Description: The PF8 printers, thermal transfer (PF8t) version, offers compact size, sturdiness, and silent operation, perfect for a variety of applications in retail, office, service industry and healthcare settings. The inexperienced or busy user will appreciate Intermec's connect to print concept, a standard feature on PF8t, which makes setting up and printing a quick and easy task. Connect to print means that the PF8 is all inclusive of software, drivers, cables, and sample labels, for one low price.In addition, the printer comes complete with LabelShop START - Intermec's label design software - and InterDriver Windows Driver. This enables the user to easily print bar code labels from Windows applications, including Microsoft Office and other popular programs.The unique double clam shell design of PF8t makes it extremely easy to load supplies with the simple drop-in method. Label and ribbon changes can be done in no time. The PF8t thermal transfer printer is able to accommodate very large ribbon rolls (10,800 inches) for a printer in its class. This eliminates frequent ribbon changes and downtime. The PF8t also accepts a compact flash card to expand its memory by 1 GB. It also supports dozens of 1D and many of the popular 2D symbologies, including DataMatrix and QR Code.The standard 32-bit processor combined with the RS-232 serial, USB v2.0, and parallel interfaces facilitate some of the fastest printer connections and imaging times. Firmware can easily be upgraded via the interface minimize