DYMO Label Printer LabelWriter 450 Direct Thermal Label Printer, Great for Labeling, Filing, Shipping, Mailing, Barcodes and More

We use this little printer, the Dymo LabelWriter 450 Turbo, to print ingredient and name labels for various products, all of which are used in a freezer and go through freeze/thaw cycles. The print quality is great and the off-brand labels I used (Enko) work great on our containers in the freezer.We've printed over 42,000 labels in just six months and it has work perfectly the vast majority of the time. Every so often it jams and it can be a bit of a pain to get fixed, but it only takes a few minutes to get it working again. Also, if you put the labels in the wrong direction then it will 100% jam every time because there isn't a sensor to tell it that they are in incorrectly, so just pay attention as you are installing it. They go in with the sticker facing down, so it is a bit odd initially.We use three different sizes of labels and it takes literally SECONDS to change the label type. It also has a system in place which automatically prevents the labels from printing in the wrong spot. What that means is you will never have to slowly adjust the location of the labels on the spool to get it to print in the correct spot. It prints perfectly center every time.The print quality is great - we can print extremely small font and it is still legible. It is very quick. The small labels we use can print about 2 per second and the largest can take about 1.5 seconds per label due to it having an image (our logo), but prints faster if only text is displayed.The program that comes with it is adequate for printing simple labels and text. It is fairly simple to use and only has a couple of annoying aspects that can be overcome with some patience. For example, if you are typing or copy/pasting in a text box you will have to manually press enter for each line break, otherwise it will continuously write the text on the same line way off the screen.Overall it is a great product. I will probably buy a couple more in case this one breaks, but at the sub $100 price point it is totally worth it, especially considering the volume of labels that have gone through it. Definitely recommended.

This is a good little label writer. I am pleased with its performance. Just be aware that it will not work with computers using ARM-based processors. I did not discover this until after I had purchased a new ThinkPad :(

Worked fine. Not always easy to find label rolls locally.

My first experience with this item was using my co-worker's. I was reluctant and didn't see the need for this, until I tried it. Now I couldn't imagine working without one. I bought one (450 regular)for my home, have since retired and just purchased the 450 Turbo. It's easy to load the labels in, and the setup is a breeze. You can also print labels from a Word document by clicking on the Dymo icon on your Word toolbar. It takes different size labels. It's a must have for single address label use or multiple addresses. You can also save your data to the address book. You can insert graphics. It prints in monochrome, not color. There's no ribbon or ink-cartridges to buy or change. The price is an absolute steal. I own the regular Dymo 450 (it prints 51 labels per minute) and it's a God-send. It's still going strong after printing thousands of labels. No more handwritten addresses ever. I also use it to label other items (canisters, power cords, etc). I purchased this because its a super, super good deal and just in case my current Dymo goes toes up. At 71 labels per minute, it's faster and cheaper.UPDATE: (4/28/2013)Moved my old Dymo 450 to my backup computer. Thought I had to install the software for the 450 Turbo and would lose my addresses when I installed the 450 Turbo to my main computer. But I was happily surprised. No need to install the included software, as the Dymo 450 and 450 Turbo software are the same. All I had to do was load the labels and plug it in and I was ready. Loading the labels can be tricky and you need a little patience, but it's doable. Love it. And it's super fast. I don't use it to print postage, so I can't comment on that.

I received the label writer in good condition with is usually the case with Amazon. Setup was easy. Ensure you follow the instructions and install the software before connecting it to the computer. NOTE: Record the serial number BEFORE you connect all the cables. It's under the unit and obscured by the cables. You will need it late when you register the product and it's a real pain getting to it without disconnecting the cables. I wish they would note this in their instructions.Instructs are clear and easy to follow. Review the diagram of the controls. Don't confuse the label eject button with the feed button.Printer is very fast. I mainly bought it for address labels and folder labels. Software is easy to use and print quality is excellent.NOTE: Printing stamps is NOT FREE!! I thought this would be awesome so I bought a roll of stamp labels. You have to pay $9.95 a month to print stamps. That is not indicated anywhere in the literature or the website. I was very disappointed and unless you are in business and do a heck of a lot of printer, it doesn't seem worth it to me. Endicia does profess to offer a free service, but you must buy the labels from them with some sort of activation code attached. I haven't found that code and their labels are very expensive. Just a word of warning.Overall the label writer is good quality and I think it will fit my needs.