Rated 
Brother PT-1280 Electronic Labeling System
Price, print quality, supports 2 line printing, supports several “TZ” tape sizes up to ½”, easy to use/intuitive, supports a number of different text and border formatting options
No AC adapter, costly refills, wastes tape and requires you to cut it manually
Posted Sep 19, 2007 - We bought this labeler from a local office supply store recently as it was on sale for a very attractive price. It is our second Ptouch labeler and works great, just like the first one. It is compact, relatively lightweight, and has a small 15 character display so you can see what you are doing. It comes with a starter tape and requires 6 AAA batteries or an AC adapter, neither of which is included. It prints high quality, professional looking labels in a number of different formats. On the downside, it requires 6 AAA batteries or an AC adapter which is not included, and the refill tapes are pretty expensive for this model. When it prints a label, it leaves pretty large margins on each side of the label which not only wastes tape, but requires you to cut the tape to make it look “normal”. This can be adjusted somewhat with some effort, but it will not save you much and you will still need to cut the tape. In summary, it’s a fair labeler at a good price (if you shop around for it), and if you can stomach the high cost of refill tape then I would recommend it. But be aware that there are other labelers available, which take cheaper tape, and in the long run these may be a better alternative for you.
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PT-1280 Electronic Labeling System
good quality labels, not very practical labeler
