Product comparison · 2 pos printers

Epson TM-T88V-i 180 x 180 DPI Wired Thermal POS printer vs Epson TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer

13specifications compared
8differ
5identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- TM-T88V-i 180 x 180 DPI Wired Thermal POS printer:Thermal
- TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer:Dot matrix
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- TM-T88V-i 180 x 180 DPI Wired Thermal POS printer:5
- TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer:1
Ethernet LAN
- TM-T88V-i 180 x 180 DPI Wired Thermal POS printer:Yes
- TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer:No
Product colour
- TM-T88V-i 180 x 180 DPI Wired Thermal POS printer:Black
- TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer:White
Width
- TM-T88V-i 180 x 180 DPI Wired Thermal POS printer:145 mm
- TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer:252 mm
Depth
- TM-T88V-i 180 x 180 DPI Wired Thermal POS printer:194 mm
- TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer:205 mm
Height
- TM-T88V-i 180 x 180 DPI Wired Thermal POS printer:148 mm
- TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer:185 mm
Weight
- TM-T88V-i 180 x 180 DPI Wired Thermal POS printer:1.6 kg
- TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer:5 kg

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Comparison of TM-T88V-i, TM-U590
39 specifications	A Epson TM-T88V-i 180 x 180 DPI Wired Thermal POS printer Model TM-T88V-i View product	B Epson TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer Model TM-U590 View product
Printing1 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Thermal	Dot matrix
Type	POS printer	POS printer
Character densityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.7 cpi
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	180 x 180 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speedKnown for one	300 mm/sec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	5	1
Serial interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232, RS-485
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Parallel, RS-232, RS-485
USB connectorKnown for one	Micro-USB,USB Type-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	180000 h	180000 h
Ribbon lifeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.5 million characters
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TÜV
Autocutter durabilityKnown for one	2 million cuts	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 45 °C
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
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	145 mm	252 mm
DepthDiffers	194 mm	205 mm
HeightDiffers	148 mm	185 mm
WeightDiffers	1.6 kg	5 kg
Print technologyidentical
Column capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	88
Other featuresidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Buffer sizeKnown for one	4 KB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum roll diameterKnown for one	8.3 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported paper widthKnown for one	80 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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