In my eyes, and for my limited needs, a thermal label printer prints for free.

So while not technically free, its a low cost.

How does it do this?

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Ones made to connect to a point-of-sale gadget of some sort.

No drivers or installation is needed either.

When selecting a printer, my phone just sees it on my internet.

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Its a workhorse that prints reliably.

The printers primary draw is, of course, its wireless connectivity.

My wife and I both constantly print shipping labels directly from our phones.

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Then all thats required to get a package in the mail is to slap the sticker on it.

But its not just its connection method that makes printing easy.

Most of the time return labels are oddly sized and not configured for an exact 4x6 label.

Label printer with printed label

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The print gets regular over-the-air updates to improve this intelligence as well.

You won’t be able to turn in a school assignment on a label.

(For that you’ll want to check out thebest traditional printers of 2024.)

If you’re searching for other kinds of print jobs, alaser printeror3D printermight also be in your future.

The Rollo printer and its app are highly geared towards connecting shipping accounts like FedEx and USPS.