Brother P-touch CUBE Plus Bluetooth Label Maker (PT-P710BT), white

I had an old handheld brother label printer that was big, clunky and cumbersome to use. After using it for quite a few years, I got fed up and decided to buy a modern label printer. I bought, and still use occasionally, the PT-1230PC. That one is way ahead of the handheld label printers, but still has shortcomings; mainly the fact that a power adapter isn't included, and that the cutter is manual rather than automatic. Print quality also isn't as sharp as the P710BT. Like I said, I still use that one occasionally, mostly to print temporary/short term labels.I bought this one because it accepts a huge variety of label tapes, up to 24mm wide, and has an auto cutter. I use this one strictly connected to my PC; no bluetooth/app usage. I prefer the full-fledged p-touch editor software. My main usage of this amazing little printer is for making labels for power adapters, and for labeling my hardware bins with all the various sizes of the nuts, bolts, screws, etc., that I use.Connectivity is easy; just a micro usb cable from the printer to my PC. USB C would have been nice, considering the price of this printer, but that's a minor quibble. I love the shape and aesthetic of the printer; I prefer simple designs with soft edges and clean lines, so with the printer being a simple cube shape with rounded corners and edges, works perfectly for me. No hard edges to grab when handling it to change label tapes, which I do often. I do wish it came in the blue color the previous p-touch cube is available in though.Print quality is great; nice and sharp. I make all my labels in the p-touch editor PC software, which is easy enough. No complaints there. Like all label printers, there's about 1" of waste at the beginning of each label. I minimize this by typing out my labels on a single, long label, then use scissors to cut each label individually. That way, I only lose that first inch instead of an inch with every label.I only buy genuine brother TZe label tapes; I know there's a ton of aftermarket tapes, I just prefer to stick with genuine tapes. In case I have any issues, brother would be able to provide support/replacements. I mostly use the strong adhesive tapes; specifically TZe-S221 (3/8" black print on white tape) and TZe-S135 (1/2" white print on clear tape). I'll be adding some other colors too. I absolutely love the auto cutter. That alone makes this printer worth the asking price.In short, I couldn't be happier with this printer. Unless it was offered in blue, in which case I'd have another one on the way!

Installing on my phone was easy, but installing on Windows10 took some time - not really hard but took a few frustrating tries. Brother, are you reading this? The Printer driver was the tricky step - took a few reboots , de-installing and then rebooting, then reinstalling, rebooting again, and the third time it suddenly worked.The printer itself is really good. A huge step up from every other label maker as you can make nice designs, choose fonts, etc. and make really satisfying labels.

plenty of options for cartridges, fast and good legibility. Solid product.

The older I get, the more organized I need to be to survive the day, so I ordered this label maker. My previous experience was with a 1970's style mechanical label maker that raised the white letters on the colored tape. And while the Cube Plus is functionally about the same, it is much more a joy to use. The cartridges are reasonable and easy to load, both of the apps work well (I'm not actually sure why there are two, though), labels print quickly, and adhere well. I especially like the capability to add QR codes with contact information, but the codes only seem to fit on the wider tapes (not the .47").So far, I'd say the 0.47" is the size I would use the most for general labeling, but the 0.94" is great for larger labels, QR codes, multiple lines of text, etc. To save tape, I use the chain print function and just leave the last label hanging until I print another one.Battery life seems fine, but not enough experience to say yet. The printer will go to sleep if you forget to turn it off.In terms of why 4 stars instead of 5? Because the printer comes with a USB-A to micro USB cable. It's 2024, and it should be USB-C. Full stop.All in all, I am looking forward to using this printer to continue my quest for organization in my life, and the small size means I can take it to work or all around the house labeling everything that's not tied down (or even if it is).

Great product. We use it for labeling wires on the job. Works Perfect. Type it into your phone and prints it right out wirelessly. It's small enough to carry in backpack.