Choosing a thermal printer for your front desk
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Thermal printers need no ink and print in about a second, which makes them ideal for tokens and receipts at a busy desk.
Paper width
58 mm printers are compact and cheap, and fit tokens and simple receipts well. 80 mm printers give more space for detailed bills. For most clinics, 58 mm is enough.
Connection
- Bluetooth: easy with phones and tablets
- USB: reliable with a desktop computer
- Wi-Fi or LAN: best when several devices share one printer
What to check before buying
- That it works with your device and browser or app
- Easy paper loading — your staff will do it daily
- Local service and spare paper rolls in your city
Keep a backup
Printers occasionally fail. Make sure your app saves every appointment first and lets you reprint later, so a printer problem never stops the OPD.