Brother QL-810W Ultra-Fast Label Printer with Wireless Networking

Dont buy it. The software is outdated. The product, itself, will print a few rolls of labels and then quit printing anything at all.

I am going through a major overhaul of my home office (that happens when you move it from one room to another, theres no avoiding it--and trash bags are your friends) because my life has become a chaos of folders and boxes and envelopes. (Word: if youre just starting out in a home business, get organized from day one and leave yourself time to stay organized.) In other words, I desperately needed a label printer. I much prefer to use printers via direct USB because it makes life so much simpler, but you still have to get the driver and install that. If you choose to go wirelessly you have to have all of the necessary info about your router (which I always find to be a terrifying aspect of setting up wireless connections, lol). My suggestion is to give yourself a nice quiet hour to set this up and to watch the Brother videos (on their site or Youtube carefully first--they will save you a lot of time). I really really really would like stuff like this to be plug-n-play with the driver IN the printer already, but I guess Im dreaming. Once its set up there is something of a learning curve to use the design software (especially if youre going to do red/white/black labels) but again, there is a pretty good basic video on Youtube (and I assume on the Brother site). I hate having to learn new things all the time but that just seems the way of the world these days. I use Photoshop every day of my life, so the menus and choosing type, moving, sizing, etc. is just something I can experiment my way through but I imagine if youre new to it its going to take a few tries (and some note taking) to get comfortable with it. I really like that you can print very long labels (though I havent yet) and I like that the resolution is at 300dpi so that the fonts arent breaking down when youre using larger type. I also like that you dont have to buy ink! I also like that you can add a battery and make this entirely portable. I would think that for someone who does business on location (working a craft show circuit, perhaps), having the ability to print labels wirelessly from say, an iPad, and then to be able to print without a power source would be great. These are among the strongest features of this printer. Patience, patience, patience--none of this stuff is as simple as they say it is, but once you get it down, it just becomes another tool in your life.

Works great

Very friendly use

Many connectivity Issues

I have three of these and will order a fourth for check-ins at my church.

Once you get clear of the wireless setup, even with someone who does this for work, the printer works great. All you need is the serial number to download the software and start making labels. They give you basic templates, let you design your own or can go online and buy more. Up to you really. If you make ANY router changes to your wireless, you will most likely need to reset network settings and WPS all over again. Im waiting for it right now to auto power off and Im wondering when it tries to get accessed will it turn on by itself or do I need to hit the power button, not sure about that yet. Using Windows 10 x64. For the price, cant go wrong. All I have are letter laserjets, so this is my first small type label printer. I have looked at others that are very similar and do the same functions, but cost twice as much. The only thing I can think of with that is they do provide a connection with USPS to print purchased stamps right on the label. This model does not.

Needed it to do 1 thing. Couldn’t not do that

The product arrived on time and was as described.

works great! Easy to install. Love being able to make clear tags for everything!