Customer Reviews:
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 One sweet labeler January 12, 2007
Dennis F. Watson (NC)
26 out of 26 found this review helpful
Some how I managed to find this for $42 and I didn't even know you could connect it to your pc till I received it.
You can install the software and use it to put any font, font sizes,and pics you can imagine on the tape. Its nice that you see the tape on your pc so you can position anything you want, where you want before printing it.
I ordered a hard case to store it in too.
Very nice labeler.
Great labeler! March 19, 2007
George Brach (Ann Arbor, MI)
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
I have an older model of this labeler and really like it. When I ordered this newer model, I was worried that it would be too full of fancy new features to use easily. Fortunately, the new model is just as easy to use as the old model and has some improved memory and usability features as well. For instance, printing symbols was a hassle with the old model, but the new model remembers the previous symbol you used, making it easier and faster. The new model also connects to your computer, expanding its functionality. The batteries hold a charge for a very, very long time.
The only minor issue I have is that you can't turn off the margins on the labels. (You can turn off one margin, but not both.) This means that you print out more label than you need and this a waste of pricey label tape.
More than I bargained for! July 9, 2007
C. Calvert (Birmingham, Alabama)
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
I am very pleased with this purchase. Not only does it offer a great level of functionality as a stand alone product, but when you connect it to a PC it opens a whole new level of usability and creativity. The editing software lets you place you text with any of your windows true-type fonts, as well as hundreds of included clip-art and symbol fonts (wingding, webdings, etc.). However, it even goes beyond this, and I don't think the product description makes this clear. It accepts .bmp, .tiff and several other formats. You can jump into Paint, or your favorite art program and create any doodle or line-art you want and then add them to your labels. Or you can get art from the web. I was labeling some herb infused olive oil, and searched "olive line art" and "garlic line art" and came up with some great royalty-free art to add to my labels.
As for the other aspects, the printing is clear, and while not anything astounding in speed, still about as fast as average. You will need to tweak the settings when printing one label to keep it from wasting a lot of tape (which isn't all that cheap). The AC adapter included saves on battery life, but they don't include a USB cable so you will have to buy one if you don't have one. All in all, though, definitely worth the price.
 A very nice labeling machine December 27, 2007
S. McInnes (Southern California)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
I use this labeler in my home and have found it to be very effective. As others have mentioned, it is aggravating to have so much wasted tape at the beginning and end of each label, so that's why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 stars. To somewhat solve the problem of the wasted labeling tape, I make a list of all the labels that I need to make and type them in on the machine in one continuous strand (until the memory is "full") with a couple of spaces in-between each label. Once it prints out, I then cut the labels apart. Yes, I know it's an extra step, but it sure saves on all that wasted tape if you were to be making labels one at a time. These labels stick very well to the plastics that I've adhered them to, unlike the tape used in an older labeling machine that I had before this one. If you are *really* frugal (as I am at times) you can save those little extra end pieces in a baggie and use them for labeling something small, writing on them with a permanent marker.
 I like the printer, but... September 15, 2008
R.B. Jones
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
the Brother PT-1950 allows too much tape,(tab/margin),on both sides of the title of the label, which makes for a lot of wasted tape. For example, when you type the name, "Chris", in capital letters, the name is about 1 inch long. Well, the label turns out to be a total of about three inches long, because there is 1 inch of empty/wasted label space before the letters (or whatever you are printing) begins to print, and then there is an empty space of one inch of wasted space after the printing is finished. So when you add that extra two inches of wasted space each time you print, A LOT of tape is being wasted, which will get costly. This is the killer of this machine for me. I mostly use the printer to create file folder labels, and since the tab/margin is so wide/long, I have to trim each label with scissors, which it is irritating, and inconvenient. I tried to adjust the tabs, but that doesn't help. The problem appears to be in the amount of space between the point where the tape begins to come out of the cartridge, and the drive roller that actually 'pulls' the label out. Btw, I tried to call brother, and waited on hold for at least 40 minutes before I gave up. I want to like this printer, but this is an engineering oversight. The reason to buy a labeling machine is convenience, and speed, but when you have to trim each tape, it no longer is convenient.
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