature (T-T)
- P640i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:10 - 35 °C
- ZXP S8:15 - 25 °C

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Comparison of P640i, ZXP S8
38 specifications	A Zebra P640i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour Model P640i View product	B Zebra ZXP S8 View product
Printing3 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	300 x 300 DPI	304 x 304 DPI
Print speed (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190 card/h
Duplex print speed (colour)Differs	120 card/h	180 card/h
Card feederKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Card typesDiffers	Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC Composite, Smart card	Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC, PVC Composite, Smart card
Card sizeKnown for one	54 x 86 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	Blue, White
Built-in displayDiffers	No	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Display number of charactersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21
Internal memoryDiffers	8 MB	64 MB
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
CertificationDiffers	FCC, UL, CUL, CE	RoHS
LaminationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 35 °C	15 - 25 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-5 - 55 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 90%
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista	Windows Server 2003
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	15.9 kg	12.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	699 x 246 x 292 mm	476 x 519 x 334 mm

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