Product comparison · 2 plastic card printers

Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour vs Zebra ZXP Series 9

23specifications compared
13differ
10identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Zebra ZXP Series 9 has 10 card/h more print speed (colour) than the Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour (190 card/h vs 180 card/h). The Zebra ZXP Series 9 has 5 more display characters than the Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour (21 vs 16). The Zebra ZXP Series 9 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 9 has Ethernet LAN. 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 Series 9.

Maximum resolution
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:300 x 300 DPI
- ZXP Series 9:304 x 304 DPI
Print speed (colour)
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:180 card/h
- ZXP Series 9:190 card/h
Product colour
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:Black, White
- ZXP Series 9:Black
Display number of characters
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:16
- ZXP Series 9:21
Internal memory
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:32 MB
- ZXP Series 9:64 MB
Ethernet LAN
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:No
- ZXP Series 9:Yes
AC input voltage
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:100 - 240 V
- ZXP Series 9:100-240 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:15 - 30 °C
- ZXP Series 9:15 - 35 °C

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Comparison of Z31, ZXP Series 9
42 specifications	A Zebra Z31 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour Model Z31 View product	B Zebra ZXP Series 9 View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyKnown for one	Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	300 x 300 DPI	304 x 304 DPI
Duplex printingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour)Differs	180 card/h	190 card/h
Card typesDiffers	Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC, PVC Composite, Smart card	ABS1, ID-1 (ISO 7810), PVC
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	3 cm
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	Black
Display number of charactersDiffers	16	21
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
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE, UL, cUL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
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	Fast Ethernet
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	12.5 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 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	519 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	334 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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