The ratings for this Brother PT-1230 label printer rated as below.
v 7 out of 10 stars for print quality
v 6 out of 10 stars for print speed
v 5 out of 5 stars for versatility
v 9 out of 10 stars for ease of setup
v 8 out of 10 stars for ease of use
Evidently this Brother PT-1230 PC label printer is the printer of the future because it gives a new meaning to the word, "portable." This label printer can be moved from computer to computer in the office without software having to be install software first. This really makes for a convenient and easy way to use the label printer in the office but it also makes the cost be quite a bit higher.
The label printer being portable also is a factor in it being easy to handle and lightweight. It is powered by six AAA batters or an optional power adaptor which neither are supplied. If this printer is running on batteries the printer will automatically shut itself down after twenty minutes of idleness to save energy. This P-Touch label printer comes with software for designing labels called the P-Touch Editor Lite.
If you are in need of a label printer that will print address labels, then the Brother PT-123 PC label printer is not for you, but if you have continuous labels to print it is the one. This label printer will print continuous labels up to 12 mm wide in Windows fonts with mixed sizes but it will require multiple lines to accomplish this design. You can also print images, symbols and it allows alpha-numeric sequential numbering in steps of one.
The good news for the label design software is that it is very easy to use. It automatically detects the size of the label and the design window is small but can be stretched if required. Some of the bad news for this label printer software is that you do not have a facility for a Desktop shortcut because this printer doesn't install the software on the computers first, Each time you want to launch this software you have to open "My Computer" and double- click the removable drive icon and then look for the PTLITE10.EXE file. This is only for the older versions of Windows operating system. If you have an newer version such as Vista or XP, your software should launch automatically. If for some reason you have to re-launch the P-Touch Editor Lite then you will have to look for the file PTLITE10.EXE and double-click it.
When you are through with your printing session the PT-120 cannot be simply switched off, you have to go through the proper "safe to remove hardware" steps. If you do not follow these proper steps you can take the chance of crashing your computer or causing your computer to lose important data which you may be very familiar with if oiu use the USB memory sticks.