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Brother® P-touch® PT-1090 Label Maker
Brother® P-touch® PT-1090 Label Maker

Brother® P-touch® PT-1090 Label Maker

Brother® P-touch® PT-1090 Label Maker
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  • Item: 812522
  • Model: PT1090
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Home & Family "Simply Stylish" Labeler

Part of the "Simply Stylish" line of P-touch products, the PT-1090 features 12 built-in "Deco Mode" patterns to create extra stylish labels.

With its ABCD keyboard and convenient "Feature Dial", it's easy for the whole family to use. Add Time & Date to your labels for leftovers, smoke detector batteries, and other dated items. Use the convenient cable labeling feature to help keep your wires and cables organized. Create labels with 1 or 2 lines of crisp text, and use the built-in memory to save up to 9 of your favorites!

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  • 12 Deco Mode Patterns for extra-stylish labels
  • Add time & date to your labels for food storage, etc.
  • Cable labeling feature to organize your wires and cables
  • Prints labels on laminated indoor/outdoor "TZ" series tapes (up to 1/2" wide)
  • Easy view, 12-character LCD display
  • Ergonomic design with convenient "Feature Dial"
  • Portable, perfect for "on-the-go" use
  • Updated, user-friendly keyboard design
  • Prints 1 or 2 lines of crisp text
  • Built-in memory, saves up to 9 of your favorite labels

What's in the Box?

PT-1090 Label Maker
One 1/2" (12mm) x 13.1' (4m) Black on White laminated "TZ" starter tape
User's Manual

Warranty 1 year mfr. limited
Dimensions 8.2"H x 4.2"W x 2.3"D, 0.7 lb.
Maximum Label Size Up to 1/2" width
Resolution 180 dpi
Label Print Speed up to 10 mm / second

REVIEW SNAPSHOT®

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Brother® P-touch® PT-1090 Label Maker
 
4.1

(based on 159 reviews)

Ratings Distribution

  • 5 Stars

     

    (58)

  • 4 Stars

     

    (70)

  • 3 Stars

     

    (20)

  • 2 Stars

     

    (3)

  • 1 Stars

     

    (8)

88%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Easy to use (78)
  • Excellent print quality (77)
  • Fast operation (71)
  • Compact (66)
  • Easy to setup (58)

Cons

  • Pricey replacement ink (26)
  • Complicated controls (11)
  • Hard setup (10)
  • Difficult to peel (7)
  • Hard to use (7)

Best Uses

  • Casual printing (72)
  • Filing (41)
  • Electronics (31)
  • Kitchen (21)
  • Professional documents (15)
    • Occupation::
    • Work from home (17), Office manager (12), Business owner (10), IT professional (4), Assistant (3)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Quality oriented (90), Budget shopper (64)
    • Primary use:
    • Personal (103), Business (55)

Most Liked Positive Review

 

Good product--improved label tape

I bought this for mainly labelling computer and stereo cables. They have thinner label tape available for cables. All the label cartridges have easy-peel split backing now. The cartridges are about $20 for 8...Read complete review

I bought this for mainly labelling computer and stereo cables. They have thinner label tape available for cables. All the label cartridges have easy-peel split backing now. The cartridges are about $20 for 8 meters of tape, and it comes with a 4-meter cartridge. The label maker still wastes too much tape, but it's still a great product. Takes patience to learn all the features, but for the price and size, it's a good one.

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Most Liked Negative Review

 

Pretty good label maker

The ABC keyboard is a little hard to use quickly because it is back to 'hunt and peck' typing. It seems to me that most folks are capable of typing on a small cell...Read complete review

The ABC keyboard is a little hard to use quickly because it is back to 'hunt and peck' typing. It seems to me that most folks are capable of typing on a small cell phone sized keypad, you could put a similarly sized qwerty keypad and improve typing speed. The keys and buttons are large enough to be easy to press. The overall size of this thing seems overly large and chunky feeling.The display/operating system is not WSYIWIG, you have to refer back to a couple of slips of paper that came with the documentation to know what character P7 is or DECO mode 8 is.The labels it creates look excellent and they seem to be of very good quality so I can forgive the shortcomings of the label maker. The tape is another story. I've had a hard time peeling the backing off of the labels about 1/4 of the time and the resulting rubbing and bending often damages the label and I have to make a new one. Maybe they can offer a punch card for the tapes...buy 3 get the 4th free because you are wasting 1 out of 4 labels anyway!Bottom line, for a machine I only paid [$] for, it performs well. If I had paid full MSRP, I might not be so happy with it.

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8/13/2010

(7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

 
1.0

Rip off

By Frustrated

from Asheville, NC

About Me Value Oriented

Verified Buyer

Pros

    Cons

    • Wastes tape

    Best Uses

      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.

      • Primary use:
      • Business

      Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

      (7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

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      12/5/2009

      (5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

       
      1.0

      Wastes tape and requires scissors

      By MasterOrganizer

      from New York, NY

      About Me Value Oriented

      Verified Reviewer

      Pros

      • Quiet
      • Strong Labels
      • Works Quickly

      Cons

      • Labels need trimming
      • Wastes tape

      Best Uses

      • Address Printing
      • Electronics
      • Filing
      • In The Kitchen
      • Toys

      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.

      • Occupation::
      • Office Manager
      • Primary use:
      • Personal

      Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

      (5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

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      11/2/2009

      (5 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

       
      4.0

      Great

      By rushton podiatry

      from Baker City, OR

      About Me Quality Oriented

      Pros

      • Durable
      • Neat Settings
      • Works Quickly

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Filing

        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!!

        • Occupation::
        • Office Manager
        • Primary use:
        • Business

        (5 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

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        3/16/2010

        (4 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

         
        1.0

        not good waste too much tape

        By tony

        from ny ny

        About Me Quality Oriented

        Verified Buyer

        Pros

        • Quiet

        Cons

        • Complicated Controls

        Best Uses

        • Electronics
        • Filing

        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

        • Occupation::
        • Work From Home
        • Primary use:
        • Personal

        Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

        (4 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

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        11/20/2009

        (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

         
        4.0

        Brother PT-1090

        By Sarah

        from Huntington Beach, CA

        About Me Quality Oriented

        Pros

        • Durable
        • Extra Features
        • Neat Settings
        • Works Quickly

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Electronics
          • Filing
          • In The Kitchen

          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.

          • Occupation::
          • Office Manager
          • Primary use:
          • Business

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

          (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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          8/14/2010

          (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

           
          5.0

          Good product--improved label tape

          By Ricklee

          from Bettendorf, IA

          About Me Quality Oriented

          Verified Reviewer

          Pros

          • Compact Design
          • Excellent Print Quality
          • Improved labels

          Cons

          • Still wastes label tape

          Best Uses

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

            I bought this for mainly labelling computer and stereo cables. They have thinner label tape available for cables. All the label cartridges have easy-peel split backing now. The cartridges are about $20 for 8 meters of tape, and it comes with a 4-meter cartridge. The label maker still wastes too much tape, but it's still a great product. Takes patience to learn all the features, but for the price and size, it's a good one.

            • Primary use:
            • Personal

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

            (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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