Linux-Friendly Label Printer Recomendations?

pdkl95 writes "I have been using some small, simple desktop label printers for quite a while now. Unfortunately, it's rapidly becoming clear that my printing needs are for something far more 'industrial strength.' Several of the label printers have failed, and they never really had the management features I wanted. So, does anybody have recommendations on label printers, that can hold up to a quite heavy load? The catch is that I'm printing to them from CUPS under Linux, and it seems like specialty-printers are a windows-centric field."

Comments

Cloud-based service

[ickleberry]

There is probably some cloud-based Web 2.0 service written in JavaScript that will make your labels and post them out to you for a nominal fee

Re:Holy shit

[Chyeld]

Since the sane answer doesn't actually answer the question (i.e. list a Linux friendly printer) and since by the time the sane answer is posted, there are several answers which aren't the strawmen you posted which do, I think a -1 troll would be appropriate.

Re:Holy shit

[Locutus]

as condescending as the post was, they are correct in that it's probably cheaper getting a Windows 98 install CD, put it in a virtual machine and do your label printing there.

I've got an old Seiko Label Printer II which I print over serial to it using SLAP. It does the trick by I have to use a script to take the text, setup the command, set the text to a file and then run the slap command on that text file and tty device.

the other option is 8.5x11 sheets of labels and using most word procs to print to it. It's a bummer that hardware vendors are still not supporting Linux for their label printers.

LoB