Zebra Barcode Printer Guide

Use this guide to determine which printer you need.

Industrial

Prints anywhere from
1,500 to 5,000 labels per day

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Up to 1,500
labels per day

Up to 3,000
labels per day

Up to 3,000
labels per day

Up to 5,000
labels per day

Up to 5,000
labels per day

Zebra Model No.		ZT230	ZT410	ZT420	ZT510	ZT610
Label Compatibility	Thermal Transfer
	Direct Thermal
DPI		203	203 - 600	203	203 - 300	203
Memory	SDRAM	128MB	256MB	256MB	512MB	1GB
	Flash	128MB	512MB	512MB	2GB	2GB
Ports	USB
	Serial
	Parallel
	Ethernet
Bluetooth™
Speed (Inches Per Second)		6	4 - 14	14	10 - 12	14
Max Print Width (Inches)		4	4	6	4	4

Dual Desktop

Prints up to 500
labels per day

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Zebra Model No.		GC420T	GK420T	GX420T GX430T	ZD500
Label Compatibility	Thermal Transfer
	Direct Thermal
DPI		203	203	GX420T – 203 GX430T – 300	203
Memory	SDRAM	8MB	8MB	8MB	128MB
	Flash	8MB	4MB	4MB	256MB
Ports	USB
	Serial
	Parallel
	Ethernet	Optional with H-1149	Optional with H-1149	Optional with H-1149
Bluetooth™
Compatibility		ZPL/EPL	ZPL/EPL	ZPL/EPL	ZPL/Link-OS
Speed (Inches Per Second)		4	5	GX420T – 6 GX430T – 4	6
Max Print Width (Inches)		4	4	4	4

Desktop Direct Thermal

Prints up to 500 labels per day

Ideal for printing labels with a
shelf life of less than one year.

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Zebra Model No.		GC420D	GK420D	ZD410
Label Compatibility	Thermal Transfer
	Direct Thermal
DPI		203	203	203
Memory	SDRAM	8MB	8MB	256MB
	Flash	8MB	4MB	512MB
Ports	USB
	Serial		H-2550 only
	Parallel		H-2550 only
	Ethernet	Optional with H-1149	Included with H-5271 or optional with H-1149
Bluetooth™
Compatibility		ZPL/EPL	ZPL/EPL	ZPL/EPL/Link-OS
Speed (Inches Per Second)		4	5	6
Max Print Width (Inches)		4	4	2

Mobile

Prints up to 250
labels per day

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Zebra Model No.		QLn320™	QLn420™ WiFi	QLn420™ Bluetooth™
Label Compatibility	Thermal Transfer
	Direct Thermal
DPI		203	203	203
Memory	SDRAM	128MB	128MB	128MB
	Flash	256MB	256MB	256MB
Ports	USB
	Serial
	Parallel
	Ethernet
Speed (Inches Per Second)		4	4	4