Brother P-Touch PTD220 Home Office Everyday Label Maker Prints TZe Label Tapes up to 1 2 inch White

I really like this label maker. It worked exactly as expected and was super easy to use right out of the box. Unlike some others I’ve tried, it didn’t jam or misfeed at all. Everything printed cleanly and evenly. The layout is intuitive and it feels solid for both home and office use. It was also a good price for the quality. I’ve labeled a bunch of files for the office and some bins around the house, and it handled everything with no issues. Definitely recommend if you’re looking for a dependable and no fuss label maker. Read more

This label printer is the best one I have ever used in my life. The full keyboard makes typing Some Caps or ALL CAPS quick and easy. It feels sturdy for the price, and printing is very fast and super legible. The cut button is smooth and effective. I highly recommend the Brother P-Touch PTD220. Read more

This well made device has been really helpful in letting us organize better. It's not only useful, but it's a very attractive gadget and very easy to use. Read more

Works Great, used it to label all my tools sizes. In black on yellow. Highly visible. Easy to peel and stick. You can make the number or letter big or small. People had mentioned that it wastes labels by leaving too much margin. But if you read the instructions you can change that so that the margin is smaller. Has lots of different Font that you can Choose from. The screen is easy to read with a little back lighting. But if your room is dark it’s difficult to see the screen. It’s a great little machine and works as intended. Read more

This is one of the best little label printers out there. It is easy to use, intuitive, and has a lot of great options at a very decent price. If you're just wanting to print labels and maybe add a little flair here and there, this is perfect. The cartridges are only about $3-$5 each, depending on the brand, so it gives you decent mileage for the cost. The 2 letdowns for me are that it does not come with a power cord. Not a huge deal because you can either use 6xAAA batteries or pick up a power cord for $10. Go with the power cord unless you need the convenience of carrying it around and printing on-the-go. The biggest let down is the LCD screen. All the stock photos look crystal clear and easily readable, but in reality, it is not clear. On my unit and on every review or 3rd party photo, you can see the contrast is pretty horrible. The funny thing is that it looks better in a photo than it does in reality, so I can't even post proof of what I'm seeing. The contrast on the unit lets you go up or down 2 notches, which barely affects the visibility in a meaningful way. It needs a brightness setting along with the contrast. That said, as long as you can get enough light hitting the LCD without glare from the plastic, you should be fine. A backlight with an on/off setting would have been fantastic. Even with the drawback of the LCD, I would still buy it though, as it really is a great unit. Read more

I got it last night and used it right away. It works great. The only drawback there could possibly be is that it leaves waistingly long margins on each side of the print. I think I saw that you can manage that by changing a setting. I got it on black friday for a great price. I had it on my wish list waiting for this deal. Oh, one thing more, it uses 6 triple a batteries. I don't know how long they will last but you can buy a cord for it separately. It has a good weight to it and says in place well. It is going to hold up through time Read more

My old Brother label maker finally gave up the ghost. I think the thermal print head stopped working, but it was over 20 years old and had a good life so RIP Brother. One requirement for a replacement was that it use the TZe labels on account of I stocked up on said label cartridges. This label maker obviously does use these labels so that’s good. What else is good?: + Fonts: quite a few of them. Personally, I only use the basic Helvetica (called “US”) but it’s nice they’re there. + Emojis: really. + Frames: you can pick from a large selection of frames around the text. Again, I don’t usually use such, but it’s a nice touch. + Font Sizes: but almost all label makers have this option. + Tabs: useful. + Files: you can save a number of labels in memory which I think I will find very useful + Adjustable lead-in/out: my previous label maker wasted a lot of tape with too-long leads. SUMMARY The TZe tape cartridges are often on the pricey side (which is why I Ioaded up when I found a good deal), but they work well and this label maker will, I think, save in the long run. Especially if it also lasts 20 years. Read more

All around it’s a pretty great label maker. The tape is easy to come by and is sold in bulk at a good price. The screen can be a little hard to read in really bright environments but otherwise very good. It takes 6 AAA batteries. Yes, 6. Or your can use a 9v power cord, but it’s not included and needs to be bought separately. If you power it by battery (what I’m doing) the batteries do last a long time in the printer. I’ve gone through 3 tape cassettes all on one set of batteries and no sign to change them soon. There’s tons on fonts and boarders you can do to the labels all with the same regular tape. Personally I use only the standard font but there are many options to choose. For the environmentally conscious: Now, this might be a 50/50 for you. The tape need to be printed on is plastic. Packaged in a special plastic cassette. After you print you need to peel the paper-plastic off the adhesive backing. Also inside that tape cassette, each time you print the tape has an ink side that does the printing and rolls up on the other end of the cassette like a VHS. So about 10-30% of the ink is used to print, the rest is unusable waste neatly rolled on the inside of the cassette. Very sneaky way to get us to buy more tape. Read more