4 Comments for whats the difference between a $1000 Wire labeling printer and a $40 label printer?

• 1. ?BobB?  |  February 15th, 2011 at 8:23 am

  you get what you pay for.

  The p-touch is a nice hobby printer, but the output would never stand up to the abuse that a cable libeler would withstand.

  You need an adhesive that will not release in heat or cold, you need a label with the required data, maybe a bar code, and it must be chemical/water resistant.

  The p-touch is not any of those.

  The last thing you need is to install a new site, billing $250,000 for the job and to lose money because you were being cheap and could not finish the job correctly because your labels were on the floor and not the cables.

• 2. PAUL  |  February 15th, 2011 at 8:26 am

  damb! he bet me to it! LOL!

• 3. George  |  February 15th, 2011 at 9:24 am

  I would not have a brother system of any kind,. They tend to be cheap, as well as inexpensive.

  Factors – types of tape and/or tubing, quality of print, quality of product.

  The Brady ID Pal has been my standard for some years now. Coming in at about $200 with the power supply, the nylon tape is great stuff. The polyester tape is pretty useless.

  I tried a Dymo Rhino 5000 for use in greasy environments. Big bust, the heat shrink jams ALL the time. Should have paid the $400 for the Kroy handheld. A good buddy of mine swears by his.

  For general electrical work, the ID Pal should work just fine. If you work around a lot of hydraulics, NO tape will hold. You will need something that will print heat shrink, and that is not cheap.

• 4. John B  |  February 15th, 2011 at 9:28 am

  $960

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