Product comparison · 2 plastic card printers

Zebra ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour vs Zebra ZXP S8

17specifications compared
10differ
7identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The Zebra ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour has 10 card/h more print speed (colour) than the Zebra ZXP S8 (200 card/h vs 190 card/h). The Zebra ZXP S8 has 50 sheets more total input capacity than the Zebra ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour (150 sheets vs 100 sheets). The Zebra ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour has 1,936 MB more internal memory than the Zebra ZXP S8 (2000 MB vs 64 MB). Only the Zebra ZXP S8 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 S8.

Maximum resolution
- ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:1006 x 640 DPI
- ZXP S8:304 x 304 DPI
Duplex printing
- ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:No
- ZXP S8:Yes
Print speed (colour)
- ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:200 card/h
- ZXP S8:190 card/h
Product colour
- ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:Black, Silver
- ZXP S8:Blue, White
Total input capacity
- ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:100 sheets
- ZXP S8:150 sheets
Internal memory
- ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:2000 MB
- ZXP S8:64 MB
Weight
- ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:4 kg
- ZXP S8:12.5 kg

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Comparison of ZC300, ZXP S8
43 specifications	A Zebra ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour Model ZC300 View product	B Zebra ZXP S8 View product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer	Dye-sublimation
Colour	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1006 x 640 DPI	304 x 304 DPI
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Print speed (colour)Differs	200 card/h	190 card/h
Duplex print speed (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Print speed (monochrome)Known for one	900 card/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Blue, White
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display number of charactersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	150 sheets
Internal memoryDiffers	2000 MB	64 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	RoHS
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB version	2.0	2.0
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB & Ethernet
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 - 25 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-5 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003
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	12.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	476 x 519 x 334 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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