Seiko InstrumentsSmart Monochrome Label Printer 620, USB, PC/Mac, 2.76 inches/second

Great Printer for such a low price! This is the 4th or 5th Seiko printer I have owned over the last (too many) years, and they just continue to improve. Improved software and much faster printer. Very easy to use and very versatile.The only issue that I had was with Win8.1 and that issue was quickly resolved by contacting their Customer Support. Questions sometimes were answered within minutes, usually within an hour or two, and never a day or more. I was extremely pleased with their assistance.

I am replacing 400 series label printer with this new product. It works flawlessly and easy to setup. It is also faster than the older version I have used for a decade. Definitely recommend this label maker.

The printer is great but the Seiko software sucks majorly. Seiko should be ashamed.1. The software is NOT intuitive or user friendly. The database methodology makes creating and editing labels aggravating.2. The friggin software installs add-ons in your Outlook, MS Word, etc. The add-on essentially kills Outlook, Word and any other application that are poisoned by Seiko. Take them out. It is NOT enough to just disable the add-on. You have to actually remove it from the application. Then your Outlook, etc will work againI CAN NOT recommend the label printer because of the crappy software.

Finally, very happy. I bought this to replace a very old Seiko 100. The main problem I had was with the 1.1.1.0 version of software that came with the printer on a disk. I called their tech support and ended up talking to three people over the course of two days. BOTTOM LINE: I ended up downloading a 7.1.1 software version from their web site, which really works great. I sent an E-mail to their support area and they responded to that too. They have a toll free number which works on Saturday as well: (800) 688-0817.I was able to create a .csv file with my old Seiko software. Did a quick edit to get rid of old records, then imported into the new Seiko software. Everything works great now. My one suggestion to new users is to NOT waste time with the disk, go straight to their web site and download the newest software.

I have used a Brother Q series label printer for a couple of years and tried this one for home because of the price point. It is a fine label printer. Prints both regular address labels and shipping labels with or without barcode. You can use the shipping label template to make packaging/storage/archive label template.In some ways the is easier to use the Seiko for that one-of label because it can be created using the same software as that which prints labels from your address book. It doesn't work that way in the Brother system. Your address book is one piece of software and your editor is another, so this is a plus for the Seiko.What is not is a Brother Q series label print which not only can print several different sizes of labels but can print on continuous tape (was not able to find continuous label tape for the Seiko). This allows you to make long labels for archive/storage boxes or if you need large banner type labels with 2 in high letters. So yes, you can make storage box labels but they are limited to 2.25 x 4. With the Brother you could make one that was 2.25 x 10 for 1 box. 2.25 x 15 for another with different information on it. We use this all the time at work for our storage boxes.For home/office this printer is fine. More than adequate for your labeling needs and beats trying to run your envelope through your printer. Or sheets of labels most of which are wasted and which can come lose when passing through the printer, ruining or causing much frustration trying to clean the stuck labels out of the guts of the printer.The Seiko is easy to install, so is the Brother. Rolls are easy to insert and fairly easy to change out from standard labels to mailing labels.... not as easy as a Q series but not a problem. Brother can do the postage thing and I've not found that ability for the Seiko.4 stars - would have been 5 if it had the ability to print on continuous tape, which people do not know they need the ability to print until they don't have it. Bottom line if I were buying for an office I would go with the Brother. For home or light duty office, this one is more than suitable.Forgot to add: If your office needs to generate colored file folder labels, they can be found for the Seiko. I have yet to find a source for colored file folder labels for the Brother. I solve this by using colored magic markers when needed in my office, however that wouldn't be a viable solution in some offices, so if this is an important requirement for your office, then I would recommend the Seiko.

I got this label printer to replace my old Smart Label Printer 100 that wouldn't work with Windows 8.1. I tried to find updated software for the 100 but none is available. This printer is much faster and prints better quality so I am pleased with it. The price from Amazon is reasonable also. I wish there was a way to save my label files from my old printer to the new one, but I couldn't find a way to do it, so I have to re-enter all my old addresses. If anybody knows how to get the old files and transfer them to the new printer, please comment on this review.

Another reviewer warned about using after-market labels. I ignored it. I was wrong. No matter what I do it ejects about 80% of another label and you have to manually pull it back. I contacted support and they verified that you have to use genuine Seiko labels.Otherwise, it's great, prints well, and is easy to use.