Product comparison · 2 plastic card printers

Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour vs Zebra ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour

16specifications compared
8differ
8identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The Zebra ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour has 20 card/h more print speed (colour) than the Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour (200 card/h vs 180 card/h). The Zebra ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour has 1,968 MB more internal memory than the Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour (2000 MB vs 32 MB). The Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour has 1.53 kg more weight than the Zebra ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour (5.53 kg vs 4 kg). Only the Zebra ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour has Ethernet LAN. Print technology: Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer on the Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour, Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer on the Zebra ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour.

Maximum resolution
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:300 x 300 DPI
- ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:1006 x 640 DPI
Print speed (colour)
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:180 card/h
- ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:200 card/h
Product colour
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:Black, White
- ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:Black, Silver
Internal memory
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:32 MB
- ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:2000 MB
Ethernet LAN
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:No
- ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:Yes
Weight
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:5.53 kg
- ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:4 kg

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Comparison of Z31, ZC300
42 specifications	A Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour Model Z31 View product	B Zebra ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour Model ZC300 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer	Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer
Maximum resolutionDiffers	300 x 300 DPI	1006 x 640 DPI
Print speed (colour)Differs	180 card/h	200 card/h
Card typesDiffers	Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC, PVC Composite, Smart card	PVC, Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC Composite
Print speed (monochrome)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	900 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	4 cm
Card thickness (min)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 cm
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	Black, Silver
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
Internal memoryDiffers	32 MB	2000 MB
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	Gigabit Ethernet, Fast 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 conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	15 - 30 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-5 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 65%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 70%	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	5.53 kg	4 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	258 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	157 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	383 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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