Product comparison · 2 plastic card printers

Zebra ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour vs Zebra ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 7identical
  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum resolution
    • ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:300 x 300 DPI
    • ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:1006 x 640 DPI
  • Print speed (monochrome)
    • ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:700 card/h
    • ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:900 card/h
  • Print speed (colour)
    • ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:150 card/h
    • ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:200 card/h
  • Product colour
    • ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:Black, White
    • ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:Black, Silver
  • Internal memory
    • ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:2048 MB
    • ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:2000 MB
  • Ethernet LAN
    • ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:No
    • ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:Yes
  • Mac operating systems supported
    • ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
    • ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:Yes
  • Width
    • ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:157 mm
    • ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:258 mm

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Comparison of ZC100, ZC300
32 specifications
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffersDye-sublimation/Thermal transferDye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer
ColourYesYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers300 x 300 DPI1006 x 640 DPI
Duplex printingNoNo
Print speed (monochrome)Differs700 card/h900 card/h
Print speed (colour)Differs150 card/h200 card/h
Card typesDiffersPVC, PVC CompositePVC, Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC Composite
Card feederKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Card thickness (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 cm
Card thickness (min)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 cm
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, WhiteBlack, Silver
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Internal memoryDiffers2048 MB2000 MB
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensingtonUnknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 sheets
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB portYesYes
USB version2.02.0
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one15 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84433210Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10, Windows 7Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.2 JaguarYes
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers157 mm258 mm
DepthDiffers383 mm157 mm
HeightDiffers258 mm383 mm
WeightDiffers3.9 kg4 kg

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