Receipt printers form an indispensable part of modern day business operations, it is especially important for point of sale business transactions. Be it printing credit card slips, kitchen orders or sales receipts these printers process receipts in real-time. Commonly used categories of printers are thermal/inkjet/ impact printers. These are a few considerations you should make before investing in a receipt printer are as follows- • Printer resolutions. • Printer Speed. • What does it use tear bar/ auto-cutter? • Connection interface- Parallel, USB, RS-232 serial. • Compatibility with POS software. • Ease of changing paper rolls. • Is it backed by energy saving technology? • Compatibility with the cash drawer. Types of Receipt Printers In any retail environment, these receipt printers come in very handy. These are the commonly used printers - Thermal Printers It essentially uses heat to print images on the paper. Their images dry quickly
POS Central New Zealand has advertised special receipt printers on which some special discount is offered by them. Posiflex PFPP8000, Citizen CIF2000E, Epson TM U230, Samsung Bixolon are some receipt printers that are offered at a discounted rate.