Good to know support for the 450 as improved. Thanks Janet. Justin
On Aug 2, 2012, at 12:01 PM, Janet Royer wrote: > Justin, > > I did receive some responses off list. We purchased the Dymo 450 and > have been happy with it. There is a small glitch with Evergreen but I > think we can work that out. > > Janet Royer > SysAdmin/Circ Supervisor > > Burlington Public Library > 820 E Washington Ave > Burlington WA 98233 > 360-755-0760 > [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Justin Hopkins > Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2012 8:30 PM > To: Evergreen Discussion Group > Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Spine label printer recommendations > > 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 > [email protected] > > 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 >> [email protected] >> > > > > > > >
