Customer Reviews

DYMO LabelWriter EL60 For Macintosh & Windows

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

The EL60 is so easy to set up that it's fun! Labels print out very fast and look great. The software comes with many great templates and even allows you to design your own. The integration with Word & Outlook works amazingly well and the label prices compare well with laser/ink jet sheet labels.

Changing labels takes just a few seconds and is easy to do. Quick tip: turn the printer off when you drop in a new roll. You can press the platen release and manually feed the label into place instead of allowing it to automatically feed the label for you. This will keep you from wasting a label every time you swap them!

I haven't been this impressed with a PC product in years. You have to get it - now!

These simple label printers deserve more of a following. They're easy to set up and perform as advertised. I use mine for labeling files, CDs, printing ID tags and a dozen other uses. I only use sheets of labels for large mailings. While these label makers are versatile and capable, there are a few drawbacks. The included software could be more capable. And because these labels are thermally printed, they can't be used for long periods where they will be exposed to heat or the sun. My wife, for instance, uses the large shipping labels to stick on her car dash near her cell phone. She prints the shortcut codes for commonly called numbers on these labels. After about two months, the labels turn brown and fade because of the effects of the sun and heat in the closed car. Even with those shortcomings, these labelmakers deserve a 5-star rating because of their all-around usefulness. One additional note.

If you need to print a lot of mailing labels, then look no further. The dymo EL60 is great for doing this type of stuff. The included software works seamlessly to print within a moments notice. No jammed labels, running out of ink/toner, or any of that silly stuff you would have to experience with a traditional label printing job.

The only negative is the relatively low resolution output. i.e. you can't print a digitized image because it will look pretty terrible. However, dymo has a newer model that has increased resolution to solve the problem.

A labelwriter like the Dymo is very handy to have and easy to use. One word of caution: if you want to connect your Dymo directly to a network through a device such as the HP Jetdirect, you have to purchase a separate parallel cable adaptor. This is sold by Dymo for just under $100! You can obviously make your Dymo available to other network users as a shared local printer through one of the computers, but it sure would be nice if the parallel cable would be included.

This is a great product for creating labels, especially if you are doing e-stamps via Stamps.com or eStamp.com. It works with many kinds of label and I never had a problem with it.

The one small complaint I have with this product is that if you print different kinds of label, you lose one label everytime you switch to a different roll. If you switch to different labels a lot (like me), you can waste a lot of labels.