Setting up the LabelWriter Wireless to connect wirelessly is a snap, but during my testing I also set it up to use the included USB cable, which turned out to be somewhat of an ordeal. Advance and Back allow you to feed the label media back and forth in the output slot for alignment and cutting. Thus, the LabelWriter Wireless neither has (nor needs) much of a control panel in this case, the controls consist of three buttons-power, Advance, and Back-and two status LEDs (power on and Wi-Fi). Setup, Connectivity, Software, and LabelsĪs with most of its competitors, you design your labels for printing from PCs with the LabelWriter Wireless's bundled software (aptly dubbed Dymo Label Software), or from tablets and smartphones with the Dymo Connect Mobile App. That said, the Brother models' electronic cutter is much more productive and convenient. While this method-tearing the labels off their roll–may seem somewhat crude (especially if you're cutting one label at a time), from an efficiency standpoint, it works well enough not once did I lose a label to a bad tear. The LabelWriter Wireless's cutter, on the other hand, consists of a serrated blade that spans the width of the output slot, and you tear the labels off (either one label at a time as you print or at the end of a print job), manually, much like cutting a sheet of aluminum foil from the blade affixed to the box in which the foil is packaged. However, while taking it out of the box for my initial inspection, the first thing I noticed was that it feels hollow and, well, plastic-like.īoth the Brother models come with an electronic cutter that you can set to cut automatically after each label or at the end of each print job. For what it is, the LabelWriter Wireless looks stylish. On both versions, the midriff (where the controls are located) is encircled with a classy silver (or dark-gray) decorative band. The LabelWriter Wireless ($299.99 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window) is available in one of two colors: white or black. Even so, the LabelWriter Wireless is a highly capable, networkable label design and print system, making it a decent alternative to the Brother QL-810W as a home-based or small office labeling solution. However, the Brother model is somewhat slicker in a few key ways: It comes with an automatic cutter, as well as support for an optional battery that makes the printer functional where power is unavailable. The LabelWriter Wireless is much like the Brother QL-810W in that they both have adept label design and print software for PCs and mobile devices, and you can connect to either via Wi-Fi or USB. The newest Dymo desktop label printer, the Dymo LabelWriter Wireless ($149.99), is comparable in price and features to Brother's QL-810W, which itself is a step down from our Editors' Choice, the QL-820NWB. While decent, design and print software could be more modern and intuitive.How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.
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