Brother QL-700 High-Speed, Professional Label Printer

The P-Touch Editor software for the Mac is easy to use and runs on OSX 10.6.8. Very fast printing. High resolution graphics give sharp printouts. Only problem was that the driver wouldnt install. Called Brother and a technician installed via the Internet.

Works quickly and prints very clearly. Included programming offers a large variety of options.

I am an amateur videographer and this labelmaker has been an absolute godsend for me. I have an absurd plethora of wires, cables, batteries and SD and CF cards which can be challenging to keep organized and identified - for example, I find it absolutely essential to label (number) all of my batteries so I know at an instant which batteries are fresh and which are not. Same thing with the SD and compact flash cards used by my camera and audio recorders. Before purchasing this unit, I had experience with a number of Brother pTouch labelmakers - the kind that use the shiny plastic tape. While those labels were pretty, and perhaps a bit more professional in appearance, they are also quite thick and more than a little prone to falling off. That meant I simply could not use them on anything going inside a camera or recording device. But the label tape used by this unit is quite thin and doesnt obstruct anything. I have no qualms about using them on any of my devices. Other things I like? I love that this device wastes very little tape and is so easy to use, whether with the EZ-Lite software or as a printer connected to my laptop. It prints fast and it prints dark, and thats all I need it to do. I dont use this for address labels or to print fancy graphics, so cannot comment on that aspect of the labelmaker.

This Brother QL-700 label printer is indeed nice and fast - once you install its application mind you. If youre only using the one built into the printer, its as slow as can be. So install the application and be surprised.

This printer works great! No ink required and quickly prints labels. Replacement rolls can be expensive but the quality is worth it. I would definitely buy again!

On a daily basis, I do not mail much compared to many who buy this. This has capabilities way beyond anything that I will ever need. But I do enough mailing that I want to automate labeling. I can get by with printing from a cut/paste of a buyers address. I no longer worry about transposing numbers or making other silly errors that result in some buyers item being returned for my mistake. Setup was easy. I use compatible generic labels that work as well as the sample Brother label they sent. Would I buy it again? In a heartbeat. FWIW, I did look at the Dymo. But after reading carefully and paying attention the the details, this seemed like a better deal for me.

Thank you!!

I bought this in 2016. When I plugged it in, it acted like a flash drive and had a ready-to-use program called PKLITE10.exe. I ran it and it would not print communication error. This was on a windows 7 machine. I moved the printer to each of several computers/laptops in my house, and none worked until I got to the last one, my server, which was running Server 2012. It printed fine. So I left it connected to that machine and used it weekly, sometimes several times a week. The software is so simple to use, and in my opinion as a software developer with over 30 years experience, very intuitive and simple.... So I upgraded my server to 2019 because it was time :-) --- and now it doesnt print. It just says printer communication error. Just like when run on windows 7, etc... Here is how I solved the problem, and it now works with every computer in the house. The program PKLITE10.exe, on the built-in disk of the printer was dated approximately 2011. This version only works up until windows XP and does not seem to work with 7, 8, 10, or 11. I had to update the printer with a later version of the built-in software. I downloaded it from Brother, ran the transfer program, and it updated the printer. Sooo, if you want to update yours, here it how I did it. Go to brother and find the QL700 downloads page and scroll to the bottom and download P-touch Editor Lite Update Tool. run the program. If you get an error, hold down the little button on the printer next to the power button until the LED goes OFF. then re-run the program. Click the transfer button to transfer the new software to the printer. Mine took about 45 seconds. Then it said Successful. I unplugged the USB cable an held the printer power button to turn it off. Then turned it back on and plugged in the cable. If the little LED to the left of the status LED is NOT lit, hold down the little button under it until it lights. This enables the lite mode which means the printer acts like a flash drive as well as a printer, and the window pops up that has the printers built-in software. Note that the date of the PKLITE10.EXE file is now a lot more recent. Mine is dated 1/28/2015 it used to be dated 2011 or thereabouts. Anyway, the printer now works with any computer in the house, and does not require any software installation. Good luck and I hope this is useful to someone, took me hours and hours to figure out.

Works great! Reliable and can take generic brand brother paper. I recommend highly.

This is a great and quick label printer for office use. Its actually very compact and easy to use on PCs or Macs.