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ZQ500 Series

Premium Rugged Mobile Printing

Zebra ZQ500 Series

Rugged 3-inch and 4-inch direct thermal printing for demanding work in the field.

Choose the ZQ511 for compact receipts and labels up to the 3-inch class, or the ZQ521 for full 4-inch shipping-label workflows. Available Arrowhead configurations include Bluetooth-only and Wi-Fi plus Bluetooth radios, standard or linerless media handling, and multiple battery packages.

  • IP54 sealing
  • MIL-STD 810G tested
  • 203 dpi direct thermal
  • Bluetooth and Wi-Fi options
Full ZQ500 Series Specifications
Zebra ZQ511 and ZQ521 rugged mobile printers

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Choose Your ZQ500 Series Printer

Start with the media width your workflow requires.

Both models are rugged direct thermal mobile printers. Their primary selection difference is the supported media-width class.

Zebra ZQ511 rugged mobile printer

ZQ511

Compact 3-inch-class mobile printing

Designed for receipts and labels used in route accounting, direct store delivery, field service and ticketing. Arrowhead lists Bluetooth-only, Wi-Fi plus Bluetooth, standard-media and linerless configurations.

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Zebra ZQ521 rugged mobile printer

ZQ521

Full 4-inch-class mobile printing

Built for wider shipping labels in delivery and field workflows. Arrowhead lists Bluetooth-only, Wi-Fi plus Bluetooth, linerless, standard-battery, extended-battery and no-battery configurations.

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Click to compare the ZQ500 printer models
FeatureZQ511ZQ521
Media-width class3 inch, up to 3.15 in / 80 mm media4 inch, up to 4.45 in / 113 mm media
Print method and resolutionDirect thermal, 203 dpiDirect thermal, 203 dpi
ProtectionIP54; MIL-STD 810G drop and shock testedIP54; MIL-STD 810G drop and shock tested
Listed wireless choicesBluetooth 4.1 or 802.11ac + Bluetooth 4.1Bluetooth 4.1 or 802.11ac + Bluetooth 4.1
Listed media handlingStandard or linerlessStandard or linerless
Best fitReceipts and compact labelsFull-width mobile shipping labels
Not sure which ZQ500 printer fits your workflow?Arrowhead can help compare media width, wireless connectivity, media handling and battery requirements.
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