Janet, Did you ever get any recommendations about this? From the list archives it seems that spine label printers comes up about once a year and as far as I can tell there wasn't ever a response to your (this) annual inquiry.
In the past the Dymo 450 was not working with Evergreen - but that may have changed since then. The other printer mentioned as being recommended, although I believe it was by a vendor, was the TSC TTP 245. We purchased a few of these to use outside of Evergreen and I'll confirm that they are a very nice printer. They are fast and the labels/resin we use with them are extremely high quality. It was said that the stock for the Dymo printer may fade after a few years and subsequent posters said this would likely be the same for the TSC 245. Our labels aren't nearly that old but based on my time with them I doubt it would happen in 2-3 years. Maybe you've already bought something? If so, what did you go with? We have a library that may be looking at purchasing a printer. Regards, Justin Hopkins 573-808-2309 jus...@mobiusconsortium.org On Jun 6, 2012, at 10:22 AM, Janet Royer wrote: > The very old printer (Okidata 390 plus) that we have been using to print > spine labels completely died yesterday. We are now looking at something to > replace it quickly. I’ve read in the list archives the recommendation for > the Dymo 400, but since that model is discontinued I am wondering what people > think about the Dymo 450. Is it easy to use? Do the labels last? Does it > integrate well with Evergreen or is there another interface needed to print > the labels? Is there a recommendation for another brand/model of printer? > > Cost is a factor since we had not budgeted for a new printer this year. We > need something reliable that we hopefully won’t have to replace again in the > near future. I don’t expect it will last for 20+ years like our Okidata, but > it would be nice to have some longevity. > > Any information would be extremely helpful. We would like to get something > as soon as possible since our book processing is currently stalled until we > can print labels again! > > Janet Royer > SysAdmin/Circ Supervisor > > Burlington Public Library > 820 E Washington Ave > Burlington WA 98233 > 360-755-0760 > jan...@ci.burlington.wa.us >
