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What is the difference between dot matrix printer and thermal printer?

Vivian Zhou Original 2016-05-31 16:45:44

What is the difference between dot matrix printer and thermal printer?


In POS hardware industry, there are two kinds of pos receipt printer, POS thermal printer and dot matrix printer, they have different features for different applications. the details is as following:
1. Compared with Dot matrix printer, the thermal printing speed is very fast, and the printing noise is very low, moreover the thermal printer can print very clear and very easy to use.
2. Thermal printer cannot print directly the duplex, the printed documents cannot be permanently saved, even the printer use the best thermal paper it also just can save 10 years. Normally it is about 3-6 months.
3. Dot matrix printer can print the duplex and multiple copies, and if the printer use a good ribbon, then printed documents can be stored for a long time,
4. Dot Matrix Printer print speed is low, the printing noise is very big. More over the printing handwriting is very rough, and it need to frequently replace the ribbon.

So if you need to print invoices, recommend you use dot matrix printer. if you just print other normally documents, the thermal printer is suitable.