Product comparison · 2 plastic card printers

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

25specifications compared
15differ
10identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Zebra ZXP Series 8 Single-Sided has 5 more display characters than the Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour (21 vs 16). The Zebra ZXP Series 8 Single-Sided has 50 sheets more total input capacity than the Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour (150 sheets vs 100 sheets). The Zebra ZXP Series 8 Single-Sided has 32 MB more internal memory than the Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour (64 MB vs 32 MB). Only the Zebra ZXP Series 8 Single-Sided has Ethernet LAN. Print technology: Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer on the Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour, Dye-sublimation on the Zebra ZXP Series 8 Single-Sided.

Maximum resolution
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:300 x 300 DPI
- Zebra ZXP Series 8 Single-Sided:304 x 304 DPI
Product colour
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:Black, White
- Zebra ZXP Series 8 Single-Sided:Blue, White
Display number of characters
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:16
- Zebra ZXP Series 8 Single-Sided:21
Total input capacity
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:100 sheets
- Zebra ZXP Series 8 Single-Sided:150 sheets
Internal memory
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:32 MB
- Zebra ZXP Series 8 Single-Sided:64 MB
Ethernet LAN
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:No
- Zebra ZXP Series 8 Single-Sided:Yes
AC input voltage
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:100 - 240 V
- Zebra ZXP Series 8 Single-Sided:100-240 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:15 - 30 °C
- Zebra ZXP Series 8 Single-Sided:15 - 35 °C

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Comparison of Z31, Zebra ZXP Series 8 Single-Sided
40 specifications	A Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour Model Z31 View product	B Zebra Zebra ZXP Series 8 Single-Sided View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer	Dye-sublimation
Maximum resolutionDiffers	300 x 300 DPI	304 x 304 DPI
Card typesDiffers	Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC, PVC Composite, Smart card	ABS1, ID-1 (ISO 7810), PVC Composite
Duplex print speed (colour)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	40 µm
Features5 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	Blue, White
Display number of charactersDiffers	16	21
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 capacityDiffers	100 sheets	150 sheets
Internal memoryDiffers	32 MB	64 MB
CertificationDiffers	FCC, CE, UL, cUL	ISO 7816, AAMVA, ISO 7811 , JIS II , ISO 14443 A & B ISO 7816 EMV, PC/SC,
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
Power1 differ
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	100-240 V
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	15 - 30 °C	15 - 35 °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	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	5.53 kg	27.5 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	476.2 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	518.2 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	335.3 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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