Product comparison · 2 plastic card printers

Zebra Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour vs Zebra ZXP8 DS

22specifications compared
8differ
14identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The Zebra Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour has 10 card/h more duplex print speed (colour) than the Zebra ZXP8 DS (190 card/h vs 180 card/h). The Zebra ZXP8 DS has 3 more display characters than the Zebra Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour (24 vs 21). Only the Zebra ZXP8 DS has duplex printing. Product colour: Blue, White on the Zebra Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour, Black, White on the Zebra ZXP8 DS. Operating temperature (T-T): 15 - 35 °C on the Zebra Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour, 15 - 25 °C on the Zebra ZXP8 DS.

Duplex printing
- Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:No
- ZXP8 DS:Yes
Duplex print speed (colour)
- Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:190 card/h
- ZXP8 DS:180 card/h
Product colour
- Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:Blue, White
- ZXP8 DS:Black, White
Display number of characters
- Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:21
- ZXP8 DS:24
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:15 - 35 °C
- ZXP8 DS:15 - 25 °C
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:476 x 519 x 334 mm
- ZXP8 DS:356 x 519 x 303 mm

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Comparison of Z81, ZXP8 DS
34 specifications	A Zebra Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour Model Z81 View product	B Zebra ZXP8 DS View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyKnown for one	Dye-sublimation	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Duplex print speed (colour)Differs	190 card/h	180 card/h
Card typesDiffers	Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC, PVC Composite, Smart card	PVC, PVC Composite
Printing media thicknessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	762 - 1016 µm
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Blue, White	Black, White
Display number of charactersDiffers	21	24
Total input capacityKnown for one	150 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
LaminationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	15 - 35 °C	15 - 25 °C
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP (32/64-bit) Windows Vista (32/64-bit) Windows 7 (32/64-bit) Windows Server 2003 (32/64-bit)	XP, Vista, Server 2003, Windows 7
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	476 x 519 x 334 mm	356 x 519 x 303 mm

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