🖨️ Hardware Buying Guide

Which printer — and which paper roll —
should you actually buy?

Every restaurant setting up billing hits the same wall: 58mm or 80mm, USB or Bluetooth, which roll fits which printer. Here's a straight answer, with specific models worth buying.

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First decision

58mm or 80mm?

Go 80mm if —

  • You're a full-service restaurant or café printing itemized bills with several items per order
  • You want bill layout that's easy to read at a glance, with room for your logo/GSTIN header
  • This is your main counter printer, not a mobile/secondary one

Go 58mm if —

  • You run a small stall, kiosk, or counter with tight space
  • Most bills are short — one or two items, quick transactions
  • You need something genuinely portable (food truck, delivery counter)

One thing that trips people up: a 58mm roll physically will not fit an 80mm printer, and vice versa — the width has to match your printer exactly, not just "close enough."

Second decision

USB, Bluetooth, or Network?

Most restaurant POS software supports all three via ESC/POS — pick based on your counter layout, not the other way around.

USB

Plug into the billing PC, install once as a Windows printer. Simplest, most reliable for a single fixed counter.

Bluetooth

Pair once with the billing PC or tablet. Good for compact 58mm printers you might reposition.

Network / LAN

Connect over your restaurant WiFi/Ethernet by IP address — useful when multiple stations (billing + kitchen) need to print to the same printer.

Recommended

Printers worth buying

80mmMost compatible

Epson TM-T82II

The industry-standard restaurant receipt printer. USB + Parallel. If you want one printer that just works with virtually every POS software out there, this is it.

  • • 80mm width
  • • USB + Parallel
  • • 200mm/s print speed
  • • Full-size itemized bills
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80mmFor multi-station kitchens

Epson TM-T82X

Same Epson reliability, with Ethernet built in — connect it over your restaurant's LAN/WiFi so billing and kitchen stations can print to it without a direct USB cable.

  • • 80mm width
  • • Ethernet/LAN + USB
  • • 200mm/s print speed
  • • Works over network IP:port
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58mmCompact counters

Xprinter XP-58IIH-BT

A smaller 58mm printer for tight counters, small cafés, or stalls where a full 80mm printer takes up too much space. Bluetooth + USB.

  • • 58mm width
  • • Bluetooth + USB
  • • Compact footprint
  • • Android/iOS/Windows
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58mmMobile / battery-powered

Niyama BT-58

Built-in rechargeable battery — genuinely portable for food trucks, delivery counters, or anywhere you need to print a bill away from a power socket.

  • • 58mm width
  • • Bluetooth, 2600mAh battery
  • • Wireless, cordless printing
  • • Android/Windows
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Consumables

Paper rolls

Match the width to your printer — see above if you're not sure which you have. For GSM, BPA-free, and more options, see the full paper roll buying guide.

80mm

SUPERMAX 80mm x 50m (Pack of 3)

60 GSM, clean black print — a reliable everyday roll for standard 80mm printers.

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80mm

CASH-TRON 80mm x 50m (Pack of 20)

Same 80mm x 50m size in bulk — cheaper per roll if you're billing high volume daily.

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58mm

Rold Gold 58mm x 15m (Pack of 10)

55 GSM rolls sized for 58mm compact printers like the Xprinter or Niyama above.

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58mm

Kagaz 58mm x 20m (Pack of 40)

Bulk economy option for 58mm printers — 40 rolls, longer 20m length each.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is ESC/POS, and why does it matter when buying a printer?▾
ESC/POS is the command language nearly every thermal receipt printer speaks — Epson, Xprinter, Retsol, and most generic brands all support it. Buying an ESC/POS-compatible printer (all of these are) means it'll work with almost any restaurant billing software, not just one vendor's app.
Can I just buy any thermal printer, or does it have to be one of these?▾
Any genuine ESC/POS thermal printer in 58mm or 80mm will work — these are specific models we'd point a restaurant owner to if asked directly, not the only options that function.
Do I need a different printer for kitchen tickets (KOT) vs the customer bill?▾
No — the same printer can print both as separate jobs. Some restaurants use one printer for everything; others add a second one at the kitchen pass specifically for KOTs during busy hours.
58mm or 80mm — which should I actually buy?▾
If you print itemized bills with several menu items per order (most full-service restaurants, cafés with detailed billing), go 80mm — more room per line, easier to read. If you're running a small stall, mobile counter, or mostly short single-item bills, 58mm is compact and cheaper to run.
Does billzova work with these printers specifically?▾
Yes — billzova's desktop POS connects via USB, Bluetooth, or Network/LAN using the same ESC/POS standard, so every printer on this page works with it out of the box. See the setup note below for specifics.

If you use billzova

Setting up any of these in billzova

Whichever of these you buy, billzova's desktop POS connects to it the same way: USB printers install once as a Windows printer, Bluetooth printers pair once, and network printers (like the TM-T82X) connect by entering the printer's IP address — all from Settings → Printer. No separate driver or plugin needed, since it's all built on the same ESC/POS standard every printer here already speaks.

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