Label maker reviews
Fourteen full reviews: what each machine prints on, what a label costs, what owners run into, and what to buy instead.
Every review
Brother P-touch PT-D220
Best overall for home and office.
Cost per label: About 14¢ to 21¢ per 2.5-inch label on genuine 12 mm TZe tape.
Brother P-touch CUBE Plus PT-P710BT
Most versatile app label maker.
Cost per label: About 14¢ to 21¢ per label on 12 mm TZe and 21¢ to 31¢ on 24 mm.
DYMO LetraTag 100H
Lowest cost to start.
Cost per label: About 8¢ to 17¢ per label on paper LT tape, 13¢ to 21¢ on plastic.
DYMO LabelManager 160
Best QWERTY handheld for a workshop.
Cost per label: About 14¢ to 21¢ per label on 12 mm D1 tape.
Brother P-touch PT-D610BT
Best for a busy office.
Cost per label: About 14¢ to 21¢ per label on 12 mm TZe, 21¢ to 31¢ on 24 mm.
DYMO Organizer Xpress Pro Embossing Kit
Best for crafts and kids.
Cost per label: Pennies per label; embossing tape refills are among the cheapest supplies in this guide.
Brother P-touch PT-N25BT
Best for colorful labels, keyboard or app.
Cost per label: About 21¢ to 31¢ per label; Btag cassettes are half the length of TZe.
Nelko P21 Bluetooth Label Maker
Best cheap Bluetooth label maker.
Cost per label: Roughly 3¢ to 6¢ per label, the cheapest labels in this guide.
NIIMBOT D110 Mini Label Maker
Best mini label maker for jars and school.
Cost per label: Roughly 3¢ to 6¢ per label.
Rollo USB Shipping Label Printer
Best 4x6 shipping label printer.
Cost per label: Roughly 3¢ to 6¢ per 4x6 label.
MUNBYN Bluetooth 4x6 Label Printer
Best wireless shipping label printer.
Cost per label: Roughly 3¢ to 6¢ per 4x6 label.
DYMO LabelWriter 550 and 550 Turbo
Best for address labels from a computer.
Cost per label: Roughly 3¢ to 5¢ per address label on DYMO rolls; larger labels cost more.
Brother PT-E720BT Industrial Label Printer
Best for electricians and installers.
Cost per label: Industrial cassettes cost more than home TZe; budget per job rather than per label.
Brady M210 Handheld Label Maker
Brady's handheld in place of the BMP21-PLUS.
Cost per label: Brady cartridges are priced as professional supplies; budget per job.
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