I love how this video conveniently overlooked label cost and label waste. Brother label printers are NOTORIOUS for wasting an inch of label for every label printed.
I recently entered the world of label makers. And frankly, the kind of person I am demands having one, so I don't know how I've survived all of these years without it. I'm sure it will now be a must-have tool going forward. That said, I will be returning my first purchase; the Brother P-Touch PTH110 ($30). The printed labels look fine, no complaints there. But, the LCD display is virtually illegible. Very low contrast, it can only be read in certain lighting conditions and only at very narrow angles. I'm replacing the PTH110 with what will be a more satisfying, though more expensive, PT- D610BT ($100). I expect to pay more for a better device. But, come on! The barely legible LCD of the PTH110 is a ripoff evan at 30% the price of the PT-D610Bt, which has a full color display like the PTD600 reviewed here. I am sure I'm going to appreciate its PC connectivity, too. The LCD upgrade is what convinced me to spend an additional $70 for a device that produces the SAME labels, using the same label tapes.
Sorry, but I find this such a biased review. Additional VERY IMPORTANT points for Epson 1. Lower price for the machine (US$ 47-50 vs 131-136 in the Philippines at present currency convertion rate). Prices maybe different in the US but Epson definitely is less than half the price of Brother. 2. About 10-15% cheaper price for the original cartridges at least in our local setting. Lower priced 3rd party cartridges (China-made) are priced almost the same for both brands. 3. Shorter blank spaces before & after text so less label wastage 4. Smaller machine size means more portabilty In the end, it's a tie, it just depends on the user which they'll be comfortable with. However, price, portabilty and less label wastage are such major points given that both brands work similarly well. So in essence, Epson wins.
