Product comparison · 2 plastic card printers

Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour vs Zebra ZXP Series 7 PRO

24specifications compared
14differ
10identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The Zebra ZXP Series 7 PRO 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 ZXP Series 7 PRO has 110 more display characters than the Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour (126 vs 16). The Zebra ZXP Series 7 PRO 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 ZXP Series 7 PRO has duplex printing. Only the Zebra ZXP Series 7 PRO has Wi-Fi.

Duplex printing
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:No
- ZXP Series 7 PRO:Yes
Print speed (colour)
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:180 card/h
- ZXP Series 7 PRO:300 card/h
Product colour
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:Black, White
- ZXP Series 7 PRO:Grey
Display number of characters
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:16
- ZXP Series 7 PRO:126
Total input capacity
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:100 sheets
- ZXP Series 7 PRO:250 sheets
Wi-Fi
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:No
- ZXP Series 7 PRO:Yes
Ethernet LAN
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:No
- ZXP Series 7 PRO:Yes
AC input frequency
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:50 - 60 Hz
- ZXP Series 7 PRO:47/63 Hz

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Comparison of Z31, ZXP Series 7 PRO
47 specifications	A Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour Model Z31 View product	B Zebra ZXP Series 7 PRO View product
Printing3 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 printingDiffers	No	Yes
Print speed (monochrome)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1375 card/h
Print speed (colour)Differs	180 card/h	300 card/h
Duplex print speed (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	225 card/h
Card feederKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Card typesDiffers	Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC, PVC Composite, Smart card	ABS, PVC Composite
Card sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	86 x 54 mm
Printing media thicknessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 50 µm
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
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	Grey
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display number of charactersDiffers	16	126
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	250 sheets
Cable lock slot	Yes	Yes
Cable lock slot type	Kensington	Kensington
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 memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE, UL, cUL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB version	2.0	2.0
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 Gigabit Ethernet, 100 Gigabit Ethernet
InterfaceKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
AC input frequencyDiffers	50 - 60 Hz	47/63 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	90 - 264 V
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	15 - 30 °C	15 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-5 - 70 °C	-5 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 65%	20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 70%	10 - 90%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84433210
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 10 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 x64
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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	718 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	277 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	349 mm
WeightDiffers	5.53 kg	14.4 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	201 x 368 x 236 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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