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