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

Printer is quick. Average overall

Einstein would have a hard time getting this to work, everytime I unplug this and replug it it takes like half hour until I can get this to work, you also need to connect to the network of this printer, cant get it connected to my existing router.

Ive had nothing but problems with this. It worked okay for a few months then was hit and miss after that. I had serious connection issues and would randomly stop working. I attempted to get support from the company and the only recommendation they would give is to turn it off and on again.

While it has some appealing features compared to competitors, this thing is a joke. I first ordered a refurbished unit, along with a separate li-ion battery pack. Installing the li-on battery is a terrible user experience involving a lot of screws that look just like other screws that shouldnt be touched. The refurbished unit wouldnt ever go to sleep as configured, so the battery would barely last half a day. Returned. Then I ordered a brand new unit, and it was DoA, wouldnt print anything at all. Print heads seemed misaligned maybe. Returned. The enclosure is cheap and flimsy plastic. It has an external power brick as big as some peoples shoes. Its bigger and clunkier than it looks, especially with the battery. It prints great labels (though the Brother software is terrible), and I like the label stock, but after having to return 2 of these, Im not going to waste my time on a third.

When it works it works GREAT but it is a huge PAIN to install with conflicting instructions. Tech support is spotty, from techs who REALLY know their stuff to complete bozos who contradict each other (you can tell I have contacted Tech Support A LOT. The installation comes with a Utility called P (something) Editor, which is supposed to set your Label sizes. More often than not this editor set label sizes that conflict with the printer which CANNOT be modified! In fact the Editor has a drop down that lists label sizes, which when selected do NOT modify the settings. One label size that is sold by Brother does NOT EVEN FIGURE in the drop down. But when it finally works its great. The latest one I bought STILL DOES NOT WORK because the label size (which is sold by Brother) cannot be set.

Got this printer to label product with an easy interface from phone or computer (over wifi), it delivers and works great. Ive had it for a few months now and have no complains, it simply just works. I dont do heavy printing, about 600 or 700 labels a month, works like a champ!

The product arrived on time and was as described.

Works for about a year. Have to purchase a new one every year.

Not working. Got wrong information from the support and end up return them because spent more than 4 hours trying to get them work with support on the line but still now working

Writing lots of labels by hand is no fun, so if thats something you need to do a lot a label printer is a good option. Most printers can print out a sheet of labels, which is fine, but if you dont need a whole sheet that can be a pain. On-demand labels are really nice. You can make the labels with the included software. Its decent software. One thing thats nice is you can easily pick a pre-made label for the size of the label paper you are using, change the details, and print. There are options to customize or create layouts from scratch. The printer prints fine, labels look like I expect. I had some issues with it taking a while to print. Id queue up several labels and it would sit for a good while then spit them all out in a gush. Other times I make just one and it prints right away. The auto-cut option is nice as well. If youre making many, it saves having to tear them apart from each other. If theres an error, there is a log that can tell you the problem (like I chose the wrong size for label media that was in the printer) but its not readily apparent where to find the error in the icons tray on the taskbar. Be better if the label software would show it somewhere obvious, or perhaps show a windows notification. The wireless setup was fairly easy. I did it by plugging it into my PC, and now print with only needing power, so I can plug it up anywhere. No room to keep it out, so I put it away when done. Provided is a pad in the cutting and printing area of the printer. It says to return it when not using the label maker. The pad does fit inside the label area without obstructing the labels, so youre less likely to lose it. Its a pretty good label printer. it has a lot of options, and you can even get a battery for it if you want. Its one you may want to consider while looking for such a printer.