favorite label printer

Zebra with Windows drivers will work perfectly well. You can use the RMS label designer with it as well. The EPL2 language works for the LP/TLP series, but you don't really need to use it. I wouldn't recommend you do, in fact. You can contact me if you have any specfic questions.

What's your favorite brand/model of label printer?

I have a barcode blaster direct thermal printer but need to buy a thermal transfer printer for items that receive direct sun exposure. We have a high-end store (or maybe I'm overly picky) so I'd love a 300dpi printer so the labels look as good as possible. Plus we do sell some items that use jewelry tags.

I've called my reseller and the only printer they have any experience with is the barcode blaster. Sadly, they're not even very knowledgeable about RMS. So I can't count on them to help setup new labels.

Any opinion on which is easier to program Zebra or Eltron (same company, but different languages)? I'm a retailer with computer smarts but I'm FAR from a programmer. Is one printer basically as good as the next?

Thanks Jeff & Jack!

After using a regular laser printer and sheet-fed weatherproof labels (we have an outdoor patio where we display/sell pottery). I'm tired of the effort involved with creating an entire sheet of labels. The Zebra printer isn't too expensive (around $500) and the labels are MUCH less expensive than the Avery labels. Avery costs about $.03 each vs. $.01 each for a similar Zebra outdoor label including the resin ribbon. Granted, it'll take 25,000 labels (maybe 2 years worth) to make up for the cost of the printer but my sanity...priceless.

I've never loved the Blaster because the resolution is poor on the small 1" labels we use for most products and I always kick myself for not being more firm with our reseller when I first complained that direct thermal wasn't ideal for our business. It's been very reliable though. The printer I'm probably going to get can print both direct and thermal transfer. Plus, the

Anyway, I'm just going to take a chance on the Zebra and pray that it'll take less than a day to create two label formats. Otherwise, the group will be hearing from me again. I just needed a little "you go girl" to take the plunge.

Juli

"Jeff" wrote:

dedicated label printers, try the Dymo or (not personally tested yet) the Brother QL-500/550 series. Labels are relatively expensive, most sizes can be purchased at your local Office Depot/Max/Staples

are available.

Thanks Jack! I received the printer and labels and the regular label designer worked great. I was able to figure everything out fairly easily and I'm happy that I now have our logo on our price labels and a great selection of fonts as well. Definitely a more complicated printer than my blaster but, in this case, that's a plus.

For any> Zebra with Windows drivers will work perfectly well. You can use the RMS