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Reverse-engineered CUPS driver for Phomemo receipt/label printers

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Re: Reverse-engineered CUPS driver for Phomemo receipt/label printers

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Post by bayindirh »

jamesbelchamber wrote: post #7

Agh, I got myself a Niimbot D110 because it seemed to be the best supported "cheap" label printer (using the excellent https://niim.blue/ website). If I knew these printers had CUPS drivers I might have gone that way instead..

I have a D110 and D110-H, and they're little, neat printers. What's not to like about them?

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Post by bayindirh »

trollbridge wrote: post #9
zihotki wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They are quite handy for some people. Once you get one, you'll start labeling all stuff. It's fun and also helps finding stuff faster.

I assume part of the appeal is much cheaper label supplies than eg Epson?

The appeal is the ability to make decent labels which can withstand almost all indoor use and abuse for a reasonable amount of time.

I generally hand-label my boxes and things with specialized ink, and they hold very well even after a decade.

But if I'm going to label a spice jar or something gonna handled a lot, I use the printer. It's legible, resistant/resilient enough and reprinting things is easy.

Re: Reverse-engineered CUPS driver for Phomemo receipt/label printers

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Post by ValdikSS »

jamesbelchamber wrote: post #7

Agh, I got myself a Niimbot D110 because it seemed to be the best supported "cheap" label printer (using the excellent https://niim.blue/ website). If I knew these printers had CUPS drivers I might have gone that way instead..

I use Xiqi printer for barcode printing on a self-adhesive paper. It's about $11 only, battery powered, light, bluetooth.

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Post by somehnguy »

jamesbelchamber wrote: post #7

Agh, I got myself a Niimbot D110 because it seemed to be the best supported "cheap" label printer (using the excellent https://niim.blue/ website). If I knew these printers had CUPS drivers I might have gone that way instead..

Whoa, I had no idea about niim.blue, thanks for posting that. These little printers are great - replaced my Dymo completely.

Re: Reverse-engineered CUPS driver for Phomemo receipt/label printers

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Post by Crosseye_Jack »

bayindirh wrote: post #11
jamesbelchamber wrote: post #7

Agh, I got myself a Niimbot D110 because it seemed to be the best supported "cheap" label printer (using the excellent https://niim.blue/ website). If I knew these printers had CUPS drivers I might have gone that way instead..

I have a D110 and D110-H, and they're little, neat printers. What's not to like about them?

> What's not to like about them?

The required RFID label stock? But the rolls are imo reasonably priced from the likes of AliExpress, so not the end of the world.

(unless there is a way to use non RFID label rolls I'm not aware of)

Re: Reverse-engineered CUPS driver for Phomemo receipt/label printers

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Post by kotaKat »

trollbridge wrote: post #9
zihotki wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They are quite handy for some people. Once you get one, you'll start labeling all stuff. It's fun and also helps finding stuff faster.

I assume part of the appeal is much cheaper label supplies than eg Epson?

I think part of it is that these printers end up offering so much more flexibility than your traditional labeler. Single-font single-line labels are boring, crummy built in excuses for emoji…

Re: Reverse-engineered CUPS driver for Phomemo receipt/label printers

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Post by mk_stjames »

saxenaabhi wrote: post #19

Does anyone know any good wifi printers receipt printers? The only one I could find was Epson TM-30III but it's like 280E here.

So, after seeing how cheap and available these Phomemo printers are and with this CUPS driver looking like a good option, my instinct as someone who also wants one of these sitting permanently on my home network as to appear all the time on all my machines' available printer options, is to get one and tether it permanently to a tiny linux SBC that has bluetooth and running the driver and print sharing. Like the OrangePi Zero 2w I have sitting unused in a drawer somewhere collecting dust.
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