Brother P-touch PT-45M Personal Handheld Label Maker Prints 1 or 2 Lines of Text

The appearance of this unit is deceiving. It is rather small and looks almost like a toy. However it prints really nice labels. I am truly impressed with what it generates. Of course, getting it out of the packaging was a feat unto itself. But then the ‘clam’ packaging is most often problematic. It requires four (4) AAA batteries which are not included. Once the batteries are inserted, the label maker turns on very easily by way of a normal on/off button conveniently placed at the upper right of the keyboard. I am one of those people who MUST read the instructions and User Guide before attempting to use an item. The User Guide accompanying this label maker is extremely detailed and not to be deciphered very quickly. The data is informative and useful but EXTREMELY DETAILED. You almost get lost following the ‘Guide’ for just doing the obvious and ordinary things. It was actually fun, once I got started actually producing a label. And the labels are good quality. I am anxious to experiment with a diverse variety of labels. The unit comes with two (2) cartridges of label material, which presents the opportunity to use your imagination. I am honestly looking forward to finding more reasons to use this.

I am a Spark Reviewer for Walmart and was given a free Brother PT 45M Label maker to review. The first thing I liked was it came with two label cartridges and a nice bag to keep it in. It does not come with batteries, so you will need 4 AAA batteries for it to work. The directions are very long and a little confusing as there are many styles of print and designs to choose from, as well as a lot of different symbols to decorate them with, so I suggest looking the directions over carefully so you don’t miss any of the cool options. I chose three different styles to show in my photo that show different size print, double lined print and a pretty bordered print. The cartridges I received are one of white tape and one of silver, but you can purchase the cartridges in several different colors including clear. The print on all the labels was of black ink and very clear lettering and once you get the hang of it the labels turn out very nice. I found it hard to believe that such a small handheld maker can give you so many choices to create your own labels for many different projects. The labels themselves have quite an adhesive backing so when peeling off you need to know where you are going to place them. They go on nice without any bubbles. The attached cutter makes it very easy to cut your labels off after they print. I think that people of all ages will enjoy this label maker and will find a lot of uses for it.