Product comparison · 2 pos printers

Brother PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer vs Epson C31CJ57512 POS printer

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  • 13specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 3identical
  • 41known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer has 110 mm more width than the Epson C31CJ57512 POS printer (255 mm vs 145 mm). The Epson C31CJ57512 POS printer has 140 mm more depth than the Brother PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer (195 mm vs 55 mm). The Epson C31CJ57512 POS printer has 118 mm more height than the Brother PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer (148 mm vs 30 mm). Print technology: Direct thermal on the Brother PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer, Thermal on the Epson C31CJ57512 POS printer. Type: Mobile printer on the Brother PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer, POS printer on the Epson C31CJ57512 POS printer.

  • Print technology
    • PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer:Direct thermal
    • C31CJ57512 POS printer:Thermal
  • Type
    • PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer:Mobile printer
    • C31CJ57512 POS printer:POS printer
  • Maximum resolution
    • PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer:300 x 300 DPI
    • C31CJ57512 POS printer:180 x 180 DPI
  • USB connector
    • PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer:USB Type-C
    • C31CJ57512 POS printer:USB Type-A / USB Type-B
  • Power source type
    • PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer:USB
    • C31CJ57512 POS printer:DC
  • Width
    • PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer:255 mm
    • C31CJ57512 POS printer:145 mm
  • Depth
    • PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer:55 mm
    • C31CJ57512 POS printer:195 mm
  • Height
    • PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer:30 mm
    • C31CJ57512 POS printer:148 mm

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Comparison of PJ863, C31CJ57512
54 specifications
Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffersDirect thermalThermal
TypeDiffersMobile printerPOS printer
Maximum resolutionDiffers300 x 300 DPI180 x 180 DPI
Number of printable dotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512 dot
Print columnsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source360 dots/line
Print speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source500 mm/sec
Character sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source128 x 43 mm
Printing charactersKnown for one2D barcode, Barcode, TextUnknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
Supported paper widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source79.5 mm
Maximum printing widthKnown for one20.3 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Printing media thicknessKnown for one160 µmUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technologyWired & WirelessWired & Wireless
USB portYesYes
USB connectorDiffersUSB Type-CUSB Type-A / USB Type-B
Serial interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one5.2Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth profilesKnown for oneGATT, HCRP, OPP, SSPUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Features1 differ
Built-in barcodesDiffersCode 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, Code 93, Data Matrix, EAN128, EAN13, EAN8, GS1 COMPOSITE, GS1 DataBar, ITF, Industrial 2/5, MaxiCode, Micro QR Code, MicroPDF417, PDF417, POSTNET, QR Code, Standard 2/5, UPC-A, UPC-EUPC-A, UPC-E, EAN8, EAN13, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128 (A/B/C), ITF, CODABAR (NW-7), GS1-128, GS1 DataBar, PDF417, QR Code, MaxiCode, Data Matrix, AZTECCODE
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source360000 h
CutterKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Autocutter durabilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3000000 million cuts
Mounting positionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHorizontal
Print head lifeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source200 km
Receive bufferKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 KB
Wall mountableKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Printer receipt unit lifeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source70000000 lines
Built-in sensors detailsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePaper End, Cover Open
Internal memoryKnown for one256 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one64 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourBlackBlack
Built-in displayKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power source typeDiffersUSBDC
Power consumption (printing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source27.9 W
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 45 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers255 mm145 mm
DepthDiffers55 mm195 mm
HeightDiffers30 mm148 mm
WeightDiffers480 g1.7 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTM Utility (Android, iOS), TM-T88VII Utility (Windows PC), EpsonNet Config (Win, Mac), TM-Print Assistant (Android, iOS), Deployment Tool, Monitoring Tool, TM FontRunner, TM-T88VII Model Setting Utility
Packaging contentidentical
Barcode readerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for oneAndroidUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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