Runtouch carries a wide variety of Receipt Printers, ideal for many budgets and applications. The most important consideration is what printers are compatible with your POS Software. Aside from that, you will want to determine what kind of interface you need, whether you need an auto cutter, or if you have environmental restrictions that would prevent some printers from working well.
There are many ways to connect a receipt printer to your POS computer, including USB, Serial, Parallel, and even networked via Ethernet. Depending on your POS software, some of these interfaces will work better than others for connecting your receipt printer.
Receipt Printers Receipts Cutting
Most Receipt Printers come with an Auto Cutter standard, though some offer the manual tear bar instead. Having an Auto-cutter ensures clean separation of receipts and reduces jams that can occur from poorly torn receipts.
Environment Restrictions and Additional Functionality
Some environments have specific needs that make some receipt printers a smarter choice than others. For instance, in kitchens or dry cleaners, an impact Receipt Printer is ideal; And the printouts can handle extreme temperatures and humidity better than direct thermal printouts. Below are some common questions to ask before choosing a receipt printer.
1> Do you want to print on-the-go?
2> Are speed and auto cutter factors?
3> Do you need multiple colors printer?
Runtouch provides receipt printers with major subcategories based on features and functionality. So once you have an idea on where the printer will be installed and what features you need, our excellent sales team would help you find the product best suited for your needs.
1) Direct Thermal Receipt Printers
As the most popular receipt printer style on the market, Direct Thermal Receipt Printers offer a combination of speed and easy operation ideal for most Retailers. Direct thermal printing uses heat to activate an emulsion in special heat-sensitive receipt paper, eliminating the need for additional media when printing. These printers are remarkably fast, with top print speeds at over one foot of receipt per second.
Recommended Use: High volume receipt printing in retail and restaurant environments.
Models to Try: 80mm High Speed RT-P80260U or RT-P80260B or RT-P5890A 58mm POS Thermal Receipt Printer
2) Mobile Bluetooth Receipt Printers
Mobile receipt printers offer the portability necessary for field service crews, law enforcement, and mobile POS applications. The printers receive print jobs either through special cabled interfaces or by pairing wirelessly to your device.
Recommended Use: Mobile POS, line busting, delivery service, or any job needing receipt printing on the go.
Models to Try: 80mm Bluetooth Android Portable Thermal Printer RT-P8060A
2. Buyers Guide for Barcode Printers
How do Barcode Printers Work?
Barcode printers are designed to print barcodes, graphics and text onto barcode labels, tags, or sometimes tickets. Barcode Label printers are broken into two main categories: Industrial and Desktop. Industrial printers are designed to withstand the rigors of high-volume barcode label printing in production environments, while desktop printers work well for lighter-duty retail and office environments. Most of barcode printers on the market today use thermal printing technology.
Recommended Use: Supermarket, Clothes Store, Warehouse, Bakery Shop, Logistic freight and Airline service etc.
Models to Try: 80mm USB+Serial+LAN Barcode Printer
RT-P80101B