In a message written on Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 02:32:07PM -0700, Joel M Snyder wrote:
features, so I bought the cheapest TZ-compatible P-touch I could find, the 1290, but it is about twice as hard to get anything done with it as the bottom-of-the-line $19.95 P-Touch that takes M tapes.
Anyone got a solution for *that* particular problem? Should I get a better TZ-compatible labeler?
Brother seems to have about 20 different models out at any time, and replaces about 2 of them once a year. Chances are you can find one you like. My kingdom for a model that didn't hide an apostrophy on a sub-menu. The "step up" solution is something like Brady. Significantly more expensive label makers, somewhat more expensive supplies. However I generally think they are superior in UI, durability, label selection, and so on. Many also have a serial port (I think USB on a few of the new ones) so you can "print" (basically an ASCII stream) to them which can make large volume labling really easy from your PC. If you're spending more than a half hour a day with your label maker invest in a mid-range Brady. The "step down" is a pen. For labeling cables sheets of the "self laminating" labels (a white tab with a clear tail) are easy to write on and laminate as you install them. No batteries, super small for a ton of labels, easy to use. -- Leo Bicknell - bicknell@ufp.org - CCIE 3440 PGP keys at http://www.ufp.org/~bicknell/