Product comparison · 2 plastic card printers

Zebra ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour vs Zebra ZXP 3

13specifications compared
9differ
4identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The Zebra ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour has 150 card/h more print speed (monochrome) than the Zebra ZXP 3 (900 card/h vs 750 card/h). The Zebra ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour has 20 card/h more print speed (colour) than the Zebra ZXP 3 (200 card/h vs 180 card/h). The Zebra ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour has 1,968 MB more internal memory than the Zebra ZXP 3 (2000 MB vs 32 MB). Only the Zebra ZXP 3 has duplex printing. Print technology: Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer on the Zebra ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour, Dye-sublimation on the Zebra ZXP 3.

Maximum resolution
- ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:1006 x 640 DPI
- ZXP 3:300 x 300 DPI
Duplex printing
- ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:No
- ZXP 3:Yes
Print speed (monochrome)
- ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:900 card/h
- ZXP 3:750 card/h
Print speed (colour)
- ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:200 card/h
- ZXP 3:180 card/h
Product colour
- ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:Black, Silver
- ZXP 3:Black, White
Internal memory
- ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:2000 MB
- ZXP 3:32 MB
Weight
- ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:4 kg
- ZXP 3:5.53 kg

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Comparison of ZC300, ZXP 3
43 specifications	A Zebra ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour Model ZC300 View product	B Zebra ZXP 3 View product
Printing6 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer	Dye-sublimation
Colour	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1006 x 640 DPI	300 x 300 DPI
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Print speed (monochrome)Differs	900 card/h	750 card/h
Print speed (colour)Differs	200 card/h	180 card/h
Card feeder	Yes	Yes
Card typesDiffers	PVC, Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), 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
Card thickness (max)Known for one	4 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card thickness (min)Known for one	1 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black, White
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
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	1D, 2D, EAN13, EAN8, Industrial 2/5, Interleaved 2/5, PDF417, UPC-A
Internal memoryDiffers	2000 MB	32 MB
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC A, CE, UL, CUL
Total input capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB & Ethernet
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	Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet	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 conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 30 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-5 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 65%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 70%
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	4 kg	5.53 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	201 x 368 x 309 mm
WidthKnown for one	258 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	157 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	383 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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