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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
Would that it were that simple. The advantage to label maker devices is that you don't need a PC, word processing program, or label paper when you use them. The idea is that you carry them around and make labels on the spot. I've used kit like that in server rooms full of racks with gear that wasn't labeled to make what it was and what it was a connection for easier. A proper device is well worth the money. The Dymo Katsunami bought doesn't qualify as "proper".
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Indeed; I want a device that can be used through a computer, but can also be used on the spot. I also want to be able to use as many tapes as possible that are not too expensive.
I'm now looking at the PT-E550WVP
It can do everything: stand-alone, connected by USB, Wi-Fi, and even AirPrint/PrintDirect using an app. It takes all tapes currently produced by brother. It can run off of an adapter (supplied), battery (supplied), or 6x AA batteries. It also has built in functionality for the labels I need most: cable wraps and cable flags. It also does half-cut labels so they peel off easily. (Didn't know about this function before.)
Obviously, it also has a backlight. Detail: it does NOT mention this in the specifications, but it DOES in the list of functions, and twice in the product leaflet.
Funny... this is an industrial label maker.
Once again, I'm going to end up with business/industrial stuff. It has been so with almost everything computer-related I buy. The consumer-oriented stuff always turns out to be crap (in my eyes, IMHO), and I end up switching to business/industrial devices. My current laptop is a portable workstation; my previous one a (back in 2008) high-end business notebook. My main printer is a small office laser printer (Brother DCP-7070DW), and the second printer is an office inkjet A3 printer (Brother MFC-J5620DW). Both have remote access capabilities and are connected by network. Both my old and new monitor are Eizo's. Even the router and switch I use are business models.
Maybe I should start learning a lesson and just disregard most consumer products. The business products are more expensive (this label printer will be 50% more expensive than the above Dymo; and 3x as expensive if I had kept the Dymo and used the cashback), but I tend to not replace stuff until it either stops working, or doesn't do what I want it to do anymore.