hudoo RP480 Thermal Shipping Label Printer | Easy to Set-up | High Speed for Small Business Owner | Compatible with Amazon, Ebay, Shopify, USPS USP FedEx

I grabbed a second thermal printer as I dont want to have to continue to change out the labels for different tasks. It was easy to set up but it just isnt up to par with other thermal printers in this price range. First, when its out of labels or the lid is open, it beeps. Loudly and non-stop. Until you either add more labels or turn it off. It does not come with a stand for the labels, which means you will have to buy that separately, which is another $10-20, whereas other printers of this price come with one. What really struck me tho was the print quality. This is the label file they give you to run a test print. I printed it on both this Hudoo printer and my other printer, and you can clearly see the difference. The print is very pixilated. The other printer, which was less than $20 more (which I consider equal in price as it came with a label stand), is smooth and clear with no pixilation. So considering you can get a better printer for the same price, I just dont think this is a good buy. If its on sale or has a coupon and you can get it for $70-75 or less, then go for it, otherwise, keep looking.

Pros: Very easy to use, compact and useful. I send a lot of packages to family in and out the US so this comes very handy. It comes with all you need to get started. The paper aligns automatically and the printing is very clear. Installing the software was easy too, the user manual explains it all very clear. I am very satisfied with it.

Pros: + Easy set-up and installation. + Comes with some label paper to help get you started! + Auto label detection, so when you press the button - instead of just pushing the page through and printing on the next label like some Zebra label printers, this one will bring it back to the label so you dont waste many pages. + Small, compact form, saves space on your desk! + Prints very quickly and has worked great for UPS/FedEx/USPS labels. Cons: - If theres no label paper, it beeps constantly and quite loudly. Its definitely a good reminder, but can get annoying quickly. - Must use fan-fold label printer paper only. Doesnt work with the large rolls.

I do not do a ton of shipping but when I did I would either print on regular paper and cut out and tape on or use sticker paper and cut out and tape which is a waste of my paper and ink These label makers do not require ink and print on exact size of sticker paper you need for labels and the label paper you can buy in bulk for really cheap For installation I followed directions and worked as expected the first time Now there are lots of different Operating systems out there (Im using Windows 10) so I cant say this would be the case for all installs but was happy mine went so smooth As far as darkness of the print I would say it’s on the medium side, a common complaint with thermal label makers are they print to light but I have not ran into this with this printer. ON MY COMPUTER TO MAKE EVEN DARKER I DID THE FOLLOWING: Start>Control Panel>Devices and Printers>Found the printer (LabelPrinter 4xx 200DPI ZPL)>Right Click Printer Preferences>Advanced>Under set Print Density I changed from 7 to its top number of 15 This printer is also very quick, I am not even sure it takes a second to fully print a label

I really wanted this to work for me, I think I may have gotten a defected one. Power wouldn’t stay on, but even after the plug was unplugged, the blue light stayed on for 5 minutes before powering off. It’s a solid looking thermal printer. It’s packaged well, with instructions.

This label printer is perfect for a small office or home business that requires a high valume shipping labels to be printer. I use it for my Apple laptop and it was easy to set up, connect and use. I did have to play around with the label measurment settings just a bit in order to get the labels printed at first but after I got it set up the first time, printing labels for shipping, and even a few portraits I chose to test all came out professional and neat. Considering I had never used a label printer before this one I have to admitt I am very satisfied with this label Printer and the simplicity of the instructions. I was expecting a label printer to be a bit smaller but considering it will be used in my home office it actually is a nice size.