ZD500™ (thermal transfer and direct thermal)
Ideal for These Applications
Retail
Healthcare
Light manufacturing
Hospitality
Postal counter automation
High-resolution label printing
2 Zebra Performance Desktop Printers
PERFORMANCE DESKTOP PRINTERS
Fast print speeds. Advanced features. Performance options
to meet your needs.
Link-OS App Benefit
Virtual Devices Support well-known legacy and competitor printer languages—in addition to ZPL and
EPL—for a future-proofed investment
Print Touch Award-winning, webpage launching features using Near Field Communication (NFC)
make it easy to access Zebra’s extensive knowledge base of how-to videos and
product support
Cloud Connect Interact securely and directly with the Cloud for printing and device management
Profile Manager Edit and manage one printer, batches of printers or all Link-OS printers across your
network anywhere in the world
To meet changing expectations and growing demands for devices that are
mobile, intelligent and connected to the Cloud, Zebra created a new software
platform to support its devices: Zebra’s Link-OS environment. This innovative
solution makes Zebra printers even easier to integrate, manage and maintain
than ever before—from any location.
The Link-OS environment is highly flexible, allowing new and creative ways
for users to develop applications that interact with Zebra printers from mobile
devices located anywhere in the world. Users can perform updates, gather
data, and make smarter business choices from new analytic-driven insights.
The Link-OS Environment In-depth
ZD500 Link-OS Environment Features
GX420
This compact printer, available with direct thermal or
thermal transfer, combines an intuitive design and
optional LCD user interface with versatile connectivity
options.
GX430
Ideal for small-label printing of text and graphics,
Zebra’s high-resolution GX430 thermal transfer printer
delivers outstanding quality and fast printing speeds.
ZD500
The ZD500 features Zebra’s Link-OS® environment—an
innovative operating system combining a powerful
Multiplatform Software Development Kit and software
applications—making it easy to integrate, manage and
maintain from any location around the globe. Coupled
with intuitive ribbon and media loading, it’s designed
to be simple to set up and operate. Offering highresolution
print quality and quadruple connectivity
options, the ZD500 is compact and feature-packed for
top performance. The ZD500 also has optional UHF
RFID capabilities.
Zebra Performance Desktop Printers 3
COMPARING THE GX420, GX430
AND ZD500
Compare the features to see which printer best suits your needs.
GX420 GX430 ZD500
Print Resolution 203 dpi 300 dpi 203/300 dpi
Maximum Print Width 4” 4” 4”
Maximum Print Speed 6 inches per second 4 inches per second • 6 inches per second
(203 dpi)
• 4 inches per second
(300 dpi)
Connectivity • USB v1.1, Serial, Parallel
(Standard)
• Ethernet or 802.11b/g
or Bluetooth® 2.0
(Optional, replaces
parallel port)
• USB v1.1, Serial, Parallel
(Standard)
• Ethernet or 802.11b/g or
Bluetooth 2.0 (Optional,
replaces parallel port)
• USB v.2.0, Serial, Parallel
and Ethernet (Standard)
• Dual radio 802.11a/b/g/n
and Bluetooth 3.0
(Optional)
User Interface LCD user interface
(Optional)
LCD user interface
(Optional)
LCD user interface
(Standard)
Management and
Support
ZebraLink™ ZebraLink Link-OS-enabled for
remote management
Media Handling
Options
• Cutter
• Dispenser - label peel
and present with label
present sensor
• Cutter
• Dispenser - label peel
and present with label
present sensor
• Cutter
• Dispenser - label peel
and present with label
present sensor
Standard Sensors • Fixed transmissive
and reflective sensors
(Standard)
• Multi-position
transmissive and full
width reflective sensor
(Optional)
• Fixed transmissive
and reflective sensors
(Standard)
• Multi-position
transmissive and full
width reflective sensor
(Optional)
Multi-position gap and
adjustable reflective
sensors