Reliability and speed. This 24-pin wide carriage printer takes care of big print jobs without a fuss. You can rely on high quality results on a wide range of paper types while the impressive 576 cps (at 12 cpi) print speed is perfect for large volume tasks. This robust device is very dependable and has a print head life of 400 million strokes per wire, plus a meant time between failure of 20,000 power-on hours. Flexibility. Choice of front, top, bottom and rear paper paths gives you even more control over desk space management. And the addition of a USB interface means more flexibility in connectivity. Longer ribbon life. With a ribbon life of around 15 million characters, the ribbon replacement cycles are longer, which brings down running costs and maintenance time.