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(More customer reviews)For those who regularly ship through the USPS or even UPS, this little machine will save you time and money. It holds large rolls of labels and requires NO ink. There are no ink refill costs. With very few moving parts, there are less opportunities for malfunction or breakage. Used and refurbished units are generally a safe buy. I've been using a refurbished machine for 2 years and have printed thousands and thousands of labels with NO issues. I would suggest that one conduct thorough research as prices for these machines can vary greatly - especially for not-new machines. I would also suggest that users consider investing in better quality labels for shipping use. Cheaper labels seem to print less darkly than those that are higher quality. Lastly, extended exposure to intense sunlight or heat and the gum of most tape will darken thermal labels. To keep from losing your printed information (and addresses) refrain from taping over the labels and avoid extended exposure to intense sunlight and heat.
As far as specifics go, I use the Zebra LP 2844 thermal printer with a desktop PC and Endicia postage software.
Click Here to see more reviews about: Zebra LP 2844 - Label printer - B/W - direct thermal - Roll (4.25 in) - 203 dpi x 203 dpi - up to 240.9 inch/min - capacity: 1 rolls - Parallel, Serial, USB
Closeout deal on Zebra LP 2844s. The Zebra LP2844 is the ideal label printer for shipping labels.Since thermal printers "burn" images no more money spent on ink cartridges. The LP2844 prints 4 inches per second, USB, parallel or serial port.These overstock Zebra 2844 printers all come from a cancelled contract and have minimal use. They needed to closeout these thermal printers so we are offering them at clearance savings. Great deal if you don't mind very minor scuffs, these are all repackaged and fully tested functioning as new. The kit picture above is expandable and is representative of what you'll receive.Everything is included to get you started right away including a roll of 4X6 direct thermals, USB and parallel printer cable, power, and a start up cd with resources for saving money on shipping, soft copy of the manual as well as the drivers for all windows OS back to WIN95. UPS and other shippers will provide free labels for this printer. If you ship via UPS, FedEx or USPS this is a great investment.Regular retail price is $575. We figure we save about $400 in shipping costs every month by using a thermal printer, free labels and a USPS affiliate program.If you ship via USPS we will provide you with the necessary information to get you started printing "stealth postage". Allows you to print your postage without printing the cost of the stamp. Keeps you from having to explain handling fees to each customer, keeps a log of your shipments and provides free delivery confirmation on packages processed online... and we'll include information on how to insure USPS shipments without breaking the bank! We'll provide a link with a 30-day free trial (does not include the stealth) for this great service so you can see how well it works. This service is the key part of our postal shipping strategy that saves us around $300 a month on our Postal Shipments in time, postage fees and materials.
