Product comparison · 2 plastic card printers

Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour vs Zebra ZXP8 DS

22specifications compared
7differ
15identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The Zebra ZXP8 DS has 3 more display characters than the Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour (24 vs 21). The Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour has 7.5 kg more weight than the Zebra ZXP8 DS (20 kg vs 12.5 kg). Product colour: Blue, Grey on the Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour, Black, White on the Zebra ZXP8 DS. Operating temperature (T-T): 15 - 35 °C on the Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour, 15 - 25 °C on the Zebra ZXP8 DS. Dimensions (WxDxH): 781 x 519 x 334 mm on the Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour, 356 x 519 x 303 mm on the Zebra ZXP8 DS.

Product colour
- Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:Blue, Grey
- ZXP8 DS:Black, White
Display number of characters
- Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:21
- ZXP8 DS:24
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:15 - 35 °C
- ZXP8 DS:15 - 25 °C
Weight
- Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:20 kg
- ZXP8 DS:12.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:781 x 519 x 334 mm
- ZXP8 DS:356 x 519 x 303 mm

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Comparison of Z83, ZXP8 DS
35 specifications	A Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour Model Z83 View product	B Zebra ZXP8 DS View product
Printing1 differ
Print technologyKnown for one	Dye-sublimation	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolution	304 x 304 DPI	304 x 304 DPI
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Print speed (colour)Known for one	180 card/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex print speed (colour)	180 card/h	180 card/h
Card typesDiffers	Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC, PVC Composite, Smart card	PVC, PVC Composite
Card feederKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Printing media thicknessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	762 - 1016 µm
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Blue, Grey	Black, White
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display number of charactersDiffers	21	24
Lamination	Yes	Yes
Total input capacityKnown for one	150 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory	64 MB	64 MB
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
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
Interface	USB & Ethernet	USB & Ethernet
Poweridentical
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	15 - 35 °C	15 - 25 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-5 - 55 °C	-5 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
System requirements1 differ
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 systemsDiffers	Windows XP (32/64-bit) Windows Vista (32/64-bit) Windows Server 2003 (32/64-bit) Windows 7 (32/64-bit)	XP, Vista, Server 2003, Windows 7
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	20 kg	12.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	781 x 519 x 334 mm	356 x 519 x 303 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes

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