Product comparison · 2 pos printers

Epson TM-m30III-232 vs Epson TM-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer

16specifications compared
12differ
4identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson TM-m30III-232 has 180,000 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the Epson TM-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer (360000 h vs 180000 h). The Epson TM-m30III-232 has 1.8 W more power consumption (printing) than the Epson TM-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer (32.8 W vs 31 W). The Epson TM-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer has 33 mm more width than the Epson TM-m30III-232 (160 mm vs 127 mm). Only the Epson TM-m30III-232 has Wi-Fi. Print technology: Direct thermal on the Epson TM-m30III-232, Dot matrix on the Epson TM-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer.

Print technology
- TM-m30III-232:Direct thermal
- TM-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer:Dot matrix
Print speed
- TM-m30III-232:300 mm/sec
- TM-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer:6 lps
Connectivity technology
- TM-m30III-232:Wired & Wireless
- TM-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer:Wired
Wi-Fi
- TM-m30III-232:Yes
- TM-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer:No
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- TM-m30III-232:360000 h
- TM-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer:180000 h
Product colour
- TM-m30III-232:Black
- TM-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer:Grey
Power consumption (printing)
- TM-m30III-232:32.8 W
- TM-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer:31 W
AC input voltage
- TM-m30III-232:100 - 230 V
- TM-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer:24 V

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Comparison of TM-m30III-232, TM-U220IIB
32 specifications	A Epson TM-m30III-232 Model TM-m30III-232 View product	B Epson TM-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer Model TM-U220IIB View product
Printing2 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Direct thermal	Dot matrix
Type	POS printer	POS printer
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	203 x 203 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speedDiffers	300 mm/sec	6 lps
Character densityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 cpi
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum printing widthKnown for one	8 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing media thicknessKnown for one	48 - 80 µm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum roll diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.3 cm
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired & Wireless	Wired
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial interface	No	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Features1 differ
Built-in barcodesKnown for one	CODABAR (NW-7), Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, Code 93, EAN13, EAN8, GS1 DataBar, GS1-128, ITF, UPC-A, UPC-E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	360000 h	180000 h
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 dB
CutterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Receive bufferKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 KB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Power2 differ
Power source type	AC	AC
Power consumption (printing)Differs	32.8 W	31 W
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 230 V	24 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	iOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	127 mm	160 mm
DepthDiffers	127 mm	248 mm
HeightDiffers	127 mm	138.5 mm
WeightDiffers	1.3 kg	2.5 kg
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-10 - 50 °C

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