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 like it a lot! I used this Ptouch Brother PT45 Labeler to type and print out labels for back up copies of my 5 e-books. I had originally hand written on the folders, but the printed adhesive labels look much more professional. It was easy to operate. Fits in the hand very well. Enough so that you can hold and type as with today's texting habits with large phones and tablets. The very first label I applied was crooked, so I simply lifted, corrected and reapplied. No waste, no fuss. The only qualm I did have was tediously trying to separate the plastic strip. It took a while because there was no starter tab, nor did I expect one since the tape is on a spindle that runs until cut, so the backing is fully intact with each label. There are many font options, i.e., italics, bold, underline and even the use of symbols and second line printing. Cuts clean and easy. I would say this is a quick and easy way to identify anything you would usually hand write to do so.