Smart Label Printer 450 with 300 Dpi for Windows and Mac (USB and Serial) (SLP-450)

by Seiko Instruments

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 6.1 x 9.5 inches ; 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000F6T2A8
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: SLP450
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #14 in Office Products > Office Supplies > Labels, Indexes & Stamps > Labels & Stickers > Printer Labels: Laser & Inkjet
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 25, 2006

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Stop wasting time and labels trying to hand feed and format label sheets to your standard printer. Pick up the new Smart Label Printer and you'll have everything you need to print labels easily, one or many at a time. Just like you want them, when you want them. With highly reliable direct thermal technology, you have no ink, toner, or complicated software to mess with. Plug the SLP into your Windows PC or Mac, connect to the built-in USB or Serial port and you're ready to print labels up to 2-1/8" wide quickly, silently and as fast as under 1 second per label, in clear, legible, machine-scannable 300 dpi. Smart Label Printers are easily networkable using the standard configured serial port.

Easily create custom labels for 1-D and 2-D bar coding. View larger

Mix photos, bar codes, and addresses all on the same label. View larger

Smart Label Software Included

Included is the Smart Label Software, which is exceptionally intuitive, yet robust in application. Easily create custom labels for 1-D and 2-D bar coding (11 programmed barcode symbologies), serial number and inventory tagging, UPC codes, name badges, mass mailings, warehouse shipping, postage, filing, equipment labeling, business and industrial vertical applications, and more. Easily import and mix photo, bar code, logo, graphics, and addresses, all on the same label.

With highly reliable direct thermal technology, you have no ink or complicated software to mess with

Camera Acquire

Seiko Instruments' Camera Acquire supports most kinds of web cams to easily import photo images onto your label without posting or pasting.

SmartCopy

The SmartCopy feature enables easy conversion of most databases into a Smart Label Software database spreadsheet to facilitate large label print jobs such as inventory tagging or mass mailings. Smart Label Software plug-ins automatically loaded into MS Access, Excel, Outlook, and Word make label database and label generation that much easier.

Widely Compatible

Seiko Instruments offers the largest selection of label sizes and styles in the industry to fit your application. The Smart Label Printer is networkable and compatible with Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Mac OS X v10.2 or later and Mac OS X Lion. It's also Citrix 2003-ready.

Software Development Kit (SDK) Available

Have a proprietary application? Seiko Instruments' free Software Development Kit (SDK) will quickly and easily add SLP label printing functionality to your applications.

What's in the Box?

Smart Label Printer, Smart Label software and User Guide on CD-ROM, USB cable, power supply, starter roll of labels, Quick Start card, warranty.

Seiko Smart Label Printer Technical Specifications

	SLP440	SLP450
Available Colors	Metallic Green	Metallic Blue
Print Time	Less Than Two Seconds per Standard Label	Less Than One Second per Standard Label
Printer Type	Direct Thermal	Direct Thermal
Maximum Resolution	300 dpi Resolution	300 dpi Resolution
Networking	USB and Serial	USB and Serial
Label Size	Up to 2-1/8" Wide and 7" Long	Up to 2-1/8" Wide and 7" Long
Label Color	Black Monochrome	Black Monochrome
Media Feeder Capacity	1 Label Roll	1 Label Roll
Compliant Standards	EMC, FCC Part 15, RoHS, WEEE	EMC, FCC Part 15, RoHS, WEEE
Connector Type	9-pin D-sub (DB-9) RS232C Serial, and USB	9-pin D-sub (DB-9) RS232C Serial, and USB
Dimensions	6.34" x 6.22" x 4.61"	6.34" x 6.22" x 4.61"
Weight	1.14 pounds	1.14 pounds

System Requirements

PC

• Windows 2000, XP, 7, Vista
• IBM PC or compatible using 233MHz or higher Pentium-compatible CPU
• Minimum 64MB RAM, 128MB recommended
• 16MB hard disk space
• RS232C or USB port
• CD-Rom, DVD drive, or access to internet for free software download

Mac

• Mac OS X 10.2 or later
• Power PC G3/G4/G5 or Intel Core Duo processor
• Minimum 128MB RAM, 256MB RAM recommended
• 30MB hard disk space
• USB port
• CD-Rom, DVD drive, or access to internet for free software download

Product Description

Our fastest printer to date printing labels as fast as one second. With 300 dpi resolution, print sharp text, detailed graphics and accurate barcodes on labels up to 2 1/8 inch wide. This top of the line model is easy to use and install and prints labels in a variety of sizes, materials and colors for only pennies per label.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works Great, December 7, 2007

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A. Coppola (New England) - See all my reviews
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Purchased this item several months ago. It works great printing labels for envelopes, files etc. There is no ink, it uses thermal imaging instead. It only prints in black and white, but does the job cleanly and the density of the black is comparable to regular laser printers. It uses fonts and typefaces in your word processing program, so there are a lot of fonts/typeface choices. You can copy jpg images and paste them on your label, with the ability to shrink or resize them. Simple graphics are obviously better because the labels are small. You also have the ability to save anything you create. It comes with several templates, and it can automatically add bar coding to your address labels. It can print on several different standard size labels. So far, no paper jams. Nice unit that performs it's job very well. Good for home office and small business use.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Thank you SLP!, January 26, 2010

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Pansy (Hometown, BlueState) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Smart Label Printer 450 with 300 Dpi for Windows and Mac (USB and Serial) (SLP-450) (Office Product)

I had a smart label printer in the past and loved it. It did its job for a decade or more with no problems. But when I upgraded my computer, I found that it would not work and that at that time there was no Smart Label that would work with Vista. So I bought a Brother product which I thought would be the same. It was not. The labels looked the same (although they came in a spindle thing that was more expensive and the software was a lot more complicated. When I switched to MAC last year, I again was faced with incompatibles and saw the Smart Label 450. It is not as user friendly as the original SLP, but it is easier than the brother and does not require filling out "forms" on each piece of address info in the correct field. With the SLP you just type it in and it goes. Much easier. It's easier to connect up and the labels can be purchased almost anywhere. And you get to choose SLP ones or generic.
Importing is not all that complicated. I don't need all the functions that are available, so it all could be simpler, but for those with more complex mailing lists, I think that might be a plus. All in all this is a much better product than the Brother.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smart Label Printer 450, December 27, 2008

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Champion 1998 "Grandma and loving it!" (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Smart Label Printer 450 with 300 Dpi for Windows and Mac (USB and Serial) (SLP-450) (Office Product)

This label printer is so easy to install and use. It is very versitile for many uses. Changing the kind of labels and then printing is quick and easy. Small enough that the footprint on my office desk is not overwhelming. Perfect size for accessability. The printing quality is clear and very good. The storage for multiple use of a particular label is a great plus.

This is truly a product that you take out of the box, quickly install the software (included)plug in the printer and start to use it!