Brother PT-1010 Handheld Labeler with Rubber Grip

by Brother

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 4.2 x 2.2 inches ; 1.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000X0XW2U
• Item model number: PT-1010
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,290 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Label almost anything, anywhere with the Brother PT-1010 Portable Home and Office Labeler. This fast and efficient labeler helps organize your home, office, or industry by creating adhesive backed labels quickly and easily. Featuring a built-in manual cutter and separate number keys and alphabetical letter keys for easy input, the PT-1010 offers a wide variety of convenient options to help keep your home or business running smoothly.

The Brother PT-1010 Portable Home and Office Labeler: Prints labels up to a half-inch wide Offers three type sizes and eight type styles Prints 180 dots per inch

The Brother PT-1010 is easy to use. View larger.

Fun and Easy to Use
With its easy-to-view, large 12-character per line guidance LCD display and compact size, the PT-1010 is a pleasure to use. It prints labels up to a half-inch wide on laminated indoor or outdoor tape. It's also comfortable to hold, thanks to a sturdy rubber grip. Choose between one- or two-line printing--whichever allows you to include all the details you need to properly categorize a host of different items. Additionally, one clear font, three type sizes, and eight type styles allow for effortless personalization.

Create Customized Labels to Organize Home or Office
The PT1010 lets you create labels that best fit your working or living environment. Print your text with six frame options, six built-in auto formats, and up to 83 symbols. The Time and Date function lets you print labels for food leftovers, folders containing time-sensitive documents, or other dated items. For added convenience, this labeler uses a variety of TZ laminated tapes for indoor or outdoor use, so you can let your creativity flow. It also includes a 0.5-inch black-on-white laminated tape to help get you started.

Clear, Durable Labels
Powered by either six "AAA" batteries (not included) or an optional adaptor, the PT-1010 produces durable, colorful labels that are resistant to water, spills, heat, cold and other harsh environments. It also offers a print resolution of 180 dots per inch (dpi) for clarity, and can easily be moved from site to site. So versatile you'll never run out of uses for this handy labeler, the PT-1010 is a simple, uncomplicated tool that can make a big difference at home or work.

The Brother PT-1010 Portable Home and Office Labeler is backed with a one-year limited warranty.

Product Description

PT1010 is a handheld Electronic Labeler with rubber grip.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

87 of 91 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars You need the adaptor cord, April 19, 2008

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Terri (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brother PT-1010 Handheld Labeler with Rubber Grip (Office Product)

I first purchased the Brother PT-1010 thinking that I would try it out with batteries before I committed to buying the adaptor. The thing absolutely, positively would not run with BRAND NEW BATTERIES! Every time I tried to print, I got a low battery message.

Once I purchased the A/C adaptor it worked like a charm. Thus far the labels have been exactly what I was looking for - crisp printing, easy peeling and sturdy.

Besides the batteries, I have two other criticisms. First, the User's Manual is confusing. It's far easier to just start pushing buttons. Second, each label has about 1/2" wasted space on either side of the letters. I've taken to printing several labels at one time using 3 spaces to separate them. I then print as if it were one long label and cut them apart with scissors. There's much less waste that way!

42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Basic Labeler, October 20, 2008

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B. Duncan "bkduncan" (Chattanooga, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brother PT-1010 Handheld Labeler with Rubber Grip (Office Product)

I needed a no-frills labeler. This item has been great for me. You can print several different font sizes, basic text formatting (bold, italics, underline, outline, shadow, etc), and even a few border styles (candy, wood, round, etC).

Loading and unloading tape cartridges is every easy. Battery life has been good too.

It does waste quite a bit at the ends of the labels. If you can print more than one at a time, do it. Separate text by three or four spaces then use scissors to cut apart your labels. Do not press the label cut button while printing, or it will stop printing.

This labeler met my expectations! I would give it 5 stars if it did not waste material at the ends of each label.

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Classic case of give away the razor and sell the blades..., February 9, 2009

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R. V. Hatcher (Boston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brother PT-1010 Handheld Labeler with Rubber Grip (Office Product)

Ok, the labeler itself prints great labels, but everything about it is geared to sell consumables.

1. It eats batteries, printing maybe 50 labels on SIX AAA batteries.
2. It adds almost an inch to each side of the printing which is a total waste of tape, and so far I have no idea how to shorten it. (Don't you think one of the menu items would be "how much space do you want around your printing?" or something like that.)
3. It defaults to the largest font so that it uses as much tape as possible. Even after setting it to "medium" font it goes back to "large" for the next label. There is no way to save settings.
4. The menus are VERY confusing.

I have a large supply of AC converters from old electronic devices and have tried a number of 9V and so far I haven't been able to get the printer to work with any of them.

So, yes, it works, but, damn, is it expensive.