Find the Best Receipt Printer in Australia

If you are a business owner, irrespective of what you sell, your primary task is to serve your customers. To provide your customers with an amazing shopping experience, you need to ensure that the order placement and billing process is quick and hassle-free. The final step of concluding a purchase at any retail store is handing out the purchase receipt at the point of sale. With the evolution of modern point of sale (POS) systems, manual bills have become a passé.

Irrespective of the size of your retail business, it is mandatory to invest in a sturdy POS hardware bundle comprising all the essential POS hardware components like a receipt printer, barcode scanner, cash drawer, monitor, card reader, and customer-facing display. Should you wish to purchase each component separately then ensure that you definitely invest in a receipt printer. Used for printing customer receipts, credit card slips, or order details in a restaurant set up, they serve as proof of payment and help in the event of a refund or return. Modern-day receipt printers are portable and can print receipts on the go, reducing wait time for customers.

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Receipt printers have been an integral part of the digital setup for the past decade too. Albeit the online shopping trend is booming, there still are shoppers who are not comfortable with sharing their personal information and opt for paper receipts over e-receipts. Hence, it is imperative to pick a premium quality receipt printer to provide your customers with a seamless shopping experience, thereby building a strong customer bond.

Picking the right device from the numerous options available in the market can be confusing. Ensure that the POS printer you pick is:

·       Fast and Reliable,

·       Provides high-quality prints, and

·       Can print barcodes, logos, and graphics

Before deciding to invest in any device, looking up the ‘types’ come by default. To pick the right receipt printer, you should know about the popular types of receipt printers available in the market.

We have discussed the three popular types of receipt printers in this article.

1.  Thermal Receipt Printers: This kind of printer functions by using heat to print on paper. Maximum printers that you come across in restaurants, retail stores, and supermarkets are thermal. Unlike other printers, thermal printers do not require ink or toner to print but depend on thermal papers for producing texts or images.

 

Thermal Receipt printer

The key components of a thermal receipt printer are:

 

·    Thermal Head: Generates heat, causing a thermochemical reaction and prints on the chemically treated paper. 

·       Platen: It is the rubber roller used to feed paper. 

·  Spring: Applies pressure to the thermal head, maintaining contact with the    thermosensitive paper.

 

Some of the bestselling thermal receipt printers in Australia are:
 

·       EPSON TM-T82III THERMAL RECEIPT PRINTER SERIAL/USB

·       EPSON TM-T82III THERMAL RECEIPT PRINTER – ETHERNET

·       EPSON TM-T82IIIL THERMAL RECEIPT PRINTER USB

·       STAR MICRONICS TSP14IIIBI

 

Advantages of a Thermal Receipt Printer

 

·       Low noise

·       Fast printing speed, especially the monochromic ones

·       Durable (due to fewer moving parts)

·       Budget-friendly (no cost of cartridge or ink ribbons involved)

·       High-quality prints

·       Easy to operate (as there are fewer buttons and use of software)

·       Various models available in different sizes

 

Disadvantages of a Thermal Receipt Printer

 

·       Thermal printers do not print out colour

·       The paper has a short shelf life

·       If the device gets excessively heated while operating, more ink would be consumed, and the printing process may not be precise

·    Thermal paper is expensive as it is chemically treated and must be kept at room temperature

·       Excessive heating can damage the printhead, resulting in high maintenance cost

 

2.    Dot Matrix Receipt Printers: These types of printers are the oldest types of printers and work by using pins that impact an ink ribbon to print. These pins are arranged in a series of vertical columns. Dot matrix receipt printers are also called impact printers because the printing process involves applying mechanical pressure where the pins against the ribbon strike on the paper, creating prints in various fonts and graphics in the form of dots.

 

Dot Matrix Printer

Dot matrix printers are made of two primary components:

 

·       The printhead - comprising a fixed number of pins or wires. 

·       The ink-coated ribbon - where the pins strike, forcing contact between the ribbon and the paper, making small dots on the paper.

                           

The bestselling dot matrix/impact printers in Australia are:

 

·       EPSON TM-U220B DOT MATRIX RECEIPT PRINTER-ETHERNET

·       EPSON TM-U220B DOT MATRIX RECEIPT PRINTER-USB & AUTO

·       EPSON TM-U220 ETHERNET INTERFACE WITH AUTO CUTTER

·       BIXOLON SRP275IIIA DOT MATRIX RECEIPT PRINTER USB

 

Advantages of a Dot Matrix Receipt Printer

 

·       Dot matrix printers are also inexpensive and easily available

·       These printers can make carbon copies of print outs unlike other printers

·       Printing costs and maintenance costs are low

·       Dot matrix printers can print both texts and graphics

·       They are small in size

·       These devices are sturdy and can withstand hot and dirty conditions (found mostly in the industrial environment).

·       Since the printouts fade slowly, you get sufficient time to change the ribbon.

 

Disadvantages of a Dot Matrix Receipt Printer

 

·       These printers are noisy

·       The print quality is not adequate and does not provide high-resolution output

·       Printing speed is low

·       The pins in the printer get bent easily, damaging the printhead

·       The printing process is hectic and time-consuming, as a single sheet of paper needs to be wounded and aligned by hand, making it prone to jamming. Albeit jamming can happen with any printer, fixing the dot matrix printer is tiresome.

·       The prints may fail to meet the user’s standards as the density of barcodes is low

·  Dot matrix receipt printers require more maintenance as compared to other printers

 

3.   Mobile Receipt Printers: These are portable POS systems that support payments and receipt printing. Mobile printers allow merchants to print payment receipts, credit card slips, order details, menus, web page content, and more. These devices help in enhancing the checkout process and provide customers with a better shopping experience.

 

Mobile receipt Printer

The primary components of a mobile receipt printer include:

 

·       Battery: To keep the device functioning. 

·       Belt Clip: As the name implies, users can clip the printers to their belts and carry them around comfortably. 

·       USB Cable: To help in communications. 

·       Multi-unit Battery Chargers: Since these are battery-powered devices, battery charges are necessary to charge the batteries from time to time. 

·       Printer Stands: Used to mount the printers when not in use.

 

Listed below are some of the bestselling mobile receipt printers in Australia:

 

·       BIXOLON SPPR310 BLUETOOTH SERIAL USB

·       BIXOLON SPP-R200III BLUETOOTH PRINTER NO MSR

·       STAR MICRONICS SM-T200I MOBILE MFi PRINTER

·       STAR SM-L200 MOBILE BLUETOOTH RECEIPT PRINTER

 

Advantages of a Mobile Receipt Printer

 

·       These printers are lightweight and compact and are hence a convenient printing device. Since they are battery-powered, they are beneficial for prolonged operations in any industry. Mobile printers can easily be connected to any device like mobile phones, POS, or computers via Bluetooth. 

·       Mobile printers help in faster packaging and shipping processes. Transport and logistics businesses benefit a lot from mobile printers. 

·       These devices can print error-free labels 

·       One of the key benefits of using mobile printers is their cost-effectiveness. Aside from accurate printing, these have low maintenance costs and are time-efficient. 

·       Mobile printers can efficiently shorten queues and enhance customer satisfaction. This ensures an enhanced shopping experience for customers. 

·       You can be assured of high-resolution prints and display with mobile printers

 

Disadvantages of a Mobile Receipt Printer

 

·       One of the biggest disadvantages of using a mobile printer is that you will need a wireless router or access point (unless you are using a Bluetooth printer) 

·       These devices are more prone to malware and hacks. Therefore, business owners should ensure that these devices are impenetrably secure 

·       Physical theft, liquid or food spills, etc. are some of the other threats to using a mobile receipt printer 

·       Cyber-security protocols are costly, thereby making the overall cost of mobile printers more expensive as compared to the other options

 

Conclusion

Choosing the perfect receipt printer can be taxing, especially with the wide range of options available in the market. You need to ensure that the receipt printer complements your POS system. It is imperative to request a demo of the printer you have chosen to understand its functioning and to learn how to operate it without any trouble.

Browse the POS Plaza website or call us for personalised assistance on picking the right receipt printer for your business needs.

Location: Australia

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