
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. Sato CT 410
Price & Warranty Zebra
Sato
Model #
TLP 3844-Z CT 410
List Price:
$895 $1,450
Printer Warranty:
1 Year 1 Year
Print Head Warranty: 6 Months 1 million inches
Print Features
Printer Type: Direct and Thermal
Transfer
Direct and Thermal
Transfer
Print Speed:
4 IPS (102mm/sec.) 4 IPS (100mm/sec.)
Printhead Resolution:
300 DPI (12 dots/mm) 300 DPI (12 dots/mm)
Flash:
4MB 8MB OPTIONAL
SRAM:
8MB SDRAM 10 MB Std
Physical Features
Footprint (D x W x H):
9.75" x 7.9" x 6.8"
(248mm x 201mm x
173mm)
9.1” x 7.8” x 7.1”
(230mm x 198mm x
181mm)
Weight:
3.2 lbs. (1.4 kg.) 6.6lbs (3kg)
Imaging Features
Rotated (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°):
Y
Y
# of Resident Fonts:
10 12
Expandable Vertically & Horizontally:
10x 12x
Smooth Fonts:
Y Y
Media Features
Maximum Media Width:
4.25" (108 mm) 4.6” (118 mm)
Minimum Media Width:
1.0" (25.4 mm) 1” (25.4 mm)
Maximum Media Length:
39" (991 mm) 15.7” (400mm)
Minimum Media Length:
0.38" (9.7mm) 0.6” (15mm)
Thickness:
0.003" - 0.007" (0.08 mm -
0.18 mm)
0.0025”- 0.010”
(0.0635mm - 0.254mm)
Maximum OD (Outside Diameter):
5.0" (127 mm) 4.4” (110 mm)
Minimum ID (Inner Diameter):
1.0" (25.4 mm) 1.5” (38mm)
Ribbon Length:
2,928” (74M) 3,900” (100M)
Connectivity
Centronics Parallel:
Y IEEE 1284 (Std)
RS-232 C:
1,200 - 38,400 bps OPTIONAL
USB:
Y OPTIONAL
Options & Accessories
Expandable Memory:
OPT. 8MB Flash = $349 8MB Flash
Black Line sensor:
STD. STD
Dispenser/Label Taken Sensor:
OPT. = $35 OPT
Cutter:
OPT. = $300 OPT
Rewinder:
OPT. = $395 N/A
Real Time Clock:
OPT.w/exp. Mem. = $349 N/A
Keyboard Display Unit:
N/A N/A
Network Connectivity(Internal):
OPT. = $249 OPT
Network Connectivity(External):
OPT. = $299 -
Asian Character Sets: OPT. OPT
Sato CT 410
The Sato cover must be
opened as well as the
internal mechanism for
media loading. This is not
as easy or intuitive as the
3844-Z’s OpenACCESS
design.
The Sato printer utilizes dip
switches and
potentiometers for
adjustments and setup of
configurations. This is not
easy to accomplish and
cannot be done remotely.
The 3844-Z can be
configured remotely.
The Sato media sensor is
left justified. This allows
media to miss the sensor if
guides or roll holders are
not set correctly to media
widths. The 3844-Z has
center-justified guides for
accurate alignment.
Lack of large media
window does not give user
sufficient visibility to low
media conditions.
Unit comes standard with
parallel only. USB,
Ethernet and serial are all
optional and add cost. The
3844-Z is much easier to
integrate and more flexible
due to standard serial,
parallel and USB and
optional internal Ethernet.
Price: At $1450 list, the
user gets much less for the
money than the 3844-Z
offers at $895 list.
Roll diameter is a
maximum of 4.4”. The
3844-Z has a 5” OD media
roll which provides more
media & fewer roll
changes.
Throughput is touted as
one of the key attributes of
the CT-410. However, the
3844-Z time to first label
via the parallel port is 50%
faster than the CT-410 and
time to print a 50 label
batch through the parallel
port is 26% faster for the
3844-Z.
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