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SATO label printer, ENERGY STAR certified

SATO PV3

300 ppm label printer.

Speed

300

pages a minute

Color

-

Direct thermal

Electricity a year

1.8 W

power in sleep; no annual figure certified

Duplex

No

automatic two-sided

At 300 pages a minute, the PV3 is faster than 354 of the 438 label and receipt printers certified, and 80 are faster.

Maker
SATO
Model
PV3
ENERGY STAR type
Printers
Marking technology
Direct thermal
Speed
300 pages a minute
Size format
Small
Automatic duplex
No
Power in sleep
1.77 W
Power in standby
0.12 W
Default delay to sleep
0 min
Professional imaging product
Yes
On the market since
May 2018
ENERGY STAR certified
18 Nov 2019

Source: ENERGY STAR certified imaging equipment dataset, US EPA, record 2349860, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.

Other makers

Machines comparable to the PV3

Certified label and receipt printers from other makers, same color class, within 20% of its speed.

ModelTypeSpeedCertified
Bixolon SPP-L3000Direct thermal300 ppmAug 2019
zenpert 4T520Direct thermal360 ppmJan 2021
zenpert 4D520Direct thermal360 ppmJan 2021
zenpert 4D520PDirect thermal360 ppmAug 2021
zenpert 4T530PThermal transfer360 ppmJan 2022
TSC DA220Direct thermal360 ppmDec 2023

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