Epson TM Bondrucker im Vergleich: Welches Modell wählen (T88, T20, m30, U220) und welche Teile verschleißen

Epson’s TM family is the default receipt printer for a huge share of the world’s tills — but “an Epson TM” spans a budget single-till unit, a high-volume workhorse, a compact tablet printer and a kitchen impact printer. Pick by what the lane actually does:

Here’s the lineup decoded into the roles each model plays:

The three thermal tiers cover most retail and hospitality. They print the same 80 mm receipt — the difference is speed, size and price:

The TM-U220 is the odd one out — and the right one out. It’s an impact(dot-matrix) printer, not thermal, which is exactly why it belongs in the kitchen: impact print survives heat, steam and grease, and can print multi-part forms, where thermal paper would darken and go blank on a hot pass.

Its three variants trip people up, so here’s the distinction:

Walk your site through this short path to land on the right TM model:

TM printers are long-lived because the parts that wear are replaceable. Match each to the exact model and variant:

Browse Epson printers and spares in our Epson POS printer & parts category, printheads in thermal print heads, and other models in POS printers. For replacement technique and troubleshooting, see our printhead replacement and printer troubleshooting guides. Tell us your exact TM model and variant and we’ll match the right part.