Brother PT-1880 Advanced Deluxe Labeler for Home & Office

by Brother

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.6 x 2.2 inches ; 1.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000JVHH9W
• Item model number: PT1880
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,317 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
  • #15 in Office Products > Office Supplies > Labels, Indexes & Stamps > Labels & Stickers > Printer Labels: Laser & Inkjet
  • #19 in Office Products > Office Electronics > Other Office Equipment > Label Makers
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Brother P-Touch-1880 Advanced Deluxe Labeler for Home and Office is a sleek, contemporary mid-size handheld/desktop labeler. This advanced model features two distinct fonts and a clear 15 character x one-line LCD display for easy viewing. With it's built-in memory, you are able to save up to 5 labels that you commonly use for later. And the PT-1880 will print up to 3/4" wide laminated indoor/outdoor tape on 2 lines, 6 type sizes, and 9 type styles. There are Over 70 different symbols and 10 frame styles available for accurate, professional labeling.

This labeler uses up to 50 of the various color "TZ" laminated indoor/outdoor tapes available from Brother. It's easy to navigate all the available options with toggle buttons and raised, angled keys. The "Preview" key allows you to check your text - reducing mistakes and wasted tape. And with EZ top-load drop in "TZ" tape cassettes, switching tape is fast and easy. The PT-1880 operates on six "AA" Alkaline Batteries or using an AC Adapter (batteries and adapter are not included).

What's in the Box
Brother P-Touch-1880 Advanced Deluxe Labeler, 1/2-inch TZ black on white starter tape, user's manual.

Product Description

The PT-1880 is a sleek, contemporary mid-size handheld/desktop labeler. This advanced model features 2 fonts, with a clear 15 character x 1-line LCD display for easy viewing. Built-in memory, save up to 5 labels. The “Preview” key allows you to check your text…reduces mistakes and wasted tape. The PT-1880 will print up to 3/4” wide laminated indoor/outdoor tape on 2 lines, 6 type sizes, 9 type styles. Over 70 different symbols and 10 frame styles are available to jazz up your labels. The PT-1880 operates on 6 “AA” batteries (not included), and included black and white laminated TZ starter tape, user manual and warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

154 of 158 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars perfect label maker for the busy mom! (and anyone else too, really), July 26, 2008

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R. Winder (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brother PT-1880 Advanced Deluxe Labeler for Home & Office (Office Product)

I borrowed a friend's Brother PT-1880, and then had to run out and get my own! Was thrilled to find it here on AZ for about half the going rate at brick & mortar shops. Not the flashiest model out there (and doesn't hook up to the computer), but I just didn't think the extra features were worth the mark-up for my needs. This one prints in two fonts plus various styles & sizes, includes a good number of symbols and frames, and is small and light enough to tote around to every room of the house - like I did. At one point I was standing enthralled in the center of my kitchen, just spinning around in rapture asking myself, "what ELSE needs a label on it?!" :-) So far the labels have worked in every application I could think of: from my cell phone charger to the shelves in the linen closet. I also labeled my toddler's sippy cups, and have been very pleased to discover that the labels will survive several rounds in the dishwasher while staying in perfect condition. Very pleased to have this tool always at the ready.

(As to others' comments about wasting too much tape in the leader white space before/after labels, there is a setting under "Margin" that will correct this. Change the margin from "normal" to either "narrow" or "chain print." Very little tape wasted that way, and it also prints centering dots so your text stays in the center.)

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great labeller!, January 11, 2009

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L. Bodin "loribo" (Vancouver, BC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brother PT-1880 Advanced Deluxe Labeler for Home & Office (Office Product)

Have debated getting one of these for years, and after checking reviews on Amazon, decided on this one. Easy to use and set up (especially since my last labelling experience was on the old squeeze to imprint letters plastic tape!).

The PT-1880 has: 2 fonts, 9 type styles, 6 type sizes, 3 type widths, 5 tape widths (9/64"-3/4" of TZ tape), plus underlining and boxing the text. The mandatory 1" lead is a bit frustrating, but unavoidable; you can only make the margin smaller on one side.

From the Brother site:
The one inch (25mm) piece of tape that is produced prior to every label cannot be eliminated due to the construction of the tape mechanism. However, when you print more than one label continuously, the subsequent labels can be printed without the excess tape.

The following methods are useful for reducing tape use:

- Using the "Numbering function" - please refer to "How to use Numbering function"

- Setting the tape margin to "Chain Print" - please make sure that you press the feed button after the last label is printed, otherwise a part of the text may be cut off.

98 of 110 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Wasteful, requires manual cutting, August 4, 2008

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Chuck C "Chuck" (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brother PT-1880 Advanced Deluxe Labeler for Home & Office (Office Product)

Unlike other Brother models I've used, this one insists on wasting a full inch of leader on every label (and the same on a trailer, unless you override that). Even if you adjust the trailer length, it still puts the wasted leader on the front, then adds dots to tell you where to MANUALLY cut off the excess. NOT an acceptable solution.
What's worse, there's no way to know this before you start to use it - even the instructions don't directly state it, but only talk around the subject, so you waste a lot of labels trying to adjust the leader before figuring it out.