[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Spine Label Printers, Revisited

[Amy Terlaga]

First of all, I want to thank everyone who responded to my original question
regarding spine label printers and the Evergreen system.  Your responses
were helpful and much appreciated.

 

It seems as if the Dymo TurboWriter 400 was the most recommended printer.

 

The vendor we use for printers claims that the Dymo wouldn't be a good
choice because the printing will fade over time, especially if the books are
left in a car in the hot sun.

 

He recommends instead the TSC TTP 245, a thermal transfer printer.  It's
over $200 more than the Dymo and I'm wondering if it would be worth the
extra cost for the library to go this route.  (They're a small library with
limited resources.)

 

Has anyone out there used the TSC TTP 245?

http://www.tscprinters.com/en_US/index.php?option=com_content
<http://www.tscprinters.com/en_US/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=
186&Itemid=77> &task=view&id=186&Itemid=77

 

And has anyone had problems with the Dymo-produced spine labels fading over
time?

 

Thanks again for any replies!

 

Amy

 

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