Product comparison · 2 plastic card printers

Zebra ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour vs Zebra ZXP Series 3

16specifications compared
10differ
6identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The Zebra ZXP Series 3 has 50 card/h more print speed (monochrome) than the Zebra ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour (750 card/h vs 700 card/h). The Zebra ZXP Series 3 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 2,016 MB more internal memory than the Zebra ZXP Series 3 (2048 MB vs 32 MB). Print technology: Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer on the Zebra ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour, Dye-sublimation on the Zebra ZXP Series 3. Maximum resolution: 300 x 300 DPI on the Zebra ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour, 300 on the Zebra ZXP Series 3.

Maximum resolution
- ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:300 x 300 DPI
- ZXP Series 3:300
Print speed (monochrome)
- ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:700 card/h
- ZXP Series 3:750 card/h
Print speed (colour)
- ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:150 card/h
- ZXP Series 3:180 card/h
Product colour
- ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:Black, White
- ZXP Series 3:Grey, White
Internal memory
- ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:2048 MB
- ZXP Series 3:32 MB
Operating temperature (T-T)
- ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:15 - 35 °C
- ZXP Series 3:15 - 30 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:20 - 80%
- ZXP Series 3:20 - 65%
Weight
- ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:3.9 kg
- ZXP Series 3:5.53 kg

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Comparison of ZC100, ZXP Series 3
43 specifications	A Zebra ZC100 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour Model ZC100 View product	B Zebra ZXP Series 3 View product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer	Dye-sublimation
Maximum resolutionDiffers	300 x 300 DPI	300
Print speed (monochrome)Differs	700 card/h	750 card/h
Print speed (colour)Differs	150 card/h	180 card/h
Card feederKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Card typesDiffers	PVC, PVC Composite	Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC, PVC Composite, Smart card
Card sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	54 x 86 mm
Printing media thicknessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	762 µm
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	Grey, White
Display number of charactersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
LaminationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Built-in barcodesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EAN13, EAN8, Interleaved 2/5, PDF417, UPC-A
Total input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Internal memoryDiffers	2048 MB	32 MB
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE, UL, CUL
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
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	15 - 35 °C	15 - 30 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-5 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	20 - 65%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 70%
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	3.9 kg	5.53 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	201 x 368 x 309 mm
WidthKnown for one	157 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	383 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	258 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84433210	Unknown — not stated by the source

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