Product comparison · 2 pos printers

Epson C31C514676 POS printer vs Epson TM-m30III-232

14specifications compared
12differ
2identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson TM-m30III-232 has 180,000 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the Epson C31C514676 POS printer (360000 h vs 180000 h). The Epson C31C514676 POS printer has 5.2 W more power consumption (printing) than the Epson TM-m30III-232 (38 W vs 32.8 W). The Epson C31C514676 POS printer has 121 mm more width than the Epson TM-m30III-232 (248 mm vs 127 mm). Only the Epson C31C514676 POS printer has serial interface. Print technology: Dot matrix on the Epson C31C514676 POS printer, Direct thermal on the Epson TM-m30III-232.

Print technology
- C31C514676 POS printer:Dot matrix
- TM-m30III-232:Direct thermal
Maximum resolution
- C31C514676 POS printer:180 x 180 DPI
- TM-m30III-232:203 x 203 DPI
Print speed
- C31C514676 POS printer:6 lps
- TM-m30III-232:300 mm/sec
Connectivity technology
- C31C514676 POS printer:Wired
- TM-m30III-232:Wired & Wireless
Serial interface
- C31C514676 POS printer:Yes
- TM-m30III-232:No
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- C31C514676 POS printer:180000 h
- TM-m30III-232:360000 h
Product colour
- C31C514676 POS printer:Grey
- TM-m30III-232:Black
Power consumption (printing)
- C31C514676 POS printer:38 W
- TM-m30III-232:32.8 W

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Comparison of C31C514676, TM-m30III-232
31 specifications	A Epson C31C514676 POS printer Model C31C514676 View product	B Epson TM-m30III-232 Model TM-m30III-232 View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Dot matrix	Direct thermal
Type	POS printer	POS printer
Maximum resolutionDiffers	180 x 180 DPI	203 x 203 DPI
Print speedDiffers	6 lps	300 mm/sec
Character densityKnown for one	17.8 cpi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Character sizeKnown for one	1.6 x 3.1 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Alphanumeric memoryKnown for one	95	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum printing widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 cm
Printing media thicknessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 - 80 µm
Maximum roll diameterKnown for one	7.6 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wired & Wireless
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial interfaceDiffers	Yes	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial interface typeKnown for one	RS-232	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Built-in barcodesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CODABAR (NW-7), Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, Code 93, EAN13, EAN8, GS1 DataBar, GS1-128, ITF, UPC-A, UPC-E
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	180000 h	360000 h
Autocutter durabilityKnown for one	800000 million cuts	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
Power1 differ
Power source type	AC	AC
Power consumption (printing)Differs	38 W	32.8 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 230 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50/60 Hz
System requirementsidentical
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iOS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	248 mm	127 mm
DepthDiffers	160 mm	127 mm
HeightDiffers	138.5 mm	127 mm
WeightDiffers	2.5 kg	1.3 kg

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