The OKI MICROLINE 186 Serial printer actually thrives in industrial and point-of-sale environments because it is built to meet the renowned OKI standards for quality and Tank-Tough reliability. It is packed with advanced field-proven technology including a patented OKI closed-loop optical sensor that accurately positions the printhead ensuring precise characters even on the last page of a 5-part form. It also combines efficiency with economy.

The printer small footprint makes it ideal for use in your system configuration and the operator panel control of character sets form length and other frequently used functions makes it quite easy to use. The printer has a lockout feature to prevent unauthorized setting changes.

Main Features

Manufacturer: Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd

Manufacturer Part Number: 62422401

Manufacturer Website Address: www.okidata.com

Product Type: Dot Matrix Printer

Print Speed: 375 cps Super Speed Mode Draft Quality 333 cps High Speed Mode Draft Quality 250 cps Ultra Speed Mode 62.5 cps Near Letter Quality

Print Resolution: 240 x 216 dpi

Standard Memory: 128 KB

Interfaces/Ports: Serial USB

Media Type: Plain Paper Envelope Label Continuous Forms Cut Sheet Card Stock

Consumables: Black Ribbon Cartridge

Pages Per Month: 13000

Dimensions: 5.04" Height x 4.17" Width x 10.96" Depth - (with platen knob tractor feed unit and acoustic cover)

Weight: 10 lb

Standard Warranty: 3 Year(s)

• USB 120V ESC/P IBM DOS WIN LINUX

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Perfect...for Mac too!!

First of all I am student and am constantly printing off all sorts of stuff for school. I had a color HP inkjet all-in-one that worked well except for the fact that ink printers smear and the replacement ink is so expensive. I stumbled upon this printer and found a way good deal so I bought it. When it arrived I hooked it up to my computer (yes I have a Mac) and at first had a bit of trouble installing the driver. I finally figured out that the easiest way was to download the driver from the Oki website.



After that I starting printing like an office supply nerd in Kinkos! It does everything that I need it to. It prints pictures with decent resolution. It prints text wonderfully. It is silent when not in use and quiet when it is warming up/cooling down. This printer is wicked fast (as compared to inkjet) and the start up time is excellent as well. The toner capacity (thus far) is great. I have printed 800-1000 pages and we're still plugging away (with the toner that came with the printer!) I'm already saving money on ink/toner. It prints many different sizes/styles of paper (including envelope and card stock)



Now for the criticisms of the printer. It does not duplex (both sides) automatically. I don't have a lot of extra time to manually duplex so I end up using double the paper I would have if auto-duplex was an option. Another major criticism that I have is that it does not do a great job with labels. I bought some mailing labels for laser printers and the toner seems to wipe off the labels after they're printed. Who knows I may have a setting wrong but this seems weird.



Other than that this printer is perfect for what I need to do.More detail ...