Product comparison · 2 plastic card printers

Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour vs Zebra ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour

19specifications compared
7differ
12identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour has 30 card/h more print speed (colour) than the Zebra ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour (180 card/h vs 150 card/h). The Zebra ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour has 2,016 MB more internal memory than the Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour (2048 MB vs 32 MB). The Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour has 1.63 kg more weight than the Zebra ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour (5.53 kg vs 3.9 kg). Operating temperature (T-T): 15 - 30 °C on the Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour, 15 - 35 °C on the Zebra ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour. Operating relative humidity (H-H): 20 - 65% on the Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour, 20 - 80% on the Zebra ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour.

Print speed (colour)
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:180 card/h
- ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:150 card/h
Internal memory
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:32 MB
- ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:2048 MB
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:15 - 30 °C
- ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:15 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:20 - 65%
- ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:20 - 80%
Mac operating systems supported
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:Yes
- ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Weight
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:5.53 kg
- ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:3.9 kg

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Comparison of Z31, ZC100
41 specifications	A Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour Model Z31 View product	B Zebra ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour Model ZC100 View product
Printing2 differ
Print technology	Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer	Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer
Colour	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolution	300 x 300 DPI	300 x 300 DPI
Duplex printing	No	No
Print speed (colour)Differs	180 card/h	150 card/h
Card typesDiffers	Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC, PVC Composite, Smart card	PVC, PVC Composite
Print speed (monochrome)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	700 card/h
Features1 differ
Product colour	Black, White	Black, White
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display number of charactersKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
LaminationKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers	32 MB	2048 MB
Cable lock slot	Yes	Yes
Cable lock slot type	Kensington	Kensington
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE, UL, cUL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB version	2.0	2.0
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN	No	No
InterfaceKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	15 - 30 °C	15 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-5 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 65%	20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 70%	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
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	Windows 10, Windows 7
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	5.53 kg	3.9 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	157 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	383 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	258 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84433210

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