Brother P-touch D210 Review
Standalone label printers like the Brother P-touch D210 ($39.99) come in two basic designs: handheld and desktop. Handhelds are longer than they are wide, so you can hold them in one hand while using the other to enter text for the label. They usually have ABCD keyboards. Desktop designs are wider, making them hard to hold as you type—unless you have large hands—but they also have QWERTY keyboards, which makes entering text a lot easier. The PT-D210 ($34.99 at Amazon) is one of the better examples of the desktop category, making it our Editors' Choice for an inexpensive, standalone label printer.
The PT-D210's competition includes handheld models like the Brother P-touch PT-H100 ($34.99 at Amazon) and the Dymo LetraTag 100H Plus ($34.99 at Amazon) , along with other desktop models, most notably the Dymo LetraTag Plus LT-100T ($34.99 at Amazon) . All four of these label printers are small, light, inexpensive, and capable. The PT-D210 stands out for having both a QWERTY keyboard an...
The Brother P-touch D210 is an inexpensive, standalone label printer that can print laminated plastic labels on 12mm-wide (not quite 0.5-inch) tapes.
Inexpensive; Easy to use; QWERTY keyboard; Can save up to 30 label definitions; Prints laminated plastic labels on tapes up to 12mm (roughly 0.5-inch) wide
LCD isn't backlit; Doesn't connect to a PC or Mac