Zebra ZM400 - Page 27

ZM400/ZM600
Competitive Comparison
Product Guide 27 May 2007
ZM400 GT408e
Printer Features
Print Width, max. 4.09” (104mm) 4.1" (104mm)
Dots/Inch 203/300/600 203/305/609
Max Print Speed 10 ips (254mm/s) 12 ips (305mm/s)
Standard RAM 16MB 4MB
STD Flash Memory 8MB 2MB
Media Features
Label Width, max. 4.5” (114mm) 5.04” (128mm)
Label Width, min. 1.0” (25.4mm) .87” (22mm)
Label Length, max 39.0” (991mm) 98.43” (2500mm)
Label Length min.
0.5” (12.7mm)
Tear/Peel/Rewind,
1.0” (25.4mm)Cutter
.24” (6mm)
Roll Size, O.D. & Mounting 8.0” (203mm) 10.43” (265mm)
Max Ribbon Length 1476’ (450m) 1476’ (450m)
Interface
Serial Std Optional
Parallel Std Optional
Ethernet 10/100 Opt Optional
USB 2.0 Interface Std Optional 12Mbps
Wireless 802.11b/g Opt 802.11b/g Optional
Other
Ribbon Coated Inside or Outside Inside/Outside
Media and Ribbon Window Std Yes
Field Upgradeable Printhead Yes No
RFID Ready Std Yes
Full Roll Rewind Optional No
Cutter Optional Optional
Media Supply Spindle No No
Quick Change Platen Roller Std Std
Real Time Clock Std Optional
Printer Languages
ZPL, EPL, APL-I,
APL-D, XML
SBPL
LCD Display 240 x 128 (pixels) Icon Driven
Weight 32.4lbs (15kg) 33lbs (15kg)
Size (H x W x L)
13.3” x 10.9” x 18.7”
(338mm x 278mm x
475mm)
12” x 10.7” x 17.9”
(305mm x 271mm x
455mm)
List Price of Base Model $1695 $1895
ZM400 vs. Sato GTe
Things to Rave About
• Large, easy to view LCD
Screen for intuitive, quick
configurations
• Side-loading printhead
design, eliminates media
and ribbon threading
• Easy and tooless
replacement of printhead
• Easy and tooless
replacement of platen
roller
Attack GTe Achilles Heel
• External rewind option
increases footprint size
• Ribbon take-up spindle
requires empty core
• Media and ribbon must be
threaded through
printhead
• Printer configuration
requires tool
• Tinted media and ribbon
window does not allow for
easy visibility