Guest guest Posted October 19, 2007 Report Posted October 19, 2007 I have the Dymo 400 for that exact purpose. It works well, but the easiest way I've found to use it is making a jpg and placing it in the editing program that they include, otherwise any sort of interesting formatting is almost impossible. If you only want to make one label at a time, or have to do custom stuff on each label it might be a good choice, but there are super cheap printing places like " gotprint.com " that will print batches of labels at what seem like very reasonable prices, in color as opposed to BW. Par - bill_schoenbart Friday, October 19, 2007 6:10 PM label printer I'm looking at various printers to make custom labels for powdered extract prescription bottles. I have checked out units by Dymo and Brother, both computer-driven and stand-alone. Anybody have any recommendations? - Bill Quote
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2007 Report Posted October 19, 2007 I use HP printers for the same purpose. It works great! bill_schoenbart <plantmed2 wrote: I'm looking at various printers to make custom labels for powdered extract prescription bottles. I have checked out units by Dymo and Brother, both computer-driven and stand-alone. Anybody have any recommendations? - Bill Quote
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2007 Report Posted October 19, 2007 So, you just use the sheets of Avery labels and print one at a time? I do that in my home office for other applications, but I think I want a small printer for the herb pharmacy that doesn't require loading sheets. , Mike Liaw <mikeliaw wrote: > > I use HP printers for the same purpose. It works great! > > bill_schoenbart <plantmed2 wrote: I'm looking at various printers to make custom labels for powdered > extract prescription bottles. I have checked out units by Dymo and > Brother, both computer-driven and stand-alone. Anybody have any > recommendations? > > - Bill > > > > > > > > > > > Quote
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2007 Report Posted October 19, 2007 I don't need to print a bunch of labels. Just one at a time, when I make up a custom prescription. I was looking at the Dymo 400. The Dymo or Brother printers seem to be good choices. I have heard that the labels get dark if they are left in the sunlight. Any problems with that? I wouldn't want a patient to have difficulty reading the label. , " Par Scott " <parufus wrote: > > I have the Dymo 400 for that exact purpose. It works well, but the easiest way I've found to use it is making a jpg and placing it in the editing program that they include, otherwise any sort of interesting formatting is almost impossible. If you only want to make one label at a time, or have to do custom stuff on each label it might be a good choice, but there are super cheap printing places like " gotprint.com " that will print batches of labels at what seem like very reasonable prices, in color as opposed to BW. > > Par > - > bill_schoenbart > > Friday, October 19, 2007 6:10 PM > label printer > > > I'm looking at various printers to make custom labels for powdered > extract prescription bottles. I have checked out units by Dymo and > Brother, both computer-driven and stand-alone. Anybody have any > recommendations? > > - Bill > > > > > > Quote
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2007 Report Posted October 19, 2007 The labels do degrade over time, they are thermally printed and it's not a super stable media, but it lasts longer than a patient is likely to have one bottle of herbs. If you have to customize each label see if you can test drive the interface somehow, I found it unwieldy and a pain to edit in. Par - bill_schoenbart Friday, October 19, 2007 9:20 PM Re: label printer I don't need to print a bunch of labels. Just one at a time, when I make up a custom prescription. I was looking at the Dymo 400. The Dymo or Brother printers seem to be good choices. I have heard that the labels get dark if they are left in the sunlight. Any problems with that? I wouldn't want a patient to have difficulty reading the label. , " Par Scott " <parufus wrote: > > I have the Dymo 400 for that exact purpose. It works well, but the easiest way I've found to use it is making a jpg and placing it in the editing program that they include, otherwise any sort of interesting formatting is almost impossible. If you only want to make one label at a time, or have to do custom stuff on each label it might be a good choice, but there are super cheap printing places like " gotprint.com " that will print batches of labels at what seem like very reasonable prices, in color as opposed to BW. > > Par > - > bill_schoenbart > > Friday, October 19, 2007 6:10 PM > label printer > > > I'm looking at various printers to make custom labels for powdered > extract prescription bottles. I have checked out units by Dymo and > Brother, both computer-driven and stand-alone. Anybody have any > recommendations? > > - Bill > > > > > > Quote
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2007 Report Posted October 22, 2007 Hi Bill. I use the Brother QL-5ooo and I absolutley love it. It prints labels in 1 second and has great software bundled with it that is incredibly easy to use. Best 100 bucks I've ever spent. I used to use the Avery labels and wasted so much time and papaer trying to line them up correctly. I would highly recommend the Brother! Candace , " bill_schoenbart " <plantmed2 wrote: > > I'm looking at various printers to make custom labels for powdered > extract prescription bottles. I have checked out units by Dymo and > Brother, both computer-driven and stand-alone. Anybody have any > recommendations? > > - Bill > Quote
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