Product comparison · 2 plastic card printers

Zebra Z72-R00C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour vs Zebra ZXP S3

19specifications compared
12differ
7identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The Zebra Z72-R00C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour has 160 card/h more print speed (colour) than the Zebra ZXP S3 (300 card/h vs 140 card/h). The Zebra Z72-R00C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour has 5 more display characters than the Zebra ZXP S3 (21 vs 16). The Zebra Z72-R00C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour has 150 sheets more total input capacity than the Zebra ZXP S3 (250 sheets vs 100 sheets). Only the Zebra Z72-R00C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour has lamination. Only the Zebra Z72-R00C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour has Ethernet LAN.

Print speed (colour)
- Z72-R00C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:300 card/h
- ZXP S3:140 card/h
Product colour
- Z72-R00C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:Black, Grey
- ZXP S3:Black, White
Display number of characters
- Z72-R00C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:21
- ZXP S3:16
Lamination
- Z72-R00C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:Yes
- ZXP S3:No
Total input capacity
- Z72-R00C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:250 sheets
- ZXP S3:100 sheets
Ethernet LAN
- Z72-R00C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:Yes
- ZXP S3:No
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Z72-R00C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:15 - 35 °C
- ZXP S3:15 - 30 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- Z72-R00C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:20 - 80%
- ZXP S3:20 - 65%

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Comparison of Z72-R00C0000AU00, ZXP S3
46 specifications	A Zebra Z72-R00C0000AU00 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour Model Z72-R00C0000AU00 View product	B Zebra ZXP S3 View product
Printing2 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer	Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer
Colour	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 x 300 DPI
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Print speed (colour)Differs	300 card/h	140 card/h
Card typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC, PVC Composite, Smart card
Card sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	54 x 86 mm
Print speed (monochrome)Known for one	1375 card/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex print speed (colour)Known for one	270 card/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card feederKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing media thicknessKnown for one	10 - 50 µm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card thickness (max)Known for one	1.27 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card thickness (min)Known for one	0.25 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	Black, White
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display number of charactersDiffers	21	16
LaminationDiffers	Yes	No
Built-in barcodesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, EAN13, EAN8, Interleaved 2/5, PDF417, UPC-A
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	100 sheets
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, UL, cUL
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB version	2.0	2.0
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	15 - 35 °C	15 - 30 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-5 - 70 °C	-5 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	20 - 65%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	20 - 70%
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, 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 Vi
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	17.9 kg	5.53 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	201 x 368 x 236 mm
WidthKnown for one	306 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	277 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	306 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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