Thermal Printer reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 231 Reddit reviews across 31 subreddits and 59 posts to rank the best Thermal Printer brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/EtsySellers, r/Flipping, r/printers, r/AmazonSeller, r/smallbusiness. Top-rated brands include Zebra (4.4/5), Rollo (4.5/5), Dymo (4.4/5).
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Reviews231
Subreddits31
Posts59
Brands43
Products80
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#1
Zebra
4.4
(57)
"Tank is the best word to describe it. Never fails."
"My LP2844 is 18 years old and I bought it for $5 at a thrift store. They are tanks."
"The LP2844 is the all-time workhorse of the shipping industry."
"Refuse to upgrade my Zebra LP2844. These things are tanks and never die."
"I own several, bought used. I’ve only had one fail in 18 years."
"Switch to Zebra. I've fed so many types of labels through the ones I've used and they just print."
"Bought a refurbished Zebra LB2844 on eBay. Definitely the best purchase I've made for my business."
"Getting a thermal printer was the most significant upgrade in speed to my packing process."
"I repurposed an old Fedex Zebra ZP505 we had sitting around, using Fedex's driver on the PC. Works great printing stamps.com USPS on 4x6 labels."
"Zebra ZP505 - the true work horse! Never failed me."
#2
Rollo
4.5
(48)
"Going thermal was the best investment made"
"Rollo. Best money you’ll spend."
"Rollo. And order the free thermal labels from UPS."
"Rollo never lets me down."
"Rollo! Wireless"
"I love my Rollo."
"It isn't cheap, but it's a warhorse. I've had mine for years and never had any issues."
"Rollo is your best bet or a used Zebra/Godex thermal printer."
"I love my Rollo."
"Another vote for the Rollo wireless. Great machine, great price, simple to set up and use and works flawlessly."
#3
Dymo
4.4
(29)
"I use Dymo 4XL printer with stamps.com. It works great."
"The Dymo 450 is amazing. The 550 is locked to their specific supplies."
"Dymo 4XL used - got it from ebay for less than $100. Works great with Stamps.com"
"I have a Dymo LabelWriter 4xL, it's a beast and it's held up for like 2.5 years."
"Another vote for Dymo. We had one at work and I loved it so much that I bought one for home."
"They are cheap and easy to use and great label on demand printer."
"I purchased a used Dymo LabelWriter 4XL on eBay and it served me well for a solid 5-6 years."
"I've had my Dymo label printer for about 10 years and it's still going strong."
"I really enjoy my Dymo LabelWriter personally."
"I've been using my Dymo 4XL for 7 years now, hoping it’ll die so I can replace it with a Zebra to be able to use cheaper labels. But the Dymo just keeps going like a champ."
#4
Brother
4.4
(15)
"The Brother PocketJet printer will last you a lifetime."
"I love it. It's been the most reliable printer!"
"I like the Brother brand, their laser printers are top tier too."
"The Brother QL-820NWB is a fantastic thermal printer that has been reliable for 4 years."
"Brother has a really good thermal printer"
"I highly recommend it."
"He says to stick with the Brother brand because they are top quality."
"Brother thermal printer gang here till I die (or find something better)."
"Great for FBA label sizes, easy to use, a bit more expensive than Rollo."
"The best brands are gonna be Brother, Zebra, and Dymo."
#5
Phomemo
4.8
(11)
"The printer is great, but the Phomemo app is where it really shines."
"Never had any issues with it and its not badly priced either."
"Works exactly like you said. My husband and I both have one, bought them for our nieces too."
"Phomemo offers a year long warranty."
"They have multiple colored papers including glitter ones!"
"The print hasn't faded a bit even after being exposed to light every day."
"This thermal 4×6 shipping label printer can print shipping labels for packages at home, saving you time and money."
"This printer is great for high-speed label printing."
"I got a phomemo/print master one for about $70 off Amazon!"
"I got a Phomemo one that prints multiple sizes from small labels up to A4."
#6
Munbyn
4.3
(8)
"It’s been incredible to not have to go through extra apps or steps to print"
"I’ve been using my MUNBYN wireless thermal printer for 1 1/2 yrs, and no issues so far."
"I run on Mac and I use a Munbyn never had an issue plus it's pink lol"
"I then purchased a new Munbyn last year when it was on sale. I like the Munbyn because it has more label shape options to make fun shaped labels."
"Munbyn"
"Munbyn makes a cheap and super reliable thermal printer."
"Similar to Beeprt, they have poor drivers but print well."
"I bought a munbyn. It's okay if you don't go wireless, but I'd never buy another one."
#7
Amazon
4.0
(6)
"I ordered this based on a recommendation on here and I couldn't be happier with it."
"Using this thermal shipping label printer can reduce your purchase of consumables cost and keep printing economically."
"I use something similar to this for my Etsy store."
"I made super cute address labels for the household."
"Any well reviewed printer that Amazon sells is likely just fine."
"It gets the job done, but it took a lot of tweaking and it's still not great."
#8
Nelko
3.8
(5)
"Super easy to set up and use."
"Works great, comes with like 50 labels and a stack of 500 was only $23."
"I'm pretty happy with my Nelko, $89 on sale and will pay for itself pretty soon"
"It’s a good size in my opinion. I have little desk room but still keep it out all the time."
"Stay away from Munbyn, I had two and both of them did the same exact thing."
#9
MUNBYN
4.5
(4)
"Easy to set up and use so could definitely recommend"
"I love my Munbyn."
"I found the drivers here: https://www.myerswoodshop.com/blog/munbynthermalprinter"
"Budget-friendly, good quality, popular among new sellers."
#10
Jiose
5.0
(3)
"I bought a jiose thermal printer off of Amazon and have had zero issues!"
"I bought a jiose thermal printer off of Amazon and have had zero issues!"
"I took a gamble on this Jiose Thermal 4x6 printer when it first came out and honestly I love it."
#11
Jadens
4.7
(3)
"I went with the Jadens and I am very happy with it."
"I bought mine from tik tok shop for $40. its been working great for hundreds of labels and stickers."
"I recently got the $59 Jadens one off of Amazon and it’s been great! You can even print directly from eBay."
#12
Epson
4.7
(3)
"Use Ethernet not Bluetooth. You’ll have less headaches. EPSON TM T-88 will be bulletproof."
"This is almost always the brand at a restaurant."
"I can recommend the Epson Tm-T88 series of printers."
#13
Polono
3.7
(3)
"I have a cheapo (Polono) and no issues through 3000+ labels."
"They had a sale on amazon for one, was normally 140-160 but snagged for around $100."
"I grabbed a Polono brand printer kit off Amazon a few years back. It was around $100-$120 with a bunch of labels and a label holder."
#14
BEEPRT
5.0
(2)
"I have ran 10,000 labels through my Amazon off-brand "BEEPRT" printer"
"BEEPRT"
#15
EPSON
5.0
(2)
"Epson has a bluetooth variant."
"I love Bluetooth for printing on my EPSON printer- effortlessly off my iPhone or IPad!"
#16
LabelRange
4.5
(2)
"Cheap, work great"
"It does its job fine."
#17
Thermal Printer
4.0
(2)
"If you print one-off labels frequently then the thermal printer is more convenient."
"I got my thermal printer for christmas and have been using it since."
#18
Unknown Thermal Printer
4.0
(2)
"I just bought this a couple months ago and love it so far."
"This is what I use below. Have to setup your ebay settings for 4x6 printing."
#19
Beeprt
4.0
(2)
"It’s an absolute game changer. Very simple to use after initial set up."
"They print well and work with FedEx/UPS integrations."
#20
Labelrange
5.0
(1)
"I found a new labelrange LP620 on ebay for something like 120 shipped and it's great"
#21
WOXINDA
5.0
(1)
"[WOXINDA thermal printer from Walmart]"
#22
POLONO
5.0
(1)
"I just got a POLONO PL60I thermal printer off of Amazon on sale for 99 bucks."
#23
MUTBYN
5.0
(1)
"I took a chance and got a MUTBYN or something like that from Amazon."
#24
Itari
5.0
(1)
"I got this wireless one on Amazon last month and love it!"
#25
Logia
5.0
(1)
"Logia thermal off Amazon has been perfect and the generic folded labels. I’ve gone through 5000 labels and still going strong."
#26
Poooli
5.0
(1)
"The proper Poooli paper lasts years with no visible deterioration."
#27
OFFNOVA
5.0
(1)
"It is easy to use, inexpensive as well."
#28
Uline
5.0
(1)
"It sees very heavy use from his store and never skipped a beat."
#29
Peripage
5.0
(1)
"I got it for $28 on AliExpress which was a great deal."
#30
Labelife
5.0
(1)
"Works great with Mac, windows, android, iPhone via Bluetooth. Uses labelife app for printing. No complaints so far."
#31
DFRobot
4.0
(1)
"Maybe something like [this](https://www.dfrobot.com/product-1799.html)?"
#32
NefLaca
4.0
(1)
"I finally bought a cheap-ass one off Amazon that has been effortless so far called NefLaca."
#33
Phonemo
4.0
(1)
"Anyone else rocking a Phonemo M03? It’s a pocket printer."
#34
Godex
4.0
(1)
"We use Godex 200i for Thermal Transfer barcode printing."
#35
Nimbot
4.0
(1)
"Yes I have two. Nimbot for little b&w things and Pooliprint for bigger things."
#36
PeriPage
4.0
(1)
"I recommend it for small shops."
#37
TSC
4.0
(1)
"Widely used in the industry."
#38
iDPRT
4.0
(1)
"It seems legit, I'm happy, it printed several hundred labels last year."
#39
Dejavoo
4.0
(1)
"The Dejavoo QD2 is a reliable wireless payment terminal that prints receipts."
#40
Neflaca
4.0
(1)
"Little bit of a learning curve with the thermal printers and getting it set up and whatnot, but way cheaper and more convenient imo."
#41
Datamax O'Neill
4.0
(1)
"Can use transfer ribbon and is a good alternative."
#42
NIIMBOT B21
3.0
(1)
"Worked ok with iPhone but Windows 11 PC connection proved impossible"
#43
DYMO
2.0
(1)
"Just bought a DYMO XL and didn’t realize my laptop wasn’t compatible."
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