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Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour vs Zebra ZXP Series 3

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  • 25specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 10identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

The Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour has 5 more display characters than the Zebra ZXP Series 3 (21 vs 16). The Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour has 50 sheets more total input capacity than the Zebra ZXP Series 3 (150 sheets vs 100 sheets). The Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour has 32 MB more internal memory than the Zebra ZXP Series 3 (64 MB vs 32 MB). Only the Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour has duplex printing. Only the Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour has lamination.

  • Maximum resolution
    • Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:304 x 304 DPI
    • ZXP Series 3:300
  • Duplex printing
    • Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:Yes
    • ZXP Series 3:No
  • Product colour
    • Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:Blue, Grey
    • ZXP Series 3:Grey, White
  • Display number of characters
    • Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:21
    • ZXP Series 3:16
  • Lamination
    • Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:Yes
    • ZXP Series 3:No
  • Total input capacity
    • Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:150 sheets
    • ZXP Series 3:100 sheets
  • Internal memory
    • Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:64 MB
    • ZXP Series 3:32 MB
  • Ethernet LAN
    • Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:Yes
    • ZXP Series 3:No

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Comparison of Z83, ZXP Series 3
40 specifications
Printing2 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers304 x 304 DPI300
Duplex printingDiffersYesNo
Duplex print speed (colour)Known for one180 card/hUnknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (monochrome)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source750 card/h
Card feederKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Card sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source54 x 86 mm
Printing media thicknessKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source762 µm
Features5 differ
Product colourDiffersBlue, GreyGrey, White
Display number of charactersDiffers2116
LaminationDiffersYesNo
Total input capacityDiffers150 sheets100 sheets
Internal memoryDiffers64 MB32 MB
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensingtonUnknown — not stated by the source
Built-in barcodesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEAN13, EAN8, Interleaved 2/5, PDF417, UPC-A
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFCC, CE, UL, CUL
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB versionKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANDiffersYesNo
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for oneUSB & EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Optional connectivityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEthernet
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs15 - 35 °C15 - 30 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-5 - 55 °C-5 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs20 - 80%20 - 65%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs10 - 90%20 - 70%
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows XP (32/64-bit) Windows Vista (32/64-bit) Windows Server 2003 (32/64-bit) Windows 7 (32/64-bit)Windows
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers20 kg5.53 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs781 x 519 x 334 mm201 x 368 x 309 mm

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