Brother P-touch Electronic Labeling System, Royal Blue (PT80SCCP)

by Brother

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4 x 3 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0013CJC1M
• Item model number: PT80SCCP
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,422 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 13, 2007

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Brother PT-80SCCP Personal Labeler is an affordable, handheld personal labeling system that can print a wide variety of tape colors and styles. Everyone can use a little help getting organized, and this compact, easy-to-use device makes it a breeze. It's perfect for homes, home offices, and small offices and particularly helpful for crafts, school projects, financial management, and all sorts of kid activities. You'll come up with hundreds of uses for this label maker. From tidying up your closet to making scrapbooks, the PT-80 can help keep your household -- and your life -- running smoothly.

PT-80SCCP Personal Labeler is an affordable, handheld personal labeling system that can can help keep your household running smoothly.

Special Features
The PT-80SCCP easily prints labels in six type sizes, nine type styles and one font for all different labeling needs -- all you have to do is type in your text and print. It's that easy! To make things even more precise, at the touch of a button you can also add the time and date to your label. This feature is especially helpful for labeling perishable food, financial records, smoke alarm batteries, and spice racks. With the PT-80SCCP, you can print non-laminated labels that are 0.375 and 0.5 inches wide.

Personalize Your Labels
It's fun to personalize your labels. The PT-80SCCP gives you the option of selecting from 71 symbols to creatively display information on the label, and also includes five auto formats and five framing options. In addition, you can take advantage of nine different types of styles, including italic, bold, and vertical. Along with its easy-to-view, 12-character LCD display and easy-to-use typewriter style keyboard, the PT-80SCCP features raised keys for more accurate input. It also prints one to two lines of crisp text, and can add text framing and underlining.

Print Speed, Resolution, and Tape Size
The PT-80SCCP is designed to offer you the very best label-making technology available in a compact, personal-use unit. The print speed is 7.5 mm/second, while the resolution is 230 dpi. You won't have to wait long for your labels to print out and when they do, the eye-catching sharpness of the text will stand out. The tape measures 26.2 feet, which means it won't require constant re-supplying. You can also print up to nine copies at one time.

The PT-80SCCP comes with a one year limited warranty.

For use with various color 3/8-inch and 1/2-inch "M" tapes.

What's in the Box
PT-80SCCP label printer, 1/2-inch black on white tape, and user's guide.

Product Description

The Brother PT-80SCCP is all about EFFICIENCY!!!! This handheld personal unit will help you be more organized. The unit has a wide selection of features, such as allowing you to print up to 2 lines and viewing up to 12 characters on the LCD, 9 type styles and 6 type sizes. The PT-80SCCP also allows you to print your text in 5 different frames and has an underlining feature as well. You also have the option of selecting up to 71 symbols to really display your creativity on your label. Printing the Time & Date in 6 different formats on your label is a great way to ensure maximum freshness for leftover meals or your frozen foods. The PT-80SCCP operates on 4 AAA batteries (optional) and includes one black on white starter“M” tape. For use with various color 3/8" and 1/2" "M" Tapes.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

85 of 86 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just shy of perfect!, November 25, 2009

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P. Lio "Dermatophile" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brother P-touch Electronic Labeling System, Royal Blue (PT80SCCP) (Office Product)

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I love this little labeling system and have used a few different ones in the past 2 years since I adopted the Getting Things Done system. The system is really neat and though I am not always faithful, when I adhere to it, I am able to get things done, indeed. A labeler is critical for this system and important for organization in general and this little guy does the job.

Pluses:
-Small
-Quick
-Very nice printout
-Easy to use
-Ready-made formats for VHS/MiniDV/CDs/File tabs/Dividers
-Easy-to-obtain refills

Minuses:
-No AC power option! Even if it were an additional $20 I would do this because it is a...
-BATTERY VAMPIRE! It goes through fresh batts at an incredible rate, even using nice fresh Duracells.
[Note: I want to say that I wish this at least took AAs instead of the tiny AAAs because the small size increase means almost a tripling of the power and would be well worth it for this device. Also, some other reviewers have noted that you could use rechargeable batteries, but I find that with the always-highly-rated Eneloops, I get the "Low Batt" warning almost immediately.]
-Semi-expensive ribbon refills
-A moderate amount of ribbon waste

Overall, this is an outstanding product and is essentially perfect in function, I hold back one star given some of the practical issues on using it regularly, namely the lack of AC adapter option in the setting of pretty voracious battery use.

For folks who use it only intermittently, I give this 5 stars.
For folks using it daily, I would caution you to consider a model with the AC adapter.

43 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Performs well, especially at such a low price!, November 25, 2009

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K. Robertson (southern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brother P-touch Electronic Labeling System, Royal Blue (PT80SCCP) (Office Product)

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I really expected that an electronic label maker would cost much, much more, so I'm amazed at the functionality of this item in relation to the price! This is just a good, basic machine to make labels with. I can't compare it with other label makers, but I would assume they may have more "fun" options as far as print styles/types and frames for labels.

I took time to test all the options/features, and found that the print is solid, the labels stick well to paper, plastic, & glass, and the finished product is very attractive and "finished" looking. The tape is just thin enough to be flexible and flat when applied, and not look bulky or peel up at the ends from being too thick or lack enough adhesive. The cutter cuts cleanly and neatly, and is easy to operate.

Your options with this item are:
** 6 type sizes/shapes: 9 point size in condensed and extended versions, and 17 point size in condensed and extended versions.
** 9 type styles: normal, outline, bold, shadow, italic, italic/outline, italic/bold, italic/shadow, and vertical.
** 5 auto formats: VCR/VHS, mini DV, audio, file tab, & divider
** 6 frames: underline, wooden (looks like print is on board with nails in it), banner, candy (looks like piece of candy twisted at both ends), rounded (frame with rounded edges), callout ("thought bubble")
** prints 1 or 2 lines
** 71 symbols to use
** 12 character LCD display; if your label is more than 12 characters, can push button and get read-back of what you've entered before printing; when you're 1st learning to use the maker, this is especially helpful, as you can see what you're entered before printing it out and wasting tape
** The colorful outside packaging of this item conveniently shows all these options as they actually appear on the labels (I would think this would be especially nice if giving this as a gift, where the receiver can immediately see the functionality of the P-Touch.)

Positives:

I like the design of this unit, as it cradles nicely in your hands -- you can reach all the keys with your thumbs when typing in a label. Also, the finish on the outside is a somewhat non-slip plastic, making it easier to hold.

Written instructions are very clear. Keyboard symbols are color-coded so it's pretty simple to figure out and learn to use.

You can see how much tape is left on your cartridge through a window on the back of the unit -- very helpful.

Drawbacks:

(very minor) I don't really like that the project you were working on when you cut the machine off re-appears when you cut it back on. I would prefer that the screen be blank and that you not have to clear it in order to start a new label. This is just my opinion.

The backing is extremely hard to get off the tape after it's printed. There is a small feature on the top of the unit where you can insert the tape to "start" the peel-off, but I would prefer to have a feature that makes peel-off a lot easier -- possibly one end of the tape a little shorter than the other? Now, the easiest way to remove the backing is to grip the tape between your left thumb and 1st finger very close to *one corner* and keep folding/bending at that corner slightly with your other thumb until you see the backing come away a little, then insert your nail.

Good to know:

** Unit uses 4 AAA batteries
** 13 feet of 1/2" starter tape, black print on white backing, is included
** Other color combinations of tape (available in both 1/2" and 3/8" sizes) are black print on gold/silver/green/blue/pink. Combos available in 1/2" only are yellow print on black, red print on white, and blue print on white. All tapes have to be be purchased separately, and are from about $8 to $10.

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Battery eater, February 18, 2010

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Walker "Qzrx" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Brother P-touch Electronic Labeling System, Royal Blue (PT80SCCP) (Office Product)

This product has no AC power connecting ability and uses a set of 4 AAA batteries for power. It takes one set of batteries to create a label, and it does not like rechargeables. So it is a silly product when you have to keep replacing batteries over and over.