Buy Your Appropriate Printer in POS systems


A retail point of sale includes a cash register, but by far with the technology advancement, it comprises a computer, monitor, cash drawer, receipt printer, customer display and a bar code scanner. Even most of the retail POS systems include a debit or credit card reader.There are a variety of features available in the POS printer that provides different uses at a point of sale as per the requirement. These types of printers are necessary for various kinds of retail point.



Generally, printer is an output device that provides the printed receipt or file. Printers on a POS system are manufactured with different features to suit unique needs of venders, which is the main output device over there. Printers are generally manufactured having different features such as printing technology, connection compatibility for the different purposes. The most common type of printers in corporate with POS systems are Dot-matrix, thermal printers and laser printers. The venders are useing the POS Printers as per their requirement.



Both in big scale and small scale retails, the venders chose the appropriate printer that should provide the clear printing. Laser and thermal printers are faster than dot-matrix but dot-matrix printers are very cost effective and mostly used by small scale retails. For the smooth functioning the computer and printer both should be compatible to each  other. The main objectives of these printers are to provide an easy integration into existing POS systems. The receipt printer can be connected through a cable interface that can be serial, parallel, USB.


As there is many kind of receipt printer are available, so before buying it you should be consider some facts such as 

  1. Software requirement
  2. Hardware compatibility
  3. Appropriate device drivers
  4. Check the Cutting feature option in the printer
  5. Cable interfaces
In the business world, when everyone now use the debit or credit card to process the card payments at retail location there must be used POS terminal.
The uses of point at sale terminal:



  1. It reads the credit or debit card’s formation of the customer.
  2. It checks the balance in the accounts.
  3. It transfers the balance from the customer’s account to seller’s accounts
  4. Records the transaction and prints a receipt.




You must consider the needs of your retail outlets while you are buying a printer. Getting the appropriate printer with the perfect combination of technology, features will help you in your business.

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