Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Linux-Friendly Label Printer Recomendations?

Posted by timothy on from the whippersnapper-can't-address-envelopes-by-hand dept.

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."

2 of 188 comments (clear)

  1. Try Datamax by raluxs · · Score: 5, Informative

    We use Datamax I series at work printing from linux. All the configuration can be done with simple ascii characters, also the label fornating.

  2. Zebra by egcagrac0 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Labels come in most shapes and sizes. I believe we're using the LP2844 at the office; I'd have to double check but I believe UPS and FedEx send these out to their customers as well.

    They are rugged. CUPS prints to them trivially. Labels are not terribly expensive, and they are fast.