Product comparison · 2 plastic card printers

Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour vs Zebra ZC10L plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour

21specifications compared
12differ
9identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The Zebra ZC10L plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour has 15 card/h more print speed (colour) than the Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour (195 card/h vs 180 card/h). The Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour has 5 - 35 °C more operating temperature (T-T) than the Zebra ZC10L plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour (15 - 35 °C vs 10 - 35 °C). The Zebra ZC10L plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour has 1 kg more weight than the Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour (21 kg vs 20 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
- ZC10L plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:300 x 300 DPI
Duplex printing
- Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:Yes
- ZC10L plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:No
Print speed (colour)
- Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:180 card/h
- ZC10L plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:195 card/h
Product colour
- Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:Blue, Grey
- ZC10L plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:Black, White
Ethernet LAN
- Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:Yes
- ZC10L plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:No
AC input frequency
- Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:50 - 60 Hz
- ZC10L plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:48 - 62 Hz
AC input voltage
- Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:100 - 240 V
- ZC10L plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:90 - 264 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:15 - 35 °C
- ZC10L plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:10 - 35 °C

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Comparison of Z83, ZC10L
37 specifications	A Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour Model Z83 View product	B Zebra ZC10L plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour Model ZC10L View product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Dye-sublimation	Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer
Colour	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	304 x 304 DPI	300 x 300 DPI
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Print speed (colour)Differs	180 card/h	195 card/h
Duplex print speed (colour)Known for one	180 card/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card typesDiffers	Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC, PVC Composite, Smart card	PVC, PVC Composite
Print speed (monochrome)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	410 card/h
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Blue, Grey	Black, White
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display number of charactersKnown for one	21	Unknown — not stated by the source
LaminationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityKnown for one	150 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory	64 MB	64 MB
Cable lock slot	Yes	Yes
Cable lock slot type	Kensington	Kensington
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB version	2.0	2.0
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	USB & Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
AC input frequencyDiffers	50 - 60 Hz	48 - 62 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	90 - 264 V
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	15 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-5 - 55 °C	-20 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	20 kg	21 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	781 x 519 x 334 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	278 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	485 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	290 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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