
Zebra Desktop Series 3844-Z Product Guide
3844-Z Product Guide Rev. 1
August 9, 2005
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Zebra TLP 3844-Z vs. Taiwan Semiconductor TTP 342
Price & Warranty Zebra
Taiwan Semiconductor
Co., Ltd
Model #
TLP 3844-Z TTP-342
List Price:
$895 $850
Printer Warranty:
1 Year 2 Years
Print Head Warranty: 6 Months 1 Year or 1,000,000 Inches
Print Features
Printer Type: Direct and Thermal
Transfer
Direct & Thermal Transfer
Print Speed:
4 IPS (102mm/sec.) 2 IPS (50mm/sec)
Printhead Resolution:
300 DPI (12 dots/mm) 300 DPI (12 dots/mm)
Flash:
4MB 1MB
SRAM:
8MB SDRAM 1MB DRAM
Physical Features
Footprint (D x W x H):
9.75" x 7.9" x 6.8"
(248mm x 201mm x
173mm)
11.3" x 9.1" x 6.2"
(288mm x 232mm x
156mm)
Weight:
3.2 lbs. (1.4 kg.) 5.9 lbs. (2.7 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" (108 mm) 4.4" (114mm)
Minimum Media Width:
1.0" (25.4 mm) 1.0" (25mm)
Maximum Media Length:
39" (991 mm) 40" (1,016mm)
Minimum Media Length:
0.38" (9.7mm) 0.24" (6mm)
Thickness:
0.003" - 0.007" (0.08 mm -
0.18 mm)
0.002" - 0.010" (0.06mm -
0.25mm)
Maximum OD (Outside Diameter):
5.0" (127 mm) 4.3" (109mm)
Minimum ID (Inner Diameter):
1.0" (25.4 mm) 1.0" (25mm)
Ribbon Length:
2,928” (74M) 984' (300M)
Connectivity
Centronics Parallel:
Y Y
RS-232 C:
1,200 - 38,400 bps 2,400 - 19,200 bps
USB:
Y NO
Options & Accessories
Expandable Memory:
OPT. 8MB Flash = $349 4MB
Black Line sensor:
STD. STD.
Label Taken Sensor:
OPT. = $35 STD.
Cutter:
OPT. = $300 OPT. = $250
Rewinder:
OPT. = $395 8.4”OD
Real Time Clock:
OPT.w/exp. Mem. = $349 STD.
Keyboard Display Unit:
N/A OPT. = $250
Network Connectivity(Internal):
OPT. = $249 N/A
Network Connectivity(External):
OPT. = $299 N/A
Asian Font Set:
OPT. OPT.
TSC TTP 342
Serial and parallel
interfaces are only
available whereas the
3844-Z benefits from
triple communication
interfaces – serial,
parallel and USB.
No Ethernet option
available for the TTP
342 whereas the 3844-
Z offers internal
ZebraNet PrintServer II
for easy connection to
Ethernet networks.
The TTP-342 printers
have no smooth font
capability.
The TTP 342 is not as
user-friendly when
compared to the 3842
with its OpenACCESS
design. Access to the
media path is restricted
and media is hard to
load. The user must
open the top cover
and
then the print
mechanism to access
media pathway.
There are no
removable parts, such
as media roll holder, on
the 3844-Z
. On the
TTP 342, these parts
could easily get lost or
misplaced
.
The TTP 342 footprint
is 8% larger than the
3844-Z. The Zebra
3844-Z printer is a
more compact, space
saving desktop printing
solution
The TTP 342 has a
single walled cover that
is somewhat flimsy.
The
3844-Z enclosure
is durable and
reinforced with dual
walled
construction.
The 3844-Z has a
dynamic 32-bit
microprocessor for
faster throughput and
is 264% faster “time to
first label” compared to
the TTP 342.
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