How to Choose the Right Paper Roll for Your Printer

What is thermal paper?

According to Wikipedia, thermal paper  is a special fine paper that is coated with a material formulated to change color when exposed to heat. Usually, the coating will turn black when heated.

Most of the store receipts & EFTPOS receipts are printed on thermal paper. Thermal paper are suitable for thermal printers, such as B Print

What is bond paper? 

According to Wikipedia, bond paper is a high-quality durable writing paper similar to bank paper but having a weight greater than 50 g/m2. Bond paper are used on dot matrix printers (such as kitchen printers, where the paper is exposed to heat). There are 1-ply, 2-ply, & 3-ply bond paper available to suit your needs. 

Note: bond paper is especially suitable for Dot Matrix Printers

Paper roll dimensions

Paper roll dimensions | Bargain POS

How to choose the right type & size

All printers on BargainPOS are thermal printers, so you will need thermal paper rolls for them. 

BargainPOS Printers    |    BargainPOS Paper Rolls


Printer Model Paper Type Paper Size
B Print Thermal paper 80x80 mm
Bixolon SRP300 Thermal paper 80x80 mm
Epson TM82 Thermal paper 80x80 mm
Epson TM M30 Thermal paper 80x80 mm