CapeCodGardener said:This has been a MOST informative thread. Thanks for the websites about the p-touch labelers. I'm thinking that if I go to Staples, for instance, I'll be abloe see some of these up close and personal--and see if they would work with my Mac computer.
My mom has one that I had from her for a little too long once so she got me one that I got to choose
Hers CAN be plugged into a computer I forget if it was xp or vista that she had it hooked to but it was the same USB plug as my hp 2575 printer (not new but perfect for me) in the back the computer then told it what to print and it would automatically print and cut it (hers isn't infront of me so I cant get the model number)
Mine is a pt-2030 the only line that can go out from it is a power cord that wasn't included mine was baught at office max (my mom baught me another then I decided to go back and get this one) there is a slightly nicer one avalable but this for the price seemed the best for me it has standard prints (like fragile handle with care do not open till specified --MANY! and in 5 languages too which I liked) it also has like 15+ frame types and about 3 fonts tho if you go too small it wont print the right font mine I have to manually cut the tape which can get annoying telling it not to pull out more so I can cut some tape and waste more tape (that seriously bugs me about it)
BOTH of them have frames and fonts they just vary by the model they both can also go up to .7" tz tape (it was "decided" by my mom that mine should take the same tape as hers it was just an extra plus that those are the nicer ones) you can tell both of them you want the print to be like 2" per or 5" per or possibly 1/4" per (note frames don't do well with the smaller)
Good luck picking one out there avalable at sams club and office max at minimum sans club sells the labeler at 30 bucks and 3 packs of b&w tz tape (only) for 30 bucks office max has a few of them and multiple tapes one tape STARTS at like 15 bucks or so so it ain't cheap lol but then I think sams has a 35 buck annual fee to join and atleast when I was younger you had to have a business or something (even being an rn works today) to get "in" my mom has a plus meaning there are extra times she can go and get stuff my grandfather usted to own a store when I was younger that's how we got the membership at first I think but my mom has said that anyone can join thesedays so who really knows?