Product comparison · 2 plastic card printers

Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour vs Zebra ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 9identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour has 30 card/h more print speed (colour) than the Zebra ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour (180 card/h vs 150 card/h). The Zebra ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour has 1,984 MB more internal memory than the Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour (2048 MB vs 64 MB). The Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour has 16.1 kg more weight than the Zebra ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour (20 kg vs 3.9 kg). Only the Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour has duplex printing. Only the Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour has Ethernet LAN.

  • Maximum resolution
    • Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:304 x 304 DPI
    • ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:300 x 300 DPI
  • Duplex printing
    • Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:Yes
    • ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:No
  • Print speed (colour)
    • Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:180 card/h
    • ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:150 card/h
  • Product colour
    • Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:Blue, Grey
    • ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:Black, White
  • Internal memory
    • Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:64 MB
    • ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:2048 MB
  • Ethernet LAN
    • Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:Yes
    • ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:No
  • Windows operating systems supported
    • Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:Yes
    • ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:Windows 10, Windows 7
  • Mac operating systems supported
    • Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:No
    • ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar

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Comparison of Z83, ZC100
40 specifications
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffersDye-sublimationDye-sublimation/Thermal transfer
ColourYesYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers304 x 304 DPI300 x 300 DPI
Duplex printingDiffersYesNo
Print speed (colour)Differs180 card/h150 card/h
Duplex print speed (colour)Known for one180 card/hUnknown — not stated by the source
Card typesDiffersMagnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC, PVC Composite, Smart cardPVC, PVC Composite
Print speed (monochrome)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source700 card/h
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffersBlue, GreyBlack, White
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Display number of charactersKnown for one21Unknown — not stated by the source
LaminationKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityKnown for one150 sheetsUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers64 MB2048 MB
Cable lock slotYesYes
Cable lock slot typeKensingtonKensington
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB portYesYes
USB version2.02.0
Ethernet LANDiffersYesNo
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for oneUSB & EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)15 - 35 °C15 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-5 - 55 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80%20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 10, Windows 7
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersNoMac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows XP (32/64-bit) Windows Vista (32/64-bit) Windows Server 2003 (32/64-bit) Windows 7 (32/64-bit)Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers20 kg3.9 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one781 x 519 x 334 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source157 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source383 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source258 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84433210

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