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I had one of these many, many years ago so its nice to see they are still available - quite retro, no batteries. In the intervening years they have to my memory become more flimsy and sometimes the letter dial doesn't quite line up and when you press the trigger there is a disconcerting crunching noise and or it doesn't advance the tape. This can lead to quite a few mistakes and tape wastage. Also you cannot see the letter you just embossed so with long words you need a good memory for what you just typed in. Its best to advance it one space at the beginning and end of a word. Curiously I found it worked best when held tilted to one side by 45 degrees or so - stopped the crunching. So still good, build quality declined somewhat, limited type but no electronics to go wrong.
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Although the product is very easy to use and set up the prints are only O.K. The tape does not remain stuck in position for more than a couple of weeks. The prints are legible but not as good as i hoped. The machine is O.K. probably worth 3 1/2 stars. One thing does impress is the number of coloured tapes you can obtain and when they do stick, they look great. To sum up then, a decent product could be better i feel, or is it just me expecting too much.
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Bought this item recently. Had a dymo some years back and it was simple and reliable then. This item doesnt feel that well made. It has a double wheel arrangement which aligns the trimmer and the number/letter wheel. This design is unexplained and the instructions to set the thing up are useless! Its not rocket science by any means, but the wheel alignment issue can cause problems with it printing cleanly and reliably. Having said this, the basic useage and installation of the tape is easy enough. Ive already experienced a few issues with the tape not loading properly, and curling back into the body of the machine. Once i worked out what was going on i can deal with it. I paid just under £20 for mine and its not well made for that money. The feel of a totally mechanical machine these days is so refreshing, not needing batteries or a usb of some sort. Just get it going and it will keep going. The letters themselves look better on dark coloured tape rather than light coloured as the contrast isnt clear enough as the letters are essentially white, so on a pale background dont stand out enough for me. Black, red or dark green are probably better. Read full review
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Really good little piece of equipment to have ! Easy to use and fun. Only reason haven’t given 5 stars is sometimes the prints don’t come out well if you don’t press hard enough so can take a little getting used to. otherwise great :D
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This is so easy to use. I brought a less expensive label printer at first which was very difficult to turn letter dial then squeeze!!!! It was rubbish. I then purchased this model, what a difference!!!! So easy to use, and prints so clearly. My advice spend this bit extra, it truly is worth it.
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