Epson TM-U220 Impact Receipt Printer
By: POSGuys - 11/30/2016

Although the Epson TM-U220 is not a new receipt printer, it remains an industry leader among impact printers. We receive many questions about this printer, along with questions about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYWJP0Nb1sY" target="_blank">the difference between thermal and impact printers</a>, so we thought it was time to update our review of the TM-U220.

The TM-U220 is an impact printer, also known as a kitchen printer. Instead of using the heat sensitive paper that a thermal printer uses, an impact printer uses ribbon to print on paper. The use of ribbon makes impact printers suited for kitchens for two reasons: the paper is not heat sensitive, meaning the heat of the kitchen won't damage the receipts; and ribbons allow for two color printing, which helps highlight important information on kitchen tickets.

The Epson TM-U220 is an industry standard for impact printers. It's a highly compatible printer, and works with nearly all Windows-based restaurant software. Although impact printers print slower than thermal printers, the TM-U220 has a top of the line print speed for an impact printer, at 4.7 lines per second.

For use in kitchens, we recommend the TM-U220 with an Ethernet interface and Autocutter option (part number <a href="https://posguys.com/receipt-pos-printer_12/Epson-TM-U220_502/C31C514A8041_1138520/">C31C514A8041</a> for the standard grey model). For an in-depth look at the TM-U220, see our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxuSXpnD4Nk" target="_blank">Epson TM-U220 product review video</a>.

<a href="https://posguys.com/blog/ask-posguys/article/epson-tm-u220a-u220b-u220d" target="_blank" title="POSGuys Blog: What is the difference between the TM-U220A, TM-U220B, and the TM-U220D?">Learn the difference between the Epson TM-U220A, B and D models here.</a>

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Epson TM-U220 Impact Receipt Printer By: POSGuys - 11/30/2016

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