DYMO RHINO 5200 - label printers (Thermal transfer, Black, Yellow, 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 3/4, ABC, AA, Alkaline)

Love it! Once you learn how to navigate through its menus, it works like a charm. Also, the beauty of it is that you could order 3 cartridges of shrink tube for about $20.

The label maker suits my needs perfectly. It is fast, quiet and the battery lasts for weeks on end. The printing is clear and can be cutomised in size, font and location on the label. The default printing position is right in the center of the label - which, when printing a longer label often leaves a noticeable but very thin line where the backing paper has been cut to allow it to removed. This line can be minimised/avoided with a little bit of formatting. It works really really really well on heatshrink labels. The keyboard is in alphabetical order which I thought would be a real pain but after printing a few labels it was ok. Just took a little bit of getting used to. Very happy with my purchase.

Whether you are printing wire flags or heat shrink wire labels this label machine is worth the extra cost. It works well with very little instruction needed. The menus allow you to easily choose the type of label and your text size and direction. My control panels look much more professional using these labels. Features like auto numbering and patch panel printing allow me to complete the labels faster than I have in the past. Whatever industry you are in, there is likely a label function built into this machine for your needs.

*update: Attached a photo of what the actual 3 line, 3/4 inch label looks like. Weird line across the middle with a slight misalignment on the 3rd line. FYI, this label maker just comes with 1x 3/4inch black on white vinyl cartridge and nothing else. No hard case, no rechargeable battery pack, no 3 piece cartridge variety pack. Works like it should, although the arrow buttons aren’t as responsive as the rest of the buttons. But that’s just me nitpicking. Great stuff.

Heavey on battery use. But good