We tested five label makers with a variety of price points and functionality. Two of those models –the Brother P-Touch Cube Smartphone Label Maker ($40) and the aggressively named DYMO LabelWriter 450 Turbo Label Printer ($73)–offer additional digital capabilities: they connect by Bluetooth to your phone (Brother) or via USB cable to your PC (DYMO), capabilities that let you get crazy with your graphics and templates If you’re into that sort of thing. The DYMO Labelwriter Thermal can print postage and produce up to 71 labels in a minute. None of these I’ve ever needed to do.
In order to use the sleekly designed Brother P-Touch Cube, you need to download the special P-Touch app, which right there is a deal-breaker for me, what with my can-I-just-pick-it-up-and-use-it rule. This model is for you If you’re interested in the concept of making labels using your smartphone.
The final model we tested was the DYMO LetraTag ($18) It came with an alphabetical keyboard with a loud and slow printer, and inexpensive labels with backings made of paper which were difficult to remove.
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