Brother P-Touch PTD220 Home/Office Everyday Label Maker | Prints TZe Label Tapes up to ~1/2 inch White

Super simple to use, good adhesive to the labels, good quality print. I like that I do not need an app or subscription for something like this. Right priced for the quality and good design for quick typing and printing.

I had an older model that broke, replaced with this updated model. It operated the same, so no learning curve, although easy to master. I only wish I had noticed it is battery operated, by other used batteries and had a plug in cord as well.

From Brother.com - here is what I found out about the screen.Adjust the LCD contrast!To adjust the LCD contrast:1. Adjust the contrast setting:a. Press Menu.b. Press ◄ or ► to select LCD Contrast.c. Press OK and the current setting is displayed.d. Press ◄ or ► to select the contrast setting. There are five settings: -2, -1, 0, +1, +2.e. Press OK to set the contrast.- If the LCD is difficult to read, go to the next step.2. Since the label printer does not have a backlight, the angle of the label printer and the lighting conditions can affect how well the display can be viewed. For optimum viewing, place the label printer on a flat surface and view the display at a 45-degree angle.3. New out of the box label printers have a protective film on the display that needs to be removed. Removing the film slightly improves the display's contrast and brightness.a. Using your fingertips or fingernails, separate the protective film from the LCD display from the top right or left corner.b. Pull the Mylar protective film completely away from the display to expose the smooth finished surface. Discard the protective film.3. If the contrast was better but now it is harder to read, try printing a label to test if the batteries are low. The LCD can be difficult to read when the batteries are low.4. If the LCD is still difficult to read with brand new batteries, you may wish to purchase a label printer with a backlight LCD.So, for me it was first, remove the mylar tape on the screen. I did not notice that there was something on the screen itself. Then I followed up with the LCD contrast and it made a big difference. I wish I had purchased one with a backlight screen but did not realize that was an option. All in all, I will say that this is a nice label printer.

Works well for what it does. But, could easily add essential features with the proper programming. I'd recommend adding vertical printing, A full set of fractions by 64ths, Super/sub script function for each font/style your using, more electrical/mechanical/computer/trade symbols, and a chain print ruler (both forward and backward with or without a zero center). Also, the available frames are mostly decorative and not functional. There was one frame with a <<_____<< format, but no corresponding >>____>> to go with it. Why not? There is so much potential here. It's a good machine that's being wasted. But, I'm still glad to have it.

All around it’s a pretty great label maker. The tape is easy to come by and is sold in bulk at a good price.The screen can be a little hard to read in really bright environments but otherwise very good.It takes 6 AAA batteries. Yes, 6. Or your can use a 9v power cord, but it’s not included and needs to be bought separately. If you power it by battery (what I’m doing) the batteries do last a long time in the printer. I’ve gone through 3 tape cassettes all on one set of batteries and no sign to change them soon.There’s tons on fonts and boarders you can do to the labels all with the same regular tape. Personally I use only the standard font but there are many options to choose.For the environmentally conscious:Now, this might be a 50/50 for you. The tape need to be printed on is plastic. Packaged in a special plastic cassette. After you print you need to peel the paper-plastic off the adhesive backing. Also inside that tape cassette, each time you print the tape has an ink side that does the printing and rolls up on the other end of the cassette like a VHS. So about 10-30% of the ink is used to print, the rest is unusable waste neatly rolled on the inside of the cassette. Very sneaky way to get us to buy more tape.