Customer Reviews

Brother PT-1960 USB-Ready Labeler for Small Workgroups

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This is a great labeler. I got it to help me implement David Allen's Getting Things Done program and so far it's been a great help. Of course, you can label anything you want, any way you want -- not just according to his system.

I use the AC adaptor exclusively because this is a little chunky for portability. That said, if I had to use it in a portable way, I could. I did install the software on my computer, but I'd rather just use the labeler in a stand-alone way. The software isn't as intuitive as it should be and requires that you trim the tape by hand. Yuck.

The print quality of the 1960 is pretty good. I think it works by heat, not ink, to print, so it's very clean. It leaves a lot of white space when it prints -- like an inch or so on each side. A bit wasteful, but what can you do? Not sure if you turn off the auto cut feature if it would use less tape.

The tapes are quite expensive, in my opinion, but there's really nothing else like it in terms of neatness and convenience. Make sure you have at least one backup. And unless you know what you're labeling, I strongly suggest using just black type on white tape. It's the easiest to see.

All said, this probably does way more than I need. I'm not sure I would get this model again for basic labeling, only because of the price. But if you want something a little fancy and with a nice keyboard layout, this is your tool.

Though we bought this Brother Label Machine quite some time ago, we only recently started using it on metal plant markers. We anticipate that we will have good UV Resistance with the Brother Tape Cartridges.

The machine CD was easy to install on my computer and we do all the labeling from the computer. Am still going back and forth with the User Manual, but am satisfied with the machine's basic functions. We keep the labels simple and they look great in our garden. The plant identification gets complicated sometimes and having our Antique Roses, Iris and Daylily cultivars marked with the PT Labeler certainly aids in plant ID.

We purchased the Brother PT 1960 because of our satisfaction with our Multi Function Printer. We buy our back up ink cartridges and will buy the Brother P Touch refill tape cartridges from Amazon.

We use a machine like this in our IT department at work....I bought this one for home use, organizing hardcopy files and for use in my hobby.