Pros
Ensures better description width, Branding & paper cost saving.
Standard dual interface of parallel & USB for providing multiple connectivity option
Cons
Delivers less performance in tough and harsh environments, and the receipt performance and durability are not in line.
RP 4150 RP-4150 is a 4 inch thermal printer specifically designed by TVS electronics for generating wider bills with superior quality. The interfaces supported are standard built-in USB and parallel interface and an optional serial interface. It can print bills at a speed of about 150 mm/sec and the print method used in RP 4150 is direct thermal. It offers you capacity to hold a paper roll diameter of 102 mm for reducing the need to change the paper roll frequently. It is designed to be flexible to handle bill size from 3" to 4" and is best suited for applications that need wider bills. It requires supply voltage of about AC 100 ~ 240V, 50~60Hz; DC 24V ± 7%, and the allocated user memory is 324 K Bytes. The reliable print head life is about 100km. It has built-in power adapter.
The barcode fonts that are supported by RP 4150 are UPC-A/E, JAN(EAN) 13/8 columns, ITF, CODE 39, CODE 128, CODABAR (NW-7), CODE 93, PDF417, and QR Code. It has built-in auto cutter for cutting the bill at the end of the print with life span of about 1 million cuts, and the cutting method used is full/partial cut. The character sets that are offered by RP 4150 are Alphanumeric, International, PC437 PC 850/852/857/858/860/863/864/865/866/. The paper width can be 112mm, and the paper thickness should be 0.065 – 0.15 mm. You can print to a maximum width of about 104mm/832dots. The drivers that can be used are Windows [7, Vista, 2K, XP], Linux, OPOS, and VCOM.