Product comparison · 2 plastic card printers

Zebra P640i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour vs Zebra ZXP8 DS

20specifications compared
11differ
9identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Zebra ZXP8 DS 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 ZXP8 DS has 56 MB more internal memory than the Zebra P640i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour (64 MB vs 8 MB). The Zebra ZXP8 DS 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 ZXP8 DS has built-in display. Maximum resolution: 300 x 300 DPI on the Zebra P640i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour, 304 x 304 DPI on the Zebra ZXP8 DS.

Maximum resolution
- P640i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:300 x 300 DPI
- ZXP8 DS:304 x 304 DPI
Duplex print speed (colour)
- P640i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:120 card/h
- ZXP8 DS:180 card/h
Built-in display
- P640i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:No
- ZXP8 DS:Yes
Internal memory
- P640i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:8 MB
- ZXP8 DS:64 MB
Operating temperature (T-T)
- P640i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:10 - 35 °C
- ZXP8 DS:15 - 25 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- P640i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:-20 - 70 °C
- ZXP8 DS:-5 - 55 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- P640i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:5 - 90%
- ZXP8 DS:10 - 90%
Weight
- P640i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:15.9 kg
- ZXP8 DS:12.5 kg

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Comparison of P640i, ZXP8 DS
35 specifications	A Zebra P640i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour Model P640i 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 x 300 DPI	304 x 304 DPI
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex print speed (colour)Differs	120 card/h	180 card/h
Card typesDiffers	Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC Composite, Smart card	PVC, PVC Composite
Card sizeKnown for one	54 x 86 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card feederKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Printing media thicknessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	762 - 1016 µm
Features2 differ
Product colour	Black, White	Black, White
Built-in displayDiffers	No	Yes
Lamination	Yes	Yes
Total input capacityKnown for one	150 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers	8 MB	64 MB
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, UL, CUL, CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Display number of charactersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	10 - 35 °C	15 - 25 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-5 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 90%
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista	XP, Vista, Server 2003, Windows 7
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	15.9 kg	12.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	699 x 246 x 292 mm	356 x 519 x 303 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes

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