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19 of 19 found the following review helpful:
 Works as promised! Dec 05, 2005
By Surya Yalamanchili
"Surge"
Wow. This is a great labeler. It is so handy (literally). It is easy to walk around with if you have frequent things to label. I can even enter information on it one-handed!
I was hesitant when buying it because the review said it wasn't intuitive...but the description of the item said it was easy to use. Well, it ends up being the latter. It is very easy to use. Even changing styles and formats worked just like other labelers.
The prior comment was correct in that it wastes a small piece of label with each print. This is because it needs to feed a little out for it's "pinchers" to grab before printing. But then it trims it for you so that you don't end up with excess "blank" label at one end. It's similar to a printer at home in that the printer can't print to the top margin and bottom margin of the paper. So no matter what you print on a printer, there is blank area at the top and bottom of the page. In this case though, it does automatically trim it for you prior to dispensing the print.
I love it.
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Tech Must Have! Feb 25, 2008
By C. Impens
I've used this labeler for over 2 years. It's GREAT!. I bought a second one for a seprate location so I always have one handy. If you read the manual you can find how not to waste tape when printing multiple labels. You can print any kind of label for wiring, panels, or just about anything else. Go to Brothermall.com and get the flexable ID tapes for cables. If you shop around you can see how expensive labeling is so the price for the tapes is as reasonable as any other. You may want to get something cheaper for personal use but this is the best for professional quality installation. I got a Platt 507 case and customized it for carrying the labeler, 9 tape cartridges, and spare batteries. It gets great milage from the batteries too. Add some flat point tweezers to help in applying the labels so they're always straight. I recommend this labeler to all the technicians I work with and have complete faith in it. On occasions the cutter can use some cleaning with a cotton swab and alcohol to avoid a cutter error. You should press the cutter in a delibrate but not over firm motion when cutting the tape and you'll have no problems. I can't say enough positives about using this labeler.
18 of 21 found the following review helpful:
Great industrial labeler Jan 04, 2006
By Chosen One
"Your god"
I use this to label wires and components in control panels and it is a very robust and well designed device. It's typical of me to print out 400+ labels per project with no problems.
If your having trouble using this device I fear you might also have trouble using a phone or counting.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Best label maker for discriminating users Oct 21, 2010
By G. Stahl
I have over 17 years experience working full time with audio, video, cable TV, satellite, antenna systems, phone, network, security, etc...So of course I've tried many ways to label wires. None of them truly impressed me. So when I had a house built and needed to label the wiring for my own stuff, I decided to do research and find a label maker with the features I've always wanted.
first I noted that any label less than 1 inch wide doesn't allow enough space to do typical words I wish to print. This product obviously supports 1 inch tape. Next I wanted to be able to orient the text in more orientations than I had previously experienced. This piece orients text every way I wish. Next, I wanted a label maker that doesn't needlessly waste tape as some do. This one does the trick. It lets you print as many labels as you want before cutting. You just have to set the appropriate mode for that and press a button called "feed" when you are done printing. That advances the last label enough to allow the cut to be done at the right spot. Then you cut the labels with scissors.
I've now done an extensive system in my house with a boat-load of wiring plus an additional system in my pole barn (man-cave). All wiring is labeled to my satisfaction. I will also note that none of the labels have come loose. Basically I have been completely satisfied with this product in every way. I did all this work with one set of batteries and still don't need to replace them. The first tape cassette lasted for many, many labels. I did have to get a second tape cassette to finish my pole barn system but I was not upset about that.
The only critique I would offer is that changing some of the settings typically requires a review of the manual. But overall that doesn't bother me given the very reasonable price of the label maker.
Bravo Brother!
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Excellent label maker for a clutterbug stay-at-home-mom Nov 21, 2008
By K. Levin
I've had the PT-1400 for almost 2 years now. I happened to get it at half price, which is the only reason I sprung for such a pricey version. It turns out to have been an excellent splurge for my needs.
First of all, not all P-Touch label makers can handle label tape widths of one inch. (I know some top out at 3/4", and others may only handle 1/2".) For home use, such as storing seasonal items and hand-me-down clothes in the attic where they may sit for several years between kids, the 1" label is perfectly clear from our attic stairs to the far wall (10 feet?) where the clothing bins sit.
Another feature I didn't think much about when I purchased the PT-1400 and had only one older toddler is the DURABILITY of this particular unit. Because it is made for an industrial environment, I think they built it extra tough. Thank goodness, because little kids are drawn to a label maker like you wouldn't believe. Buttons! Tape coming out, and not just tape, but STICKERS!!! (I try to keep it up high, but they have gotten to my labeler and they have dropped it--repeatedly.)
I, too, dislike the wasted 3/4" bit of tape that pops out before every label. I care about the environment, and I'm cheap! One solution I have is to type in several labels worth of text at once and print it in one go, using scissors to separate the different labels. That only makes a single "waste" square per grouped set of labels. The other trick I have is using my kids' love of stickers--I have declared those little squares "love stickers", and I dole them out to the kids as I'm doing my organizing and labeling. (Since I'm often very busy and distracted while doing a major seasonal cleaning, taking a minute to tell a kid how much I love him and bestowing a little square sticker is a very fine thing.) You'd be amazed at how much a 4 year old loves being covered with a dozen or more plain square "love" stickers.
I'll also address the ease of use question since the other reviews seem quite cursory. The PT-1400 is very, VERY easy to get started with and produce basic text labels. Upper and lower-case and all-caps are easily done without reading the manual. Using the SYMBOL key to access useful symbols is trivial. A person who wants to go into more exotic style changes such as using different font sizes on multiple lines of text within a single label will probably need to read the manual. I also created some bar code labels for my part-time job at a bookstore, and that required first internet investigation (to learn what type of bar code format is used for the ISBN's on books) and then searching the manual of the PT-1400 to figure out how to convince the device to make my bar codes. In the end, I did end up with bar codes that our cash register wands could scan for automatic data entry.
My final comment is that I have found 1/4" tape to get tangled in my PT-1400, ruining both cartridges I have tried of that size. Since no other tapes have had such an issue, I don't know if my device just hates 1/4" tapes, or if all P-Touch units have trouble with them. After seeing it in person--I ordered many types of tapes to have on hand, and they are much cheaper online than in local office stores--I think 1/4" tape is just too tiny to be useful for very much. I got it thinking to save a little money (vs. 1/2" tape) for labeling file folders, but 1/2" tape works fine for that and is more often deeply discounted since it is the most common size.
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