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Old May 12, 2021 | 5:49 pm
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Wireless label printers

A long time ago--before wi-fi and I quit using a desktop computer--I used a Dymo label printer for address labels. Now I'm looking to buy a wireless version, but the reviews on the Dymo brand are not great. I'm leaning toward a Brother QL-810W. Specs I want: wireless, under $200, and easy-to-use software; speed doesn't matter. Any experience with this Brother model or other recommendations?
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Old May 13, 2021 | 7:05 am
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No experience with the Brother label printer. We have a Brother laser printer and have absolutely no issue printing wirelessly even when the print request is sent through a mesh point. No issues printing using different iOS, Android and Windows OS. We had issues with our HP printer using the wireless network.
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Old May 13, 2021 | 7:40 pm
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I have multiple Brother printers around me right now, label tape, address label, black and white laser and a color all-in-one. (Yeah, a bit of redundancy. The black and white is older and it's per-page cost is less than half what the color costs even with a black and white print.) All behave quite well, but none are wireless. (The label tape printer produces a plastic-like label of up to 12". You can buy cassettes for it in a whole variety of foreground and background colors, the background even comes in clear. Very useful.)

If I were in the market for another printer I would definitely check the Brother offerings before examining anything else. I wouldn't even look at the HP offerings. I used to consider HP good but expensive, but by the last time I dealt with a piece of HP equipment I decided it had changed from High Price to Huge Problems. Admittedly it has been some years but I haven't heard that they have reformed.
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Old May 24, 2021 | 6:50 am
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Look on eBay for a used zebra one. Those are bulletproof
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Old May 24, 2021 | 6:11 pm
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Originally Posted by BobbySteel
Look on eBay for a used zebra one. Those are bulletproof
Zebra makes desktop stuff?

I've worked with their industrial stuff before and liked it, but I didn't know they made desktop stuff also.
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Old May 26, 2021 | 2:02 pm
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Originally Posted by Loren Pechtel
Zebra makes desktop stuff?

I've worked with their industrial stuff before and liked it, but I didn't know they made desktop stuff also.
Yes. I have 2 Zebra desktop thermal printers for shipping labels (USPS and UPS) for over 10 years and still running strong. The original drivers were Windows XP. And they still run with Win 10.
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