| Color label printers are one of the latest and most | | | | sensors, barcode printing ability, rich vibrant colors of |
| popular advancements in label printing. Today, | | | | around 600x600 dpi or more (as much as 4800 x |
| businesses are using labels to advertise their brand | | | | 1200 dpi), flexible media sizes and types, ability to print |
| name. Labels can contain photos, graphics, colorful text, | | | | on various kinds of materials like fabric, gloss, |
| illustrations and attractively placed barcodes. | | | | semi-gloss, clear and synthetic tags, flexible label |
| Color label printers make logistics management easier | | | | widths ranging and web-enabled email support. They |
| as the labels can be color-coded or designed to suit a | | | | are durable, suitable for all kinds of environments, from |
| particular product. Each label can be coded with a | | | | an office desktop to an industrial location. They can |
| different color by product, location, destination, size, | | | | print any number of labels from tens to several |
| sell-by-date, WIP, private label, mailing, data codes, | | | | thousands per day. Other features include indicator |
| order references, lot numbers and other categories. | | | | lights, easy controls like pause, stop/cancel and feed, |
| This makes product differentiation easier. | | | | label design software and variable print speeds. |
| Color label printers not only make labels more | | | | There are hundreds of color label printers available. |
| attractive but also come with several options like: | | | | The minimum requirements are Pentium® III |
| multiple print resolutions, compatibility with Windows or | | | | computer or better, 128MB RAM, 500MB free hard |
| Mac software, ability to read different kinds of fonts, | | | | drive space, USB 1.1/2.0 port, Windows XP/2000 |
| texts and even graphics, word-wrap and shrink-to-fit | | | | operating system, 100-240VAC, and 50/60 Hz, 60 |
| capabilities for printing any size and kind of font, color | | | | watts power. These however differ based on the |
| coding for different kinds of labels and more. They | | | | model. The prices of color label printers may be as |
| also have long-term memory storage, intelligent | | | | high as $2000 or more, depending on the features. |