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What label printer do you use?
 

Im still using a regular printer. I am so tired of it. I want to buy a label printer but im not sure which is best. Ive looked into the zebra lp2844 but i see that a lot of people have problems with getting it to work with windows 7. What does everyone else use?

I use a regular printer but only ship 20 or less items a day. when I purchase things from others with huge ebay accouts I see what they do. to tell you the truth many of them simpy use paper with tape over the label. I figured if they are shipping literally 500 plus packages every single day then they must be doing what is cheaper and most efficient of they wouldnt be doing it. Thats my opinions. Its not just one place either, its several that do this with that kind of volume. I was shocked to see it myself really.

Yea ive noticed many doing that. But the thing is they spend money on ink/paper. The zebra label printer uses no ink. And i would be getting the roles of paper for free needed for the zebra printer. So basically i would spend 100dollars on the printer and that is it.

Works with Windows 7 PERFECT!

I have a Zebra LP2844 and it runs like a trooper.
Been running it for 3-4 years with NO problems.

As for Windows 7.....
If you download the new & Updated drivers there is NO problems at all.

Do a Google search for Zebra_7.1.9.exe

Have the same printer as Here We Go Again, and it works great for Windows 7!

Thanks for the replies, looks like its time for me to get one too.

If the Zebra printer doesn't use ink, how does it print the labels????

Maybe I should look into this, I usually use a regular printer, print out the labels, and use tape as well. Not to mention I print out the labels 1 by 1, it gets tiring.

It is a thermal printer.

I have to admit, I never considered it. But when I saw HWGA's post, I started looking into it. Labels are cheaper, no toner costs... a no-brainer, since it would pay for itself in a month or two. Of course, that depends on what your volume is.

That little label printer is one of the 2 best printer investments I have ever made.
The other was my HP LaserJetP3005DN
It holds a full ream of paper (500 sheets) and it used a toner cartridge and now ink.

The label printer uses no ink OR toner.

Between those 2 printers I have saved hundreds on ink and TIME.

Just bought one. Zebra LP2844. But the labels it uses cost half of what I am paying now. So, between that savings and the toner saved, it should be a good investment.

I also looked at Dymo, but the reviews were mixed. It would have been a little cheaper, but I thought the savings was not worth taking the risk.

I know UPS offers thermal labels, does anyone know what printer these work with?

The ones from UPS come in MANY different variations.
You can get them for free and you can choose the format they come in.

You will LOVE the it. Good move

Saves a lot of money

Haha, some great information here, I too had not thought about buying a label printer before!

I am now...

Zebra is the way to go best lable printer out there for the money.

Thanks for the info HWGA. I am confident in the Zebra brand.

I think Dymo is probably OK too, Jbluntz swears by it. In fact, I think he may be the world's first Dymosexual.
:pound:

That's a cute one Jeff haha. If you only saw my Dymo in action you'd know what I'm talking about. I'm sure Zebra's a good one to but not as good as my Dymo ha.

Yes I am aware, I am just wondering if anyone has any experience with a certain printer that works with UPS labels. Sounds like they should carry something to work with anything on the market.

Never again will i buy a zebra lp2844 label printer. Ive downloaded 5 different drivers and none of them made it print labels correctly from pp. It printed everything else fine, but when it came to printing labels it just wouldnt work. There were long tracks of missing print and i could not get it to work properly after trying to fix it for 2 weeks. Looks like i will be looking into another label printer.

It is not the printer that is having issues.

It is either the Paypal format or the way it is interacting with Paypal or the way you have the drivers set up.

^^^ plus you have to make sure the printer works with your operating system.

Yeah i know its not the printer but there is no way to set up drivers any differently. Maybe ive installed too many at once and its causing a problem but i dont think that is it. I think my last option to trying to make this printer work is wiping my system and re installing everything.

I was having some ot the same issues.

BUT: after about an hour of experimenting and changing some settings, I got everything absolutely Perfect.

If you haven't given up all hope, I could post the settings I used. :)

It works with windows 7. Even though many people have problems the new drivers fix the issues.

Please do! Ive tried about everything to fix the long tracks of missing print but it just wouldnt work. At first i thought it was Java, but i reinstalled it plenty of times and it still didnt work. I called zebra to asked them if the printer works with usps/pp labels and they said yeah go download the special driver for it. I did but it still printed with long tracks of missing print. So my only guess as of right now is something it wrong with the options or maybe my comp.

It will be later tonight, I have a truck-load of shipping to get out first.

Ok no problem. I would greatly appreciate if you could take screen shots of all the settings you have set up for the printer. Also if you could tell me what driver worked for you. If it works for me i will drive to where ever you are and give you biggest hug! :hail:

This should be the driver you are using, it appears to be an updated version from the one I am using.

Download File: End User License Agreement

The version above is v2.6.59.04 and the one I am using is v2.6.42

I'll post the settings later. :)

AND...Hopefully you have read this guide... (eBay link)

http://reviews.ebay.com/Printing-Pay...00000002513511

I remember it helped me out when I was figuring out some issues.

anyone tried a pitney bowes mail station?

They are like $20 per month. Supposed to work well from what i have heard.

Not sure why anyone would want to incur another $20 a month in fees ???

It really doesn't get any easier and cheaper than PayPal shipping. I also use FedEx ShipRush for the larger packages since they are significantly cheaper than UPS.

Did you verify your Java after you installed it?

It has to be verified after the installation.

Java Downloads for All Operating Systems

Have you actually tried to print a PayPal label with your Zebra Printer?

Did the Java picture of your label show correctly on your screen before you printed?

There is also a set of drivers for Windows that are for the 64 bit platform.
I can not remember where I got them but it is a version 7.1.9 that I use.

I'm still doing labels the old school way with some 8 x 11 paper and my trustee tape gun! :doh:

Found what I was looking for...

Yup,the java picture showed correctly. And no i never verified it i never even knew such a thing was possible or had to be done.

Can we get free sticky labels from the USPS? Labels that will print with PayPal?

Screen-Shots have been sent to your email. :)