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Review on ZEBRA GX420t Thermal Transfer Desktop Printer - 4 Inch Print Width, USB, Serial, and Ethernet Connectivity GX42-102410-000 by Robert Berio

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Not compatible with Mac over network

We bought this printer to make inventory management labels but what a bummer. If you connect it to your network via the ethernet port you can only print to a PC. Also, you cannot set the IP address, so every time the printer is turned off or the power goes out, the IP address will change and you need to set it up again. We have both a Mac and a PC on our network and you can only print to it from one PC. To print from a Mac, you MUST have a direct USB connection, defeating the purpose of spending extra money on an Ethernet-enabled connection. It smudges on about every fifth label and there doesn't seem to be a setting for that, and if your QR codes are too small they always smear and are unreadable to any reader. Overall very disappointed and not recommended.

Pros
  • Thermal Transfer Technology: Requires thermal ribbon; can also print with direct thermal technology, which requires direct thermal media but no ribbon.
Cons
  • There are other interesting options.