Product comparison · 2 plastic card printers

Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour vs Zebra Z72-RM0C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour

20specifications compared
13differ
7identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The Zebra Z72-RM0C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour has 120 card/h more print speed (colour) than the Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour (300 card/h vs 180 card/h). The Zebra Z72-RM0C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour has 5 more display characters than the Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour (21 vs 16). The Zebra Z72-RM0C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour has 150 sheets more total input capacity than the Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour (250 sheets vs 100 sheets). Only the Zebra Z72-RM0C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour has duplex printing. Only the Zebra Z72-RM0C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour has lamination.

Duplex printing
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:No
- Z72-RM0C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:Yes
Print speed (colour)
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:180 card/h
- Z72-RM0C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:300 card/h
Product colour
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:Black, White
- Z72-RM0C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:Black, Grey
Display number of characters
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:16
- Z72-RM0C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:21
Lamination
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:No
- Z72-RM0C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:Yes
Total input capacity
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:100 sheets
- Z72-RM0C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:250 sheets
Ethernet LAN
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:No
- Z72-RM0C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:Yes
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:15 - 30 °C
- Z72-RM0C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:15 - 35 °C

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Comparison of Z31, Z72-RM0C0000AU00
44 specifications	A Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour Model Z31 View product	B Zebra Z72-RM0C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour Model Z72-RM0C0000AU00 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer	Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	300 x 300 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Print speed (colour)Differs	180 card/h	300 card/h
Card typesDiffers	Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC, PVC Composite, Smart card	ABS, PVC, PVC Composite
Print speed (monochrome)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1375 card/h
Duplex print speed (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270 card/h
Card feederKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Card thickness (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.27 mm
Card thickness (min)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.25 mm
Features4 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	Black, Grey
Display number of charactersDiffers	16	21
LaminationDiffers	No	Yes
Built-in barcodesKnown for one	Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, EAN13, EAN8, Interleaved 2/5, PDF417, UPC-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	250 sheets
Internal memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Kensington	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE, UL, cUL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
InterfaceKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Poweridentical
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	15 - 30 °C	15 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 65%	20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 70%	10 - 90%
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	5.53 kg	17.9 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	201 x 368 x 236 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	699 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	277 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	306 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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