Three Different Printers, Three Different Price Points.

If you are ramping up your label production, or already printing medium-run labels, the Epson GP-C831, Primera LX1000, and Primera LX2000 may be suitable for your printing application. The Epson GP-C831 is a great choice for labels requiring up to 720 dpi, while both Primera options can produce labels with up to 4800 dpi.

Take a look at our comparison, below, for more details on each printer. Have questions? Call, or send us a message.

	Epson GP-C831	Primera LX1000	Primera LX2000
Print Speed	Draft mode: 3.03 in/sec* Normal mode: 2.5 in/sec* High-quality mode: 1.28 in/sec*	Draft mode: 4 in/sec Normal mode: 1.3 in/sec High-quality mode: 0.54 in/sec	Draft mode: 6 in/sec Normal mode: 1.8 in/sec High-quality mode: 0.8 in/sec
Print Resolution	720 x 720 dpi	Up to 4800 dpi	Up to 4800 dpi
Ink	Pigment ink, individual CMYK cartridges	Inidividual ink cartridges for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black	Inidividual ink cartridges for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black
Media Type	Continuous paper (plain paper, label, medicine bags)	Roll-fed pressure-sensitive labels, or roll-fed tags Labels should be rated as “inkjet printable” and have a top coat which is capable of accepting pigment ink	Roll-fed pressure-sensitive labels, or roll-fed tags Labels should be rated as “inkjet printable” and have a top coat which is capable of accepting pigment ink
Media Sensing		Moveable see-through sensor for die-cut labels; reflective sensor for labels and tags with black stripe; can use continuous and pre-printed labels and tags	Moveable see-through sensor for die-cut labels; reflective sensor for labels and tags with black stripe; can use continuous and pre-printed labels and tags
Print Width	3.0–9.5 inches (76.2–241.3mm)	0.5–8.25″ wide	0.5–8.25″ wide
Gap size		0.1–10″ (2.5–254mm)	0.1–10″ (2.5–254mm)
Label Thickness	2.5–7.5 mils (0.065–0.19mm)	0.01″ (10 mil)	0.01″ (10 mil)
Operating System	Windows® XP 32-bit (SP3)/64-bit (SP2); Vista® 32-bit/64-bit (SP2); Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit; Windows Server 2003; Windows Server 2008	Windows 7, 8, 10+	Windows 7, 8, 20+ Mac OS X 10.8+
Interfaces	Hi-Speed USB, Bi-directional parallel (IEEE-1284 ECP mode supported), Ethernet	USB 2.0; External Control Port	USB 2.0; External Control Port
Warranty
Price CAD**	$2,695.00	$4,045.00	$5,295.00

** Prices are for comparison only, and are subject to change
*8.5″ x 11″ pages using these figures:
Draft mode: 16.5 pages/min
Normal mode: 13.6 pages/min
Super fine mode: 7.0 pages/min”