Product comparison · 2 pos printers

Epson TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer vs Zebra KR203 203 x 203 DPI Wired Direct thermal POS printer

17specifications compared
12differ
5identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer:Dot matrix
- KR203 203 x 203 DPI Wired Direct thermal POS printer:Direct thermal
Standard interfaces
- TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer:Parallel, RS-232, RS-485
- KR203 203 x 203 DPI Wired Direct thermal POS printer:USB
Product colour
- TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer:White
- KR203 203 x 203 DPI Wired Direct thermal POS printer:Black
Power source type
- TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer:USB
- KR203 203 x 203 DPI Wired Direct thermal POS printer:DC
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer:10 - 90%
- KR203 203 x 203 DPI Wired Direct thermal POS printer:20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer:5 - 45 °C
- KR203 203 x 203 DPI Wired Direct thermal POS printer:0 - 50 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer:10 - 90%
- KR203 203 x 203 DPI Wired Direct thermal POS printer:10 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer:-10 - 50 °C
- KR203 203 x 203 DPI Wired Direct thermal POS printer:-30 - 65 °C

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Comparison of TM-U590, KR203
44 specifications	A Epson TM-U590 Wired Dot matrix POS printer Model TM-U590 View product	B Zebra KR203 203 x 203 DPI Wired Direct thermal POS printer Model KR203 View product
Printing1 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Dot matrix	Direct thermal
Type	POS printer	POS printer
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	203 x 203 DPI
Print speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	152 mm/sec
Character densityKnown for one	16.7 cpi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum media lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 cm
Maximum printing widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 cm
Maximum roll diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 cm
Printing media thicknessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	54, 110 µm
Supported paper widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	58, 60, 80, 82.5 mm
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
USB port	Yes	Yes
Standard interfacesDiffers	Parallel, RS-232, RS-485	USB
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial interfaceKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Wi-Fi	No	No
Featuresidentical
CutterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Built-in sensors detailsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Out-of-paper, paper in presenter, black mark, and input for external paper-low
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	65 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	180000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ribbon lifeKnown for one	4.5 million characters	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	TÜV	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Power1 differ
Power source typeDiffers	USB	DC
DC output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 V
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 A
USB poweredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 45 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	10 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-10 - 50 °C	-30 - 65 °C
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	252 mm	107 mm
DepthDiffers	205 mm	145 mm
HeightDiffers	185 mm	69 mm
WeightDiffers	5 kg	1.1 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Technical detailsidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Print technologyidentical
Column capacityKnown for one	88	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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