Brother P-Touch 1290

I had previously reviewed another label maker by Dymo which is plugged into the USB port of your computer. Using built-in software, you could create and print labels from your PC. I also made a snarky comment about handheld labelers and needing to be...

Lightweight ; Easy to use keyboard ; Versatile ; Portable ; Good price

Fancier labels and extra images, accents and icons can get a little tricky to produce ; Comes with instruction sheet that takes a little time to digest

Concerning the margins : the device FORCES you to lost at least 25mm of "margins"... You often ends up with more margins than actual text. If you reduce margins in the options, there is always a side of 25mm, that you have to cut off yourself with some...

Very ergonomic (all letters/symbols easily accessible) ; Lots of pretty options (not so useful in day to day, thought) ; Also, quite stylish

Silly margins option, makes you lose a lot of ribbon and, even, cut it off yourself with a scissor ; Stupid battery choice 6 x AAA instead of less cheaper bigger AA or A batteries

Concerning the margins : the device FORCES you to lost at least 25mm of "margins"... You often ends up with more margins than actual text. If you reduce margins in the options, there is always a side of 25mm, that you have to cut off yourself with some...

Very ergonomic (all letters/symbols easily accessible) ; Lots of pretty options (not so useful in day to day, thought) ; Also, quite stylish

Silly margins option, makes you lose a lot of ribbon and, even, cut it off yourself with a scissor ; Stupid battery choice 6 x AAA instead of less cheaper bigger AA or A batteries

Use it for labeling all our networking cables.

Easy To Setup,Easy to Use

I'll keep reading the instructions to see if I can cut down the size of the borders, but extremely happy with it other wise.

Easy To Setup,Easy to Use,Efficient

Too much waste Borders

Very hard to get started and to much wasted tape before you can figure things out!!!

Adequate Capabilities,Compact Size

Difficult To Use

It's great

Adequate Capabilities,Attractive Design,Clear Display,Easy To Use,Long Battery Life

I am very pleased with this purchase. I was able to use it with no problem at all right out of the package.

Adequate Capabilities,Compact Size,Easy To Use

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Adequate Capabilities

Good Unit

Adequate Capabilities,Compact Size,Quality Construction

Hard To See Display

It is a little hard to figure all the cool things it can do but am getting there.

Adequate Capabilities,Attractive Design,Clear Display,Compact Size,Easy To Use,Long Battery Life,Quality Construction