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Brother PC-Connectable Label Maker with Auto Cutter Customer Reviews
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The Brother PT-2430 PC label printer comes with a USB cord to connect right to your PC. You do not need to load the added software unless you are looking for some advanced features. A sample starter tape (1/2 inch (12mm) x 16 foot (5m) black on white laminated TZ starter tape) comes included. This was really easy to set up and start using right away. You really just plug in and go. There are just a few settings on the machine itself. On the top it has: On/Off switch with LED light, cut button. On the back is the connector ports for the AC adapter, USB cable, and a small switch that lets you select the edit mode. Edit modes are EL (Edit Lite - default) or E (Edit Mode - can be used if you install the included software cd). I have Windows XP and had no problems using this with and without the installed software.Right out of the box, it was able to print 1/2 inch black and white labels in many different fonts. It includes installed clip art and frames that can easily be inserted and you can even insert your own pictures (they do come out grainy though).I will say a little about the installed software. It took me only 5 minutes to install. The instructions tell you to unplug the label maker while the cd is being installed. Then, the install wizard will walk you through installation and instructs you when to go ahead and plug in the label maker. As another reviewer mentioned, make sure to also flip the edit mode switch on the machine to E. Once in Edit mode, you can print different label styles (bar codes, vertical printing, etc). You still have the benefits you had with the EL function but there are added fonts, clip arts, many more frame styles, etc. You also have the option of loading Excel, Word or Outlook add ins that allow you to make labels right from those applications. I liked using the Word software a little better but maybe that's just because I'm more familiar with it.You can purchase additional tapes in varying colors, widths, acid free, extra strength, extra narrow (for labeling the edges of cd cases), fabric tapes, etc... Replacement tapes start at around $12 on Amazon. The specialty tapes tend to cost a little more.Overall, this is a great little label maker. I imagine this would be a nice solution for a small business owner. For personal use, it has way more features than I could ever need. I basically just wanted something to label my son's toy bins, clean up our office, and label the many storage boxes in our basement. I suppose with the acid free tape I could use it for scrapbooking, but the acid free tapes only come in black on clear or black on white, so it is limited in colors. It also has a nice christmas frame that could be used to make tags on christmas gifts - but the pre printed gift tags they sell at the store are cheaper and more colorful. So, I think I'm back to my boring old label making needs. It is still a pretty fancy label maker though, easy to use and fun.
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While I loved this label maker with my PC, I have happily switched to Mac. My only regret in making the change is that this label maker is limited to Windows. Time for a Mac version, Brother.
- Easy - Fast - Secure!
- Easy to Use - No software installation required
- Uses tapes up to 1" wide, laminated for indoor/outdoor use
- Prints multiple lines of text and graphics
- Uses AD-24 adapter (included) or 6 "AAA" batteries (not included)
I really like this label printer except for one fairly minor quibble (more on that later). I have been a long-time owner & user of a standalone Brother P-Touch label printer that I got years ago at a warehouse club store. You know the ones - battery operated, with a built-in keyboard & a small LCD screen. This PC-compatible label printer uses the exact same label cartridges as those units - the Brother "TZ" cartridges, although this printer can use tape up to 1" wide, while my standalone P-Touch can use tape up to only 1/2" in width. That's the first point that makes this unit more versatile.Another feature that makes this printer more versatile is the fact that it is used connected to a Windows PC (no Mac support as of yet - too bad, but I have both). Using either the built-in "Lite" software, or the full-fledged software you can optionally install from CD, you can use any TrueType font, as well as graphics. My stand-alone unit is limited to one standard font, so I really like this flexibility. If you use the Lite software on the unit itself, you set a switch on the rear of the printer to "EL" ("Editor Lite"), and, when attached to your PC via the included USB cable, a new drive mounts on your computer - just like if you had inserted one of those USB flash drives. The Lite software is on this drive & is run from it directly, with no need to install additional drivers. And, like a flash drive, the printer's drive should be "ejected" before disconnecting the USB cable from your PC.In my case, I wanted to use the printer only on my home PC, so in lieu of the built-in Lite version of the Editor software, I installed the full-fledged version from CD, along with the required drivers. I am running Windows Vista 64 on my PC, and the drivers & software installed & run on it flawlessly. As other reviewers here have noted, you need to install the drivers & software *before* attaching the printer (in fact, the software installation program will prompt you to attach the printer when it is ready), and set the switch on the rear of the printer to "E" ("Editor") before attaching. This switch, in effect, bypasses the internal flash drive on the printer, so it will not mount each time you connect the printer to a USB port on your PC.I am somewhat of a "label-aholic", so I had a lot of fun printing labels for various things around the house when I first set the printer up. I had been wanting to label all the breakers in our house's breaker box in the basement, so that was on of the first things I did. The self-trimming feature of this printer made this task easier than with my standalone unit - no scissors needed!Finally, my one quibble with this unit - like other reviewers have noted, it *does* waste a 1" or so piece of blank tape before printing a label. My standalone unit does that as well, but at least this one trims off the wasted bit before printing the label (hence the scissors requirement for my old one). If you are printing a number of labels at once, this waste can mostly be avoided by printing all the labels as one long label with a few spaces between the text for each one, but then you would need to break out those scissors to trim each label separately (and you'll still get one bit of wasted tape at the start of your one long label!). It doesn't appear in operating the printer that this waste is required, and the cynic in me wants to think that Brother did this to sell more tape (which is not cheap), but I still like this printer a great deal nonetheless. But, I did deduct one star for this waste.
Brother PC-Connectable Label Maker with Auto Cutter Reviews By Customer
This is a great product. We loved it so much we bought a second for our office. Easy to use; there are a variety of color and types of labels available. Labels are clearly printed. Allows you to choose font size, color and type. Labels are sturdy, long losting and they don't peel off item they are placed on until you pull them off. You won't be dissapointed.
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