Product comparison · 2 plastic card printers

Zebra ZXP3 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour vs Zebra ZXP8 DS

21specifications compared
12differ
9identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Zebra ZXP8 DS has 40 card/h more duplex print speed (colour) than the Zebra ZXP3 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour (180 card/h vs 140 card/h). The Zebra ZXP8 DS has 8 more display characters than the Zebra ZXP3 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour (24 vs 16). The Zebra ZXP8 DS has 32 MB more internal memory than the Zebra ZXP3 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour (64 MB vs 32 MB). Only the Zebra ZXP8 DS has lamination. Maximum resolution: 300 x 300 DPI on the Zebra ZXP3 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour, 304 x 304 DPI on the Zebra ZXP8 DS.

Maximum resolution
- ZXP3 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:300 x 300 DPI
- ZXP8 DS:304 x 304 DPI
Duplex print speed (colour)
- ZXP3 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:140 card/h
- ZXP8 DS:180 card/h
Display number of characters
- ZXP3 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:16
- ZXP8 DS:24
Lamination
- ZXP3 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:No
- ZXP8 DS:Yes
Internal memory
- ZXP3 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:32 MB
- ZXP8 DS:64 MB
Operating temperature (T-T)
- ZXP3 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:15 - 30 °C
- ZXP8 DS:15 - 25 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- ZXP3 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:-5 - 70 °C
- ZXP8 DS:-5 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- ZXP3 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:20 - 65%
- ZXP8 DS:20 - 80%

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Comparison of ZXP3, ZXP8 DS
35 specifications	A Zebra ZXP3 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour Model ZXP3 View product	B Zebra ZXP8 DS View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyKnown for one	Dye-sublimation	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	300 x 300 DPI	304 x 304 DPI
Print speed (monochrome)Known for one	710 card/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour)Known for one	180 card/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex print speed (colour)Differs	140 card/h	180 card/h
Card typesDiffers	Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC, PVC Composite, Smart card	PVC, PVC Composite
Card sizeKnown for one	54 x 86 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing media thicknessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	762 - 1016 µm
Features3 differ
Display number of charactersDiffers	16	24
LaminationDiffers	No	Yes
Built-in barcodesKnown for one	Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, EAN13, EAN8, Interleaved 2/5, PDF417, UPC-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers	32 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
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB & Ethernet
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	15 - 30 °C	15 - 25 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-5 - 70 °C	-5 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 65%	20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 70%	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	5.53 kg	12.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	201 x 368 x 236 mm	356 x 519 x 303 mm
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	XP, Vista, Server 2003, Windows 7

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