Product comparison · 2 pos printers

Epson TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer vs HP Epson TM-88V

20specifications compared
12differ
8identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer:Dot matrix
- Epson TM-88V:Thermal
Character density
- TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer:16.7 cpi
- Epson TM-88V:20 cpi
Standard interfaces
- TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer:Parallel, RS-232, RS-485
- Epson TM-88V:Serial, USB
Sound pressure level (printing)
- TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer:65 dB
- Epson TM-88V:55 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer:180000 h
- Epson TM-88V:360000 h
Certification
- TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer:TÜV
- Epson TM-88V:FCC, CE
Product colour
- TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer:White
- Epson TM-88V:Black
Width
- TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer:252 mm
- Epson TM-88V:145 mm

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Comparison of TM-U590, Epson TM-88V
42 specifications	A Epson TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer Model TM-U590 View product	B HP Epson TM-88V View product
Printing2 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Dot matrix	Thermal
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 x 180 DPI
Print speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 mm/sec
Character densityDiffers	16.7 cpi	20 cpi
Character sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.41 x 3.39 mm
Paper handlingidentical
Printing media thicknessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.06 - 0.07 µm
Supported paper widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	79.5, 83 mm
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Parallel, RS-232, RS-485	Serial, USB
Serial interface typeKnown for one	RS-232, RS-485	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Built-in barcodesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UPC-A, UPC-E
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	65 dB	55 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	180000 h	360000 h
CertificationDiffers	TÜV	FCC, CE
HP segmentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Business
Ribbon lifeKnown for one	4.5 million characters	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 V
Power consumptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1800 mA
Power source typeKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB poweredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	252 mm	145 mm
DepthDiffers	205 mm	148 mm
HeightDiffers	185 mm	195 mm
WeightDiffers	5 kg	1.6 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Print technology1 differ
Column capacityDiffers	88	56, 42
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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