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Epson TM-T88VII-612 vs Epson TM-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer

20specifications compared
12differ
8identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson TM-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer has 12 dB more sound pressure level (printing) than the Epson TM-T88VII-612 (64 dB vs 52 dB). The Epson TM-T88VII-612 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-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer has 3.4 W more power consumption (printing) than the Epson TM-T88VII-612 (31 W vs 27.6 W). Only the Epson TM-T88VII-612 has serial interface. Print technology: Thermal on the Epson TM-T88VII-612, Dot matrix on the Epson TM-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer.

Print technology
- TM-T88VII-612:Thermal
- TM-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer:Dot matrix
Print speed
- TM-T88VII-612:500 mm/sec
- TM-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer:6 lps
Serial interface
- TM-T88VII-612:Yes
- TM-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer:No
Sound pressure level (printing)
- TM-T88VII-612:52 dB
- TM-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer:64 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- TM-T88VII-612:360000 h
- TM-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer:180000 h
Product colour
- TM-T88VII-612:Black
- TM-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer:Grey
Power source type
- TM-T88VII-612:DC
- TM-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer:AC
Power consumption (printing)
- TM-T88VII-612:27.6 W
- TM-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer:31 W

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Comparison of TM-T88VII-612, TM-U220IIB
43 specifications	A Epson TM-T88VII-612 Model TM-T88VII-612 View product	B Epson TM-U220IIB Wired Dot matrix POS printer Model TM-U220IIB View product
Printing2 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Thermal	Dot matrix
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	180 x 180 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speedDiffers	500 mm/sec	6 lps
Character densityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 cpi
Paper handlingidentical
Media thicknessKnown for one	48 - 80 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing media thicknessKnown for one	48 - 80 µm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported paper widthKnown for one	80 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	USB Type-A / USB Type-B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial interfaceDiffers	Yes	No
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Wireless LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Built-in barcodesKnown for one	AZTECCODE, Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, Code 93, EAN13, EAN8, GS1 DataBar, GS1 DataBar Expanded, GS1 DataBar Limited, GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional, GS1 DataBar Truncated, GS1-128, PDF417, UPC-A, UPC-E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	52 dB	64 dB
Sound pressure level (standby)Known for one	52 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	360000 h	180000 h
Autocutter durabilityKnown for one	3 million cuts	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper save functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mounting positionKnown for one	Horizontal/Vertical	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print head lifeKnown for one	200 km	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wall mountableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 typeDiffers	DC	AC
Power consumption (printing)Differs	27.6 W	31 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-10 - 50 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	145 mm	160 mm
DepthDiffers	195 mm	248 mm
HeightDiffers	148 mm	138.5 mm
WeightDiffers	1.6 kg	2.5 kg
Other featuresidentical
Buffer sizeKnown for one	4 KB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean cycles between failures (MCBF)Known for one	70000000	Unknown — not stated by the source

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