Product guide

Zebra Desktop Series 2844-Z Product Guide
2844-Z product Guide Rev. 2
August 9, 2005
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Zebra LP 2844-Z vs. Taiwan Semiconductor TDP 643 Plus
Price & Warranty Zebra
Taiwan Semiconductor Co.,
Ltd.
Model #
LP 2844-Z TDP-643 Plus
Retail Price:
$695 $495
Printer Warranty:
1 Year 2 Years
Print Head Warranty: 6 Months 1 Year or 1,000,000 Inches
Print Features
Printer Type: Direct Thermal Only Direct Thermal Only
Print Speed:
4 IPS (101mm/sec.) 3 IPS (76mm/sec)
Printhead Resolution:
203 DPI (8 dots/mm) 203 DPI (8 dots/mm)
Flash:
4MB 512KB
SRAM:
8MB 2MB
Physical Features
Footprint (D x W x H):
8.38" x 7.9" x 6.7"
(213mm x 201mm x
170mm)
10.3" x 8.7" x 7.1"
(263mm x 220mm x
180mm)
Weight:
3.0 lbs. (1.3 kg.) 3.67 lbs. (1.67 kg.)
Imaging Features
Rotated (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°):
Y Y
# of Resident Fonts:
10 5
Expandable Vertically & Horizontally:
10x 8x
Smooth Fonts:
Y N
Media Features
Maximum Media Width:
4.25" (118mm) 4.3" (110mm)
Minimum Media Width:
1.0" (25mm) 1.0" (25mm)
Maximum Media Length:
39" (991mm) 90" (2,286mm)
Minimum Media Length:
0.38" (9.7mm) 0.4" (10mm)
Thickness:
0.003" - 0.007" (0.08mm -
0.18mm)
0.002" - 0.010" (0.06mm -
0.25mm)
Maximum OD (Outside Diameter):
5.0" (127mm) 5.0" (127+B15mm)
Minimum ID (Inner Diameter):
1.0" (25mm) 1.0" (25mm)
Ribbon Length:
N/A N/A
Connectivity
Centronics Parallel:
Y Y
RS-232 C:
110 - 115,200 bps 2,400 - 19,200 bps
USB:
Y N/A
Options & Accessories
Expandable Memory:
OPT. 8MB Flash = $349 N/A
Black Line sensor:
STD. STD.
Label Taken Sensor:
OPT. = $35 STD.
Cutter:
OPT. = $300 OPT = $250
Rewinder:
OPT. = $395 ?
Real Time Clock:
OPT. = $349 w/exp.mem OPT = $
Keyboard Display Unit:
N/A OPT = $250
Network Connectivity(Internal):
OPT. = $249 N/A
Network Connectivity(External):
OPT. = $299 N/A
TSC TDP 643 Plus.
Some of the
limitations of the 643
Plus compared to the
2844-Z are:
Serial and parallel
interfaces only – the
2844-Z benefits from
triple communication
interfaces – serial,
parallel and USB.
No Ethernet option
whereas the 2844-Z
offers internal
ZebraNet PrintServer
II for easy connection
to Ethernet networks.
The 643-Plus has no
smooth font
capability.
The 2844-Z 32 Bit
processor and 4 ips
print speed offer
impressive
throughput – the TSC
643 Plus has a 3ips
print speed.
The 2844-Z has a
62% faster time to
first label when
compared to the TSC
TDP 643 Plus.
The 643 Plus is not
user-friendly when
compared to the
OpenACCESS design
of the 2844-Z. Access
to the media path is
restricted and media
is hard to load.
There are no
removable parts,
such as media roll
holder, on the 2844-
Z.
The 2844-Z has
considerably more
memory than the 643
Plus, for increased
storage of fonts,
forms and graphics