The PTE500 is optimized for professional cabling work, providing single button access to cable wrap, patch panel, even outlet box faceplates. What you won't find built in is pretty pictures of spices, or candy wrappers, etc. However, all of that and more is available through the P-touch editor, which runs fine under Windows 10. There is also a data transfer program that lets you copy spreadsheets from your PC to the PTE500, which can then natively generate repeated / incremented labels for patch panels and even punchdown blocks.
The PTE500 is also very power-agnostic, able to run on a size AA alkaline or rechargeable cells, external power supply, or even an internally rechargeable battery pack (included).
If I go any deeper with the description, I will soon be parroting the sales literature. Suffice it to say that if you are a networking or electrical professional, whether you're doing small or large jobs, the labeller will server extremely well.
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Connectivity to a computer for editing labels sets this unit apart from any other portable labeler.
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2018
Purchased this a while back on a lark, a bit excessive I thought just for a labeler. Have had it for a while now and have used it quite a bit. I am really starting to love this thing. I am in IT, install computers, networks, patch panels, POS system, and all sorts of computer stuff. I just keep finding new uses for it. I am now exploring different sizes of tapes and printing company logos on templates. One of the best features is connecting it to your computer, whether via cable or connecting it via Wi-Fi. I can have all my labels ready in advance on big jobs that really need to be labeled. Now everything gets labeled, I mean every item. It helps me create manifests and track serial numbers of high dollar items by using OLE right from a spreadsheet to my labels. It can connect to a database so you can serialize large numbers of like items easily. The connectivity takes a garden variety labeler into the 21st century. It is more than a labeler, it is a label system. It makes anything else seem like something you would buy a 4 year old, imagine having to enter each label one at a time, not being able to put your company logo on labels, not keeping track, etc. This tool allows me to bring the polish up in our work to a new level. Clients are impressed with the neat, clean printing. The additional documentation helps troubleshooting, for instance when you need someone to check a particular device on a large network, I now have it labeled and incorporated into our topologies. I can say is the light on at port A34? Then they can actually go to the rack and check. Little things like that used to create craziness, not being able to find stuff. If you think it is too expensive, you are wrong. It prints the labels one by one or in a chain. Another great feature is the half cut. It will cut the label but leave the back uncut. If you have ever ruined labels trying to separate them from the backing paper you will know what I mean. Worth every penny. Comes in a nice sturdy plastic case you can store extra cartridges in and a charger. Lasts all day on a charge. I can set it down close to the wiring guys and send labels to the machine from my laptop or tablet. It goes to every job now. If you care about your work, and you care about when you come back a couple years later having forgotten everything you did, now you have a lifeline. Document, document document as we say in the industry. So glad I splurged because it was a good purchase. I have always liked Brother Products, good technology, reasonable prices, and good durability. If you are in IT, buck up and buy one you will not regret it. Spend a couple hours getting familiar, and after you have labeled everything in your house to the point of it being stupid, you will be familiar enough with it to take advantage of its more advanced features. I am now adding QR codes to the 1" labels that direct to our website and to seal computers from tampering. You can see I had too much time on my hands today. I have included a couple labels printed earlier, these ones were in the formatting process so they are not perfect, those labels got used today. When I was taking the picture, the camera on my phone read the QR code and pointed to our website so even with its limited resolution, it still can print machine readable 2D QR codes and all the major barcode formats. I haven’t really explored that aspect yet but can see major uses for it in labeling items securely so they cannot be read except by a scanner. If you have read this review till now, I bet you will go out and get one of these because you are probably smarter than I am and can see new uses for this. The label tape is not that expensive and you can get third party product out there even cheaper. I know there is one complaint from a lot of people that it wastes tape. Yes it does waste a certain amount. You can mitigate that by creating all the labels you need in one batch and print them all out at once with only one half inch or so tab. I really don’t care. This thing makes me money by saving me money. The cost of its supplies is pale compared to expenses like gasoline and tolls to go to client sites. Just love this thing.
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2018
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