What are the advantages and disadvantages of thermal printer?

Thermal Printer Advantages,

1, less noise and easy to operate.

2, Low cost, no ribbon required.

 Thermal Printer Disavantages

 For the printer heats the thermal paper by print head, it cannot be kept for a long time. Generally, it can be kept for 3-5 months, the text will slowly fade. The thermal Pirnter always use for print receipt , price tags etc…