I purchased two other labelers that were junk. This one was a bit pricier than the junk labelers, but it’s easy to replace the cartridges and MUCH easier to use than the other two. Highly recommend.

Comparison between the Brother PTH110 vs the Dymo LM160If you are shopping for a good budget label maker, you might be having a tough time deciding between these 2 models (like I was). I recently purchased this model, and also had an opportunity to try the Dymo as well, and I feel this one takes the cake.I conducted a few tests to determine print quality and durability you can see in the photos. The white label is printed from the Brother, and the clear label was printed with the Dymo (I did not have access to white dymo labels). Basic print quality for a standard font appears roughly the same on each. The pictures with the labels on the jar were taken after a cycle through the dishwasher, in which both labels held up great without issues. Brother advertises its labels as being laminated, and this does indeed seem to drastically increase durability as can be seen in my sandpaper test. The picture with the letter D on a piece of wood were taken after giving 30 light strokes to each using 600 grit sandpaper. You can see the clear winner in this case is the Brother.Some other things to point out. Other reviewers claimed the brother wasted tape with extra large margins, however they must have been unaware that the margins are adjustable, with a default of 1 inch, but you can easily make it 1/4 inch. Sometimes however with the small margins, one side will be slightly larger, and include a cut mark, and you must manually cut it to size in that situation.Also it shines with a greater level of options with fonts, brackets, styles, symbols etc. You can actually look up the pdf instructions on each manufacturers site (or in my links I will post below) to see more about what types of fonts, brackets, symbols each has, but in short the brother has many more options, and you can make labels that look far more stylish than what the Dymo can do. You can see the picture of the silicone label with the fancy bracket, outline lettering, and a drop shadow. I was surprised to find that the drop shadow even worked with things like the symbols, so if you put a heart in there for example, it will have the drop shadow as well.The menus were quite intuitive and easy to use. Most settings were pretty easy to find, and I only referred to the instructions a couple of times.Overall I am very happy. If you want an even better one (supposedly, I have not personally used it) you can step up to the Brother PT-D210, which has more fonts/symbols/etc but quite frankly, for me at least this one meets my needs wellLinks to instructions for comparison[…][…]

To prevent too much wasted space with the labels, you can adjust the margins in the settings, but you’ll still have a bit of overhang with how the cutter is positioned. I honestly don’t think it’s that big a deal. I also like that you can print on two lines if you’re really trying to save on tape space. I actually used that feature to label the sections in my pocket pharmacy with dosage info pretty effectively.The stickers stick well (labeling glass and plastic tupperware mostly) and also peel off easily. I like that the label backing is split down the middle making it really easy to use. There are weirdly a lot of icons to pick from and sort through – I don’t care to do that, I would have preferred there were more fonts instead of icon libraries, but that’s personal preference.I didn’t want a label maker that relied on my phone and the tactile feeling of a keyboard is honestly just nice! The label maker is big enough to comfortably wrap both hands around and use your thumbs to type pretty well. The buttons are fairly narrow but easy enough to press on. I have wider fingers and end up pressing in with the tips of my nails but that’s not really necessary I think. I still think it’s pretty comfy to type with, it just does take slightly more force than like a standard keyboard, so if you’re mobility impaired in the hands, I can imagine this may give you a little trouble.

After struggling with my 25 year old PTouch 17, I got fed up & decided I needed something more reliable & with working options. I have only used it a couple of times so far & found that I need to read the instructions. At least it prints, it is more convenient them the PT 17 in that it is easier to carry to my projects as opposed to bring my projects to the printer. You get use to the key size which is not any smaller then my old PT. If I figure out how to work it there are more options for me. I like the larger size print which I did not have before.

I didn’t know I was missing a label maker in my life. This model is easy to use with lots of different style options, I have been labeling everything to make my life easier and more organized.