Product comparison · 2 plastic card printers

Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour vs Zebra ZXP 8

19specifications compared
11differ
8identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Zebra ZXP 8 has 5 more display characters than the Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour (21 vs 16). The Zebra ZXP 8 has 32 MB more internal memory than the Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour (64 MB vs 32 MB). The Zebra ZXP 8 has 6.97 kg more weight than the Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour (12.5 kg vs 5.53 kg). Maximum resolution: 300 x 300 DPI on the Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour, 304 x 304 DPI on the Zebra ZXP 8. Product colour: Black, White on the Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour, Black, Grey on the Zebra ZXP 8.

Maximum resolution
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:300 x 300 DPI
- ZXP 8:304 x 304 DPI
Product colour
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:Black, White
- ZXP 8:Black, Grey
Display number of characters
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:16
- ZXP 8:21
Internal memory
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:32 MB
- ZXP 8:64 MB
Interface
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:USB
- ZXP 8:USB & Ethernet
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:15 - 30 °C
- ZXP 8:15 - 25 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:-5 - 70 °C
- ZXP 8:-5 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:20 - 65%
- ZXP 8:20 - 80%

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Comparison of Z31, ZXP 8
37 specifications	A Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour Model Z31 View product	B Zebra ZXP 8 View product
Printing1 differ
Print technologyKnown for one	Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	300 x 300 DPI	304 x 304 DPI
Duplex printing	No	No
Print speed (colour)Known for one	180 card/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card types	Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC, PVC Composite, Smart card	Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC, PVC Composite, Smart card
Print speed (monochrome)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190 card/h
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
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	Black, Grey
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display number of charactersDiffers	16	21
Lamination	No	No
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	64 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
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	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	USB	USB & Ethernet
Poweridentical
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	15 - 30 °C	15 - 25 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-5 - 70 °C	-5 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 65%	20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 70%	10 - 90%
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	5.53 kg	12.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	201 x 368 x 236 mm	356 x 519 x 303 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes

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