The Epson LQ-590II is a high-volume, 24-pin, 80-column dot matrix printer designed for fast and reliable printing. It offers an improved ultra speed draft (USD) of 550 characters per second at 10 characters per inch, making it ideal for high-volume print runs such as stock reports, invoices, and freight documents. The printer boasts increased reliability with a mean time between failures (MTBF) of 25,000 power-on hours, making it suitable for challenging conditions or environments where regular maintenance is not practical. It is Energy Star compliant and features built-in network capability with both serial and Ethernet connections for enhanced connectivity. The LQ-590II uses the same ribbons as existing Epson models, allowing for a seamless hardware upgrade. It supports various built-in barcodes including Code 39, EAN13, EAN8, Interleaved 2/5, POSTNET, UPC-A, and UPC-E, as well as character sets like ISO 8859-15, Italic, PC437, PC850, PC858, and Roman 8. The printer can handle continuous paper with a thickness range of 0.065 - 0.49 mm and has a sound pressure level of 55 dB during printing. The buffer size is 128 KB.