If you are serious about business and making money then you will also need a serious receipt printer. The iZettle reader can be used for businesses of all sizes and environments and the article below sets out the range of desktop printers that can be used with it.
The iZettle Chip and PIN reader is changing the way large and small business owners think about how to take card payments, but business owners also need to consider the need for a printer too. When choosing a printer, and how much to spend on it, it is worth considering certain issues such as the volume of sales you are expecting, what kind of space will be available and whether you are wanting a more advanced unit that can connect to a more complex point of sale system.
The mobile nature of the iZettle Chip and PIN reader means that you are literally free to make a sale wherever you have a data connection. This could mean that you have an additional mobile point of sale in your store, or then you may decide to have more space to display goods as you can make the sale using a small mPOS.
Receipts are still an important and necessary part of the business culture, even though you could actually email a receipt to the customer using your iZettle. If you are looking for portable iZettle receipt printers, there is a range of options that you can choose from. However, you may find depending on the nature of your business that a desktop printer for your iZettle works better.
Full range of desktop printers available
Star Micronics is a company with a long pedigree in manufacturing printing devices and is the name behind some of the portable iZettle receipt printers.
The Star Micronics range of desktop printers starts with the Star TSP100LAN – a compact, direct line thermal printer that can print 22 receipts per minute. The printer has a choice of two colours and can print either a standard 80mm wide receipt or a 58mm one using the paper guide that is included.
The functional design of the printer means it can be used in either a vertical or horizontal position. The printer comes with a large number of accessories and software, and connects to your network with an Ethernet connection and can also connect to your mobile phone or tablet using the Wifi Power Pack. The Star TSP143LAN model is also suitable for the iZettle.
If you need a more powerful printer then Star Micronics also manufactures the Star TSP650 series of printers. The Star TSP650 (wifi) is a high performance and reliable direct line thermal printer that can that can print 30 receipts per minute or 150 mm per second. The design also features the simple ‘drop in and print’ paper loading system, common to all the printers in the series. As with the smaller Star TSP100LAN model, the Wifi Power Pack means that you can also print from your smartphone or tablet.
Another option suitable as an iZettle printer is the Star TSP654IIE which has Ethernet connectivity and prints at an incredible speed of 300 mm per second, or 60 receipts a minute. The packages comes with all the necessary software and accessories to get printing, and has all the benefits of the desktop printers in the range, including their small footprint.
There is an additional model in this range of desktop iZettle printers – the Star TSP654IIBi/Star TSP650II (Bluetooth). The specifications of these printers are similar to the above but it is in fact the world’s first Bluetooth desktop printer, and has the additional benefit of being compatible with all the different operating systems: iOS, Windows, Android and Linux.
Alternative for iOS
An alternative iZettle desktop printer for those who are using the iOS is the Epson TM-T88V thermal line printer series. It also prints at 300 mm per second on paper 80mm wide. The design is robust and the Wifi model enables printing from a smartphone or tablet. A slightly less fast but nonetheless solid iZettle printer is also the Epson TM-T20II, which prints at 200 mm per second and more suited for those with a lower volume of sales.