Brother P-Touch PT-1650 Label Printer

by Brother

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 4 x 10 inches ; 1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0002AZ2RY
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: PT-1650
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,055 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 22, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

This durable and rugged-handheld labeler uses new Flexible ID tape and rotated print for cable wrapping and flagging, industrial strength laminated tapes for patch panel labeling, and standard laminated tapes for faceplate labeling. It's perfect for telecom/cabling, asset management, property management, manufacturing, and general office use.

Create labels with graphics and bar codes up to 1 inch wide. Download databases, custom templates, and graphics. Memory functions store frequently used label designs, and an easy entry keyboard and large display permit quick editing. Auto sizing, sequential numbering, repeat printing, and vertical style offer quick, versatile labeling. The auto power off feature helps save battery life.

What's in the Box
PT-1650 label printer, custom carrying case, one 1-inch TZ Flexible ID laminated tape, one 1/2-inch black-on-white extra-strength adhesive tape, rubber impact guards, adjustable neck strap, user's guide, separator stick, CD containing P-touch Editor v3.2 software, USB cable, batteries

Product Description

Brother P-Touch PT-1650 Label Printer

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent device, you just have to read the manual, January 13, 2007

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M.G. (St.Louis, MO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brother P-Touch PT-1650 Label Printer (Office Product)

Been using one of these for almost 2 years, mostly for labelling electronic cables and panels. If the previous reviewer had read the manual they would see it has 4 cutting modes. If you're only doing one label, yes, you'll lose about 1/2" of tape when cutting. When doing multiple labels, change the cutting mode to continuous feed or pause/cut after each label, with no waste. I get very long battery life as well. The Brother tapes, when bought from online discounters, cost much less per label than competing labellers aimed at the electronics industry such as Dymo or Brady.

Only complaint is the PC software (if you use it at all) can be confusing to create what you expect to print, relative to how the labeller works from its own keypad. This is also a case of reading the manual and spending some time working with it.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I was looking for!, August 22, 2006

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R. Coffin (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brother P-Touch PT-1650 Label Printer (Office Product)

This label printer rocks! I've been casually looking for a label printer for a couple years, but I didn't like anything I'd seen. Until now. This Brother PT-1650 is rugged. It is very easy to use. It has a lot of capabilities. It is extremely versatile. The quality of print is awesome. It will do all the formatting automatically or let you adjust things like font size manually. You can use images or clip art or select pre-loaded symbols. You can save labels in the memory. You can print ordinary labels. You can print flag labels to stick on electric cords. You can print labels that wrap around cables. You can print labels spaced evenly for identifing telecom ports, or even your spice rack. I love it. I was up until 2 AM last night organizing my electronics parts.

I spent hours using it yesterday and did not run into any of the problems mentioned by the reviewer S. Bentz below. The reviewer is correct that it causes some tape to be wasted. There might be a setting to reduce the amount of waste somewhat. But, I believe that space represents the distance from the printer head to the cutting edge. Also, when printing a lot of small 5 digit labels, you could print it out in "Port" mode and cut manually with scissors.

The only tape I wasted was printing out a label, then finding that I could make it even fancier or useful. I discovered I could use bigger symbols, using the "Block" formatting feature. You can use a variety of frames. And this is just in the standalone mode. You can download even fancier stuff using the USB computer connection.

I have only two minor complaints. One, is that you can't just print to it from your computer. You have to transfer your finished templates to the PT-1650 and then print. Also, the editing software is pretty weak. But it simply works great as a standalone unit.

There is a $30 rebate for this printer available on brother.com until September 16. (And no, I do not work for Brother.)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great machine..., August 10, 2007

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Kathy D "zsazsasd" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brother P-Touch PT-1650 Label Printer (Office Product)

This is a great label printer. I first saw it on one of those home-organization shows.

It prints labels from 1/4" to 1" wide, up to the length of the tape. The TZ labels it takes come in several colors (white, flourescent orange, yellow, red, clear, etc.) and types (basic laminated, strong adhesive, strong adhesive flexible [for labeling cables, etc.], tamper evident [which show if someone has tried to peel-off the label], etc.).

The specialized label tapes can be pricey, but the instruction manual tells you how to save tape with different printing methods.

I've had this label maker for almost 2 years and have never had a problem with it. I highly recommend it.