Itari Thermal Label Printer, 4x6 Shipping Label Printer for Shipping Packages & Small Business, Desktop Label Printer

Nice little printer. Works well but couldnt connect it to my phone. Thermal printer, works well and prints quickly. Great for smaller spaces. Directions are simple enough and sets up quickly. Custom services are pretty helpful, responded quickly. Its a good little printer, priced very competitively and on the lower end of similar Thermal printers price wise, but isnt lacking in ease of use, customer service and good quality results. Id highly recommend this.

I picked this up to replace my older shipping label printer and I couldnt be happier with this new one. It prints perfect and was set up in under 5 minutes and I was back to work again. I highly recommend this printer.

This is an awesome easy to use thermal printer! I have a Mac computer and I was up and running in minutes. Super easy directions, but make sure you follow them exactly. You have to do a test print or it wont work. The thermal printer hold a huge roll of labels, so you dont have to change very often. The printer is big and really nice. I have had issues with other printers printing clearly on a Mac. Not with this thermal printer, it prints crystal clear and fast. Super fast delivery and awesome awesome value!!!

Overall, this printer is solid. One nice feature is that your labels load on the inside of the unit (using rolled labels) so you dont need to consume extra desk space storing flat labels (as you would need to do with something like a Rollo). Although, I do believe there is an option to use flat labels as well with this unit if needed. Physical set up is straightforward. Install power supply & USB cable, power printer on & wait for driver prompt. Printer detected under Windows 10 via USB, but will also need a driver (ships with printer & also available from manufacturer support site). Once installed, the unit is really wanting to use 4x6 labels out of the box. However, you can also use much smaller labels (IE: 1.25 x 2.5) with some tuning & tweaking. This is where A LOT of time was spent. In fact, I contacted support & the agent said that the printer only works with 4x6 labels. I had to let him know that the Amazon offer page has 2 graphics stating the exact opposite! The unit CAN print many different sizes, but again, trial & error is involved. Also, if youre using this printer for Amazon labels with third party software (IE: Accelerlist) it WILL work. However, you will need to mess with the printer settings on the Windows side AND on the Accelerlist side. This is required to get the label to line up properly & fit all required text legibly on label. However, once all of the tedious setup is complete, this printer does print fast & accurately.

To install this printer on my Windows computer all I did was search Itari D520 Thermal Label Printer driver and the first result was what I needed. I installed the driver and because my printer was hooked up and the power was turned on (plastic button on back) it was ready to print right away. I tried to use another, more expensive, printer in the exact same way, the main difference was, this printer printed clear labels, while the other printer was very insufficient and the labels were not as good as the labels this one prints. Basically, because the quality of this printers prints is so high, I cant help but give it five stars. This is the one that actually works.

I cant say why exactly, but I just dont love it like I have loved my Dymos in the past. Part of it is the lack of dedicated rich software, and part of it is that is a bit bigger/heavier duty than the Dymo-- and for many people that wouldnt be a bad thing! I dont have anything particularly bad about this printer other than I dont love it. Maybe thats my bad, and not the printer.

For the price that they want for this thing it should run like a well oiled machine. Instead its the most problematic piece of crap that Ive ever dealt with. It doesnt detect its OWN labels let alone outside labels. When it finishes printing it doesnt end it with the perforation where you can easily tear the lable off, no, it leaves it in inside the printer which makes you pull it, which then makes the printer think that it is jammed and it errors out. You can temp clear the error by turning it off and on. But as soon as you print again it will error again as you try to get the label out. Going through their process of calibration helps nothing...since it cant seem to detect any label beginning or end. I went through their whole roll of labels trying to make the stupid thing work right. I finally got it to work though I dont know how, it just decided to behave all of a sudden after I pulled it OUT of the garbage can to give it one more try to be really really sure. Oh and on the roll holder I changed the smooth part of the side pieces from facing outward to facing inward...though I dont know why that would help, it was fitting fine the other way and the roll was rolling...shrugs.

Keeping in mind that different products will have their own unique software and process, I will say while the installation is relatively straightforward, we ran into a few bumps in the road when used on a mac (those problems did not exist with a PC). The material quality and “compactness” of this is great because everything is together, and it can hold a decently sized roll inside. The overall size is a bit bulkier than I expected, but it’s still smaller than one I have that requires a separate stand to hold the labels. The printed manual has quite a bit of information to help you get started, but doesn’t address a lot of common troubleshooting issues. Also, I don’t know if this is specific to my model, but the manual indicated holding the feed button for a few blinks would detect the gaps - this is not accurate, it will just keep spitting paper out and requires in-app fine-tuning. Also, when you insert your first sticker, it will completely spit out and has to be removed (whereas another I have detects the label and then retracts it for use. As for printing quality, this is where things get rocky. On a Mac, when you use the app to create a custom label you can determine the print quality, however when integrating directly from online stores I found there to be wide gaps of white space and grainy text. The only way I was able to adjust this was by saving it as a PDF, then importing it to the app and adjusting the print settings there. The manual shows how to adjust the quality on a Mac, however even though I have the proper update, the print display did not offer the features pictured. You’ll want to make sure the printing space is “fit to area” and the proper label size is selected or it will print off center. With a PC, it was much easier, but I will say the included paper came in a very limited quantity and wasn’t nearly as good as a third party brand that seemed more compatible with the thermal component of this one.

***Update #2 - After a year of owning this printer and using it a few times a week, the print is coming out super light - almost unreadable. I have cleaned the printer head, adjusted settings etc. But no joy. For that reason I am changing my rating to 3 stars. ***Update - I figured out how to make a label without making a PDF. It works great. Though, I know this printer accepts a variety of labels, I do wish I knew what brand labels they included with the unit as they work perfectly. Now that I have worked with it awhile, I realize that every time I turn it on it pushes out a blank label. I am not sure why it does that. But I use the blanks to cover addresses etc. old boxes I reuse for shipping.*** Every time I buy replacement ink for my regular printer it seems to get more expensive. So I decided to pick up this thermal printer to use for labels I make for packages I ship. I picked this one from many because I really like how compact it is yet it holds a roll of labels inside - no fussing with a separate label holder. To my surprise, the directions are very good. I was able to set it up with my MAC quickly. My first round I had some trouble printing so I shut everything down and restarted and that fixed it. For USPS labels, I had to download a PDF of the label, then crop it and then run it. Once I got the hang of it - it was pretty easy. I am super pleased with this and feel it will save me a lot of money. It comes with a roll of blank labels so tha was nice too!

Needed this label printer to ship products for my buisness and it has been amazing. Super easy to set up and use. Came with everything you need to do the job and even included a roll of labels. I love that it holds the roll of labels to save space. So far Ive printed a couple of labels and the print came out clear and dark. There is a variety of templates you can choose as well. I was able to figure out how everything works pretty quickly. Ive had no issues with it and enjoy using it. Im so happy I can print all my labels at home now, makes it so much easier and saves me time. Overall very satisfied with it.