Brother® P-touch® PT-1090 Label Maker

Comments about Brother® P-touch® PT-1090 Label Maker:

The printer uses so much tape on either side of the actual printing that it costs too much money to purchase new tape. Rip off. Much worse than earlier year models. Find another manufacturer.

Comments about Brother® P-touch® PT-1090 Label Maker:

The PT-1090BK (Black face) or PT-1090 (Purple face) are perfect as a home labeler. Easy to use, you can master this handheld in no time
with the simple 4-page manual. Makes a professional looking durable laminated adhesive label that stays put, and it's fun to use.

Many different font styles and sizes for professional looking labels. Has 12 Art Deco text styles mode as well as 8 neat label frame options. Very cool, comfortable in hand, looks like a big exotic TV remote.

The print head design causes the first half of the first label to have a 3/4" margin,
so it works best to print a group of labels in one session in chain print mode..
It is recommended to have a small pair of scissors handy during labeling projects.

Hint1: Function|Margin|Chain Prt| - Saves tape making multiple labels.
Hint2: Function|Width| x 1/2| - Makes a clear label using half the tape amount.

*Note: There is a thin film of plastic over the LCD screen which is hard to detect.
If your screen appears scuffed, or you just want to remove it, simply score a corner
of the screen with your finger nail and peel it off. (Most brother labelers have it).

Optional: Uses the common Brother AD-24, AD-24ES AC adapter. Output: DC 9V, 1.6A,
-or just hunt around for compatible HQRP adapter, same as AD-24, AD-24ES adapters.
The HQRP Brother-compatible AC adapter can be found for about $13. to your door.

Also gets very good battery life on (6) AAA alkaline batteries. -or you can use rechargeable AAA batteries..

Uses all common TZ style tapes from 9/64" to 1/2" maximum.
(9/64")=3.5mm, (1/4")=6mm, (3/8")=9mm, (1/2")=12mm. - Look for TZ tape in inexpensive lots.
-Also uses the inexpensive Sophia TZ compatible tapes. (These are excellent).
Package of (5) 26.5ft x 1/2" TZ compatible Sophia tapes to your door for under $40.
Use the TZ "S" (TZS) Strong adhesive tapes for heavy duty applications.
All TZ tapes are "crack and peel", split the back down the middle to remove backing..

Features I like on the PT-1090:

-Small size, handy, approx. L 8-1/4" x W 4-1/4" x H 2-1/4"
-Prints up to 3 lines on 1/2" & 3/8" tape, 1 line on 1/4" and 9/64".
-Chain print mode saves tape when printing multiple labels.
-3 font sizes & widths + AUTO, 8 font styes + 8 frames + underlined + vertical etc.
-Excellent "cable mode" for marking wires. Good selection of symbols.

Full specs are available from the brother-usa.com site.

Highly recommended, handy for quick labeling jobs, inexpensive,
-and I use several different Brother labeler's.

Comments about Brother® P-touch® PT-1090 Label Maker:

I thought it was a great product, but what completely ruined it for me is the fact that the unit prints labels with about an inch of empty space before the label name. This function cannot be changed, requires carrying scissors for trimming labels, and wastes tape like no other product I've used. Between 1/4 and 1/2 of the entire tape length (and my money) literally goes to the trash, and I have to trim each label to fit file folders. So annoying. Had I known it, I would have purchased something less wasteful and less cumbersome.

Comments about Brother® P-touch® PT-1090 Label Maker:

In our office we use this to label file cabinets, supply cabinets & anything else we can find to label. We love it!!

Comments about Brother® P-touch® PT-1090 Label Maker:

this machine works well but it waste too much tape and there is no way to adjust the lead on the labels

Comments about Brother® P-touch® PT-1090 Label Maker:

The label maker has a lot of awesome features that my old label maker did not have. I like being able to have two lines of words as well as all of the really cool graphic add ons. The PT-1090 has a lot of cool features, but it is not exactly user friendly in a sense that you cant really just pick it up and figure it out right away. A lot of the additional features (graphics, etc) will need to be referenced in the instruction book. I am sure once I am familiar with it, it will be no problem to use and I will love it! I also like the size of the machine. It is easy to hold.