Specifications

MP Series: Compact4 & Compact4 Mobile
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Competitive Overview
Product Image
Manufacturer/ Model
Datamax/ Compact4
Toshiba-TEC/ B-452 Microcom/424
Chassis Type
Cast Metal
Sheet Metal/Plastic Sheet Metal/Plastic
Shell Type/Material
Die Cast Aluminum with
Special Non-Stick Coating
Single Wall/Plastic Single Wall/Plastic
Media Loading Path
Easy access side slot and
cantilever printhead latch
Complex printhead
clamshell under a side
hinged dustcover
Narrow opening low lift
printhead
Configuration Placement
Options
Flat on horizontal surface,
wall mount facing up, down,
sideways, & upside down
Flat on horizontal surface Flat on horizontal surface
Print Width/Speed 4.1”/4.9 IPS 4.16”/4 IPS 4.1”/4 IPS
Max Roll OD/Location 5.9”/External 6”/External
8” with optional external
rack
Density/Method 200dpi/DT (300dpi optional) 300dpi/DT/TT 203dpi DT (300dpi optional)
Communications Ports Serial (2)/USB/ Ethernet Serial/Parallel
Serial, USB, Ethernet, Aux
H/W flow control
Cutter Optional Optional Optional
Ethernet Standard Internal
Optional External Ethernet
Adapter
Standard Internal
Peeler Optional Optional Not available
Thermal Transfer
DTransfer Media
Standard Not available
Compact4 printers are uniquely positioned between desktop and tabletop-sized printers. They share the
same small footprint size of most desktop-sized entry level printers and the industrial grade ruggedness of
table top-sized mid-range printers. They are the first to truly combine rugged reliability in a small footprint.
Compact4
No competitor offers the industrial ruggedness of the Compact4 in such a small footprint. The Compact4
comes standard with an internal solid metal chassis and extruded aluminum outer shell making it the only
small printer constructed of solid metal inside and out.