Brother PT-P750W

I’ve been very happy with this label printer. Setup was straightforward, and the wireless connection makes it easy to print labels directly from a phone or computer. The print quality is excellent, and it handles different label sizes without any trouble. It’s fast, quiet, and feels well built. I like being able to customize labels quickly without being tied to one device. After regular use, it’s proven to be reliable and efficient. Great option if you need a flexible, professional-quality label maker. Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I added the 4 year square trade warranty on this thing because often enough, I only start to see problems after the 1 year manufacture warranty expires. Having said that, the price on the warranty started at $21 and then went to $10, when it finally hit $8. I hit the buy button. I used to use a DYMO label printer. And I can safely say that this one has alot more options when printing labels, they come out better, and it spits your label out, which the DYMO does not. I feel like this is a better product, because it doesn't use a battery, and it has alot more software options for printing. You can also find numerous 1 inch label colors, and label materials. Where the DYMO was limited to a very small selection, and it cost alot more... so there you have. A official DYMO killer label maker that is around $100.

I like my older and still working P-Touch PT-2700 but for some reason the current Brother software (which is required for current macOS) doesn't support it. (At least the PT-2700 has a keyboard and display so it can work standalone.) So I sprung for this seemingly good PT-P750W which uses the same printer tapes and probably prints just the same, and works with the current P-Touch Editor (required since there is no keyboard input). However, the setup and connection options are awful and almost totally broken. I wasted 45 minutes and found only 1 possible configuration which is terrible. There is a USB connection but it cannot be used for printing (only for mounting the obsolete and incompatible version of the software as a USB disk, so you have to figure out that there is a different app on the Mac AppStore, not like what the outdated documentation says). There is a WiFi connection but it can only be used to print if you make it your computer's WiFi connection (and this is not simple to set up), which disconnects you from the internet while in use. There seems to be no way to change the default WiFi password 00000000 (the password printed on the label did not work), and neither password worked when attempting to connection from an iPhone. The NFC capability did not work at all; touching the iPhone to the NFC panel brought up an alert on the iPhone saying something about no data available. The hardware part of this printer is appealing but the connectivity and software is an utter disaster. Returned for refund.

Yes it is challenging to set up, I'll give some tips. And I'm not sure if the margins are larger on this than in my other P touch labeler. But I'm using the largest 24mm Tze tape and the unprintable margins seem larger than I remember. OK so I took a star off because there's definitely a big setup issue and I'm pretty sure that the principal area is smaller than on the older P-touch printers. Just to clear a few things about this unit up. It does come with an AC adapter but does allow you to put in AA batteries. It does not charge AA batteries but it does have an independent lithium battery option that is rechargeable as an optional feature from Brother. I have no reason to believe that you can't put in batteries and the AC adapter and you won't risk incidental charging. Now a lot of people mentioned that if you attempt to use ad-hoc WiFi Direct mode and join the printer's Wi-Fi that the webpage is broken. That is 100% true. Even on the newest firmware, it's 100% true. So unfortunately until they fix this you have to go the long way to quickly set up Wi-Fi on this print. Fortunately I've done most of the leg work for you... OK you'll need a MS WIndows system, I know, I'm a Mac user too, but I happen to have several Window systems and you'll need a MS Windows system to prep it all if you want Wi-Fi infrastructure mode. You have to be in USB mode first and you have to set up your Windows machine with the initial "Software/Document Installer" from the Brother website. When it comes time to select what the printers connect connectivity you have to say USB. Once the full installation happens you can try a quick print if you want to verify functionality. Now go back to the brother support website and download the "firmware update tool". While you're still in USB mode extract the firmware update tool archive file contents and execute the single executable in the folder. It'll bring up an incredibly small window that simply says transfer or exit. Do you want to transfer. The actual upload occurs pretty fast. I would say it's definitely under two minutes. Once it uploads the file the printer automatically restarts and then it comes back to the transfer or exit window. You then want to click the exit button and you're done with firmware upgrades. Next comes the tricky part according to the "Printer Setting Tool" if you have the USB cable plugged in it will not offer you the Wi-Fi settings. This is actually not strictly correct. Assuming that you installed the "Software/Document Installer" then you already have the printer setting tool installed, you don't need to install it separately. I went into the printer setting tool the first time under USB and selected "none" for the sleep command as suggested by another reviewer here. I'm not going to tempt whether the device comes in and out of sleep properly. I'll likely just turn the unit on and off as I need it. The next step was that I unplugged the USB from my computer but left it plugged into the printer. I went ahead and long-pressed the wireless button at the top of the printer and turned to both NFC on and then push it again to make sure the Wi-Fi light was also on or at least blinking. When you do that it launches a Wi-Fi direct ad-hoc mode and automatically prints out a small label with the information on it. It's normally the name of your printer with some extra characters and the password should be eight zeros, 00000000. Once you're on it's wireless (and off USB) go back to your "printers and scanners" section in Windows and say "Add Printer". It will detect another PT–P750W printer! The name will only be slightly different, one has the word "printer" and the other doesn't but go ahead and install it. You now have two printers on your listing for the same device. One likely says PT – P750W and the other has the same name but with the word "printer" at the end. Now this is work got really confusing because I went into the printer setting tool but I couldn't get the wireless options to appear even though I was currently in wireless mode and currently looking at the wireless printer profile. What worked was actually putting back in the USB cable into the WIndows PC and re-launching the printer setting tool. Then even though it initially says this shouldn't work it then gave full wireless settings control even though I was going through USB. I guess as long as you have both printers installed it works, if you only have one or the other you're cut off from the full information you need! The application is a little strange and so you may have to surf around to get to your wireless section but basically you're looking for infrastructure mode and put in your correct wireless profile and credentials. As a note I've been told that one or more reviewers claimed it didn't work on a mesh network. I have a Ubiquiti Wi-Fi 5 AC 2 network in hybrid mesh mode and when I asked it to search for wireless networks it only listed one SSID for the entire network and was able to join my mesh just fine without incident! So even though the printer is a 2.4 GHz device only it has no problem navigating a hybrid SSID. Please be aware that you need to look at the light on the actual printer if it's solid green for wireless it's happy. If it's blinking that means it's trying or it's having a problem. The reason I say this is because when I went back to the printer setting tool it showed me that it had found my DHCP DNS IP setting but that I had all 0.0.0.0 for all other IP address settings! This turns out to simply be a software bug and was not actually true or accurate. The printer said it was happy so I assumed that the software was simply buggy and moved on. I was then able to find the printer on my Wi-Fi network using my iPhone and the Brother apps I was also able to get to the web portal for the IP address the printer had gotten from my Wi-Fi network. I also enabled IPv6 but not as a priority, and that properly got the settings as well. But if you go back to the printer setting tool it claims that 80% of your settings are nonexistent (empty or 0.0.0.0). So I guess this is to be ignored and trust if the printer has a green solid light for wireless that it's happy and you should just move ahead. I printed from my iPhone primarily to test the networking and I did run into a few instances where I go to print and it says it can't find the printer. But then I simply get back out of the brother application and got back in it and it works just fine. So I'm more to believe it's probably a bug in the application or in the air print then it is in the printer actually going to sleep returning off if you've properly selected no sleep in the printer setting tool. Now if you go to the new IP address of the infrastructure connected printer the webpage works! The code underneath the printer allows you to login and it actually has lots of options I didn't expect for this printer. It has options for radius authentication as well as putting in certificates. I will see that some of the information is still wrong or misleading when you go to your wireless section it gives you the impression that your settings are wrong but actually those are the default settings that you need to change if you want to change your wireless network to something else, they're not your current settings which is misleading because it shows your SSID at the top and yet says the encryption is open system and other stuff that isn't true. So whoever planned the form didn't adequately explain that the form is used to change your settings but it doesn't show your current settings properly. It has an SNTP server section but it never says what the current time actually is, but I did fill this out and it does claim to function. I did disable SNMP for obvious reasons. It does have IPP and LPR and raw port mode, again I thought this was strange there's also a vector Raster mode and a few other older printer options that you wouldn't think they would've put into something like this. But for a corporate environment it's actually pretty malleable once you unlock the wireless access and the webpage! I also disabled NetBIOS as I have a DNS infrastructure and don't need the extra chatter. Overall Amazon has the lowest price on this and for this price you really can't beat the situation. I have a much older PT-2730 that I use all the time and I had recently hooked it via USB to macOS and was printing with it. But thought to myself why can't I just have a small printer that uses the same tapes instead of lugging around my big unit. When I found this unit it seemed to fit the bill just fine and the printable area doesn't change between this and the next higher model so it doesn't really matter. This allows me to do a couple things I couldn't do before. Number one I don't have to drag out my entire labeler case to do one or two labels at home. I get to use the same Tze cartridges that I already use! So the cartridges are simply sheared between both my brother label printers, I love that! And lastly even though this model doesn't have ethernet, it's Wi-Fi only, so far seems good enough and that means I can hook it to my inventory system which is what initially got me interested in it. This is the lowest consumer model that is supported by most open source network brother printer projects for printing labels from central servers or web applications! From a longevity standpoint we will see, the unit does have an overheat mode as explained in the manual so I don't think you can keep printing with it in large stretches, it's meant for occasional printing just like their handheld units. But to me that's not an issue. The automatic cutter does work but I have not found a way to get it to stop cutting the front piece and prevent it from feeding extra before it's ready to print again. On my old brother I've been able to keep that from happening on every other print to save tape. I don't think I can do it on this printer. So do be aware that you have less control over your margins and over your widths that you have on the mobile with the small screen. I have not gone back and cleaned up the MS Windows system I used to do the setup but I think what I'm going to do is simply uninstall everything and then reinstall it again but instead of selecting USB properly select Wi-Fi mode and try to do it again fresh. Just remember that to finally get WiFi infrastructure mode to work you need to attach your windows machine to the printer's Wi-Fi direct ad hoc feature then select add printer in Windows and install that additional profile along with the USB one, initially from the software install, then as long as you have the USB cable attached you'll see all the options you need to get it on Wi-Fi and get yourself off USB in the "Printer Setting Tool".

The PT-P750W offers so many different ways to connect and print that's it's almost a drawback. All this sophistication results in a somewhat confusing initial setup process. It can also be confusing when switching between the connectivity modes, but once you get the hang of it this printer works great. I was disappointed to find out that wireless printing is only possible with the included AC power-adapter or the optional BA-E001 Li-ion battery pack, but not with regular AA batteries. Getting the Li-ion battery significantly raises the overall cost of the solution, but is probably worth it for those that will frequently take it mobile, especially if they plan to use with their smartphone. I suppose it's good that the PT-P750W is sold without the battery to lower the cost for those that don't need it. Printing from my Windows10 laptop works fine, whether via USB cable with AA batteries, or via WiFi with the AC adapter. Printing from my Android phone also works well via WiFi or WiFi-Direct either one. I never could get NFC to work, but I think all it's supposed to do is launch the Brother app, so that's no big deal. The app sees the printer as soon as I fire it up, and detects what type of label stock is installed and how much is left. The Android app is handy. It provides a lot of templates, allows you save your own formats, and has good editing capabilities, but the Windows software is easier in the long run. The formats are compatible between the Windows and Android platforms, so you can manually copy them over from your PC and then print from your smartphone. What would really be cool is if the mobile app could link directly to your cloud storage repository! I've not tried the software-less "P-Lite" printing mode, and doubt I will. I selected this model specifically for the Windows software capability. The PT-P750W takes up no more space in my toolkit than the battery-powered QWERTY (but non-connectable) PT-1280 I've had for years. It also handles a wider range of label sizes, up to 1". I had planned to keep this printer in my office, but with all the functionality and portability, I'll probably take it with me sometimes. I've used the P-Touch system for probably 20 years, and the laminated labels have always adhered well and been very durable. The PT-P750W is a great addition to the product line for those that need the power of a connected device.

When it comes to label makers, spend a little extra and get this one. My wife asked why I was buying it when she had two other hand held, cheaper machines. I quickly made a label with a picture on it and asked if hers could do this. :) Obviously not. Didn't take long to win her over. So you can print a label from your phone or you PC. Setup was extremely easy. Just plug it into the USB on your PC, and it will load and install the software, and it easily finds your Wifi. After setup you don't need to cable to your computer. There's an app to download on your phone, we have iPhones, and it works great. At first you may not like the fact that there is no keyboard on it, but when you start to use your phone or PC, you'll realize just how much easier it is. Plus, you can easily change fonts, make multi-line labels, add tables, graphs, photos and more. You can get a variety of tape widths from 1/4" (6mm) up to 1" wide. There is a less expensive version that only works with USB, but I figured that I'm going to have this for a long time, so why not spend just a bit more and get one that everyone in the house can use from their phones or laptops, and without cables.

Works good…sometimes it’s difficult to connect maybe my fault?..otherwise works as intended.

I saw a subcontractor make quick and lite work of labeling IT equipment on a new construction. My other Brother desktop/portable printer just died after 9 years of printing abuse and had to have this unit. I suggest you get the battery brick to make it rechargeable and portable, but even without it, regular batteries work very well and it doesn't drain them too quickly. I've used via wireless and USB cable with my laptop and using the NFC on my phone to quickly attach and print. It has the lite version of the p-touch software but register and get the full version that allows you to make precise labels to work perfectly on Patch Panels, for wall plate circuit ID, even I brought in my company logo and it adjusted size and printed beautifully. I hope it lasts as long as my other one, but even if that one was still working, this P750W just put that other one on the shelf collecting dust. For my work, Invaluable! Yes, I am very well aware of some other "professional" labelers at 3 and 4 times the cost...No, I prefer the functions and features of the P750W, as well as the control I have to adjust much easier than others can do.

La impresora es buena, pero que es la segunda que compro en menos de 3 meses, pues se ha estropeada fácilmente con un golpe y tiene que instalar un montón de softwares para que funcione. Su precio no es barato y cualquier golpecito se estropea fácilmente.

bought as a replacement for older Brother label maker. Works very well

This Ptouch model is the one is the best to print labels with a good resolution to print 2D bare core labels. I did buy 5 for our LAB inventory and no failure observed.

Main thing is the at the printer does what it supposed to do and it does it well. The only minor thing is, it had a few scuff marks on the case. Other than that... Thumbs up

DO NOT BUY - if you hover over the "Eligible for Refund or Replacement" under the BUY NOW button it says this: "This item is non-returnable, but if the item arrives damaged or defective, you may request a refund or replacement." Luckily I used the chat agent and they issued a refund and notified me the item was destroy in field. Happy to oblige! Now WHY did I return it? Its a hunk of junk. I should have known it was bad as soon as I unboxed and noticed its USB connector on the back is MINI USB!! 2004 called, they want their USB connector back. - It will not broadcast wifi on battery power - only AC power - The RFID does not work with iPhone, only Android. - once spent over an hour messing with the machine and the iPhone app I finally get my phone to connect, and it will not print. "error communicating" Spent another hour messing with it after that. So if you want a boat anchor that only works when tethered to a PC, the totally by this. If you want a modern, easy to use mobile device with modern technology that will print on shrink tube up to 24mm, look at the Epson version.