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hennypenny
02-06-2007, 12:40 AM
Is there any difference between the ribbons used in thermal printers and those in barcode/cd label ones?

montesquieu
02-06-2007, 12:47 AM
Chemically they are the same, but obviously the cartridges are shaped differently. there's also a special type called dye-sub, which prints colors better. You can read this guide (http://www.pickyguide.com/computers_and_software/printer_ribbons_guide.html) for more info :)

Strider
02-14-2007, 03:56 PM
????? Thermal printer refers to the type of printing technology.Bar code/CD label printer describes what the printer is used for.I've seen laser,inkjet,thermal and other printer typesw used for barcodes and labels.