Brother Personal Handheld Labeler - Office Depot

[raralith]

01/05/2008, just saw the weekly advertisement for Office Depot and I saw that the "Brother Personal Handheld Labeler" was on sale for $9.99, normally $29.99 or 65% off. Well shoot, there's an Office Depot right next to me so I headed there during lunch, nabbed one, and just printed a label. It comes with instructions, includes a cartridge of tape so you don't need to buy more, and requires 4 AAA batteries (batteries not included). The construction is mostly plastic and while not rock solid, it's feels good in the hands and is well made. Setup was easy; just pop in the batteries, cartage, and power it on. Typing is simple, printing isn't really slow, and the tape itself is a bit wider than 1 inch. Full keyboard, and symbol and numbers are also available. If you don't have a labeler, this may be the best time, especially for $10.

[e-man]

There are some that use AA batteries and some that use AAA batteries. I've had both, and strongly suggest getting the unit that takes AA batteries. My AAA unit goes through several sets of batteries before a single cartridge is used up. My AA unit will print several cartridges before the batteries die.

They usually give the AAA units away for a steal, but you pay more in the long run for the batteries.

Regardless, they are very handy, and sure beat the old fashion label makers (rotate dial to desired letter and squeeze handle...repeat)