![]() ![]() Its an 8M tape, so assuming 4" per label that's 78 labels per tape and 16p each. Cheapest I can find the Brother tape is £12. However, like I said, I think the cost of the tapes is the decider - like buyer a cheap razor that needs incredibly expensive blades :(. But you do then have to remove the backing paper. I'm starting to become tempted myself.Ĭlick to expand.You don't have to remove the label from the machine, as such, it sticks out and you press a button to "cut it" (right at the base of the tape cassette) so nothing fiddly in that part as I understand it. It states multi lines (up to 7) in the brochure Is this one a good price £49.00 incl VAT with a £30 cashback? EDIT £45.15 delivered from Amazon less £30 cashback (check the T&C) = £15.15 see Other buying Choices here I think both those cashbacks are for labellers purchased up to the 31st of this month. There's also up to 50% cashback on selected Dymo label printers (S(jyjx3tlohjsl2as0utjyc3ih))/Home/?Culture=en-GB These things seem not to be about the price of the printer, but make their money from the Tape, so seems that making a choice based on Tape is the answerĬheckout Brother's website for manufacturer's cashback on their label printers Terms & Conditions d200vp-2470-2430-2730 Oct - Dec 2013.pdf You also get a 3 year warranty when registering/claiming cashback. I figure I need to be able to lug mine out to the potting bench though. If either manufacturer has a handheld which also had a USB connector that might clinch it for me They both have desktop versions of course. Not sure if that would matter much though.īoth appear to have ABC keyboards, which in this day & age seems nuts.ĭymo seems to use fewer batteries fitted - not sure if that is significant? I think that both will print 2 lines of text on a label the Dymo looks like it will show true WYSIWYG whereas the P-Touch is just "text". Looks to me like the P-Touch has more expensive tapes, but I can't work out if the Dymo actually laminates them (and thus makes them waterproof), which the P-Touch does.Īlso seems that the Dymo will cut off immediately after the text, whereas the P-Touch uses 3cm of "clear space" at either end of the tape which strikes me as annoyingly wasteful. The maximum characters per label delivered by the Brother GL-200 label thermal printer is just 80.I'm thinking of getting a handheld, thermal, laminated tape printer for labelling plant labels.Īnyone used either the Brother P-Touch or the Dymo LetraTag who knows what the pro's / con's of them are please? More users are accustomed to QWERTY keypad as opposed to the ABC keypad on the Brother GL-200. The cutter of the Brother GL 200 may be built-in but it still has manual operation. Weather-proof Brother label tape cassettes are used by the Brother GL200 printer, making it a handy device for garden lovers. Quick date and time printing function is available, and the Brother GL-200 has a built-in cutter. Print speed of the Brother GL-200 garden label printer is 10mm/sec and it can handle different label sizes (3.5, 6, 9 and 12). ![]() There are endless possibilities with the Brother GL-200 handheld lettering machine as it offers different characters and even the use of borders and frames as well as symbols and underlines. It uses thermal transfer print technology and has a memory size of 720. The Brother GL-200 handheld labeller runs on 6 x AAA alkaline batteries and it also has an AC adaptor. ![]() It features a large monochrome LCD display and has a 1 to 0 and ABCD keypad. Thanks to its slim and light design, the Brother GL-200 label printer can be used with just one hand. ![]()
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