Brother P-Touch QL-500 Label Printer

pros: Inexpensive, does not use up ink, easy to use

cons: Main program a little cluttered in interface

Very pleasant to use

The P-Touch QL-500 is a label printer that connects to your Windows 2000 or XP PC (not sure if Vista... See Full Review

pros: Product is a huge time saver. Easily used by people who aren't computer smart.

cons: The only downside is finding stores that carry the different sized labeling tapes.

Huge time saver

The QL-500 has saved our office over 100 hours in time spent hand addressing envelopes. We send out... See Full Review

pros: Prints professional looking labels & tapes; very fast; solidly built; installs easily; fairly inexpensive.

cons: Software difficult to comprehend; confusing interface; expensive labels; no printed Software User's Guide.

A Nice Device You Might Use......But Don't Need!

I recently received the Brother P-Touch QL-500 PC Label Printer as a gift and I don't know why. I do... See Full Review

pros: Prints labels

cons: bad software, customer support, doesn't honor rebates

Will not buy another Brother Printer!

This prints labels just fine, however the software is proprietary and requires you to keep a separat... See Full Review

pros: Small, Fast, Quiet, Economical with the right type of labels

cons: None

Excellent Printer! Save Money By Using These Labels.

I've been using this printer for about a month and have been left with nothing less than a warm a fu... See Full Review

pros: Fast printing. Easy tape changes. Latest P-Touch software is fun to use.

cons: Limited label selection. Poor rebate handling makes other label printers a better value.

Beware of the rebates

Note that this printer only takes Brother DK tapes and the selection is somewhat limited. Changing t... See Full Review

pros: Great printing. Good price.

cons: The Mac Support SUCKS!!!!!!!!!

Stay Away if you use a Mac (10.4)

I purchased this printer a couple of days before (4/25/05) Mac OS X 10.4 hit the shelves. The printe... See Full Review

pros: Well-designed machine that turns out beautiful work. Supplies are reasonably priced.

cons: Software hard to figure out, documentation abundant but hard to understand.

VERY Nice Label Printer

I've wanted a label printer ever since I first saw one many years ago. But the printers and (especia... See Full Review

pros: Inexpensive, fast printing, easy to use, time-saver

cons: You have to use relatively expensive proprietary labels, but otherwise there are no major cons.

Great Label Printer at a Great Price!

I own a business where we ship out customer orders everyday. We have to print shipping labels for ea... See Full Review