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Holistic Guidance - Dymo 69110 LabelWriter 400 Turbo
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List Price: $199.00
Our Price: $117.67
Your Save: $ 81.33 ( 41% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Dymo-CoStar Corp
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Average Customer Rating:   
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: DYMO
Color: Platinum/Silver
EAN: 0071701691101
Feature: LabelWriter can print up to 55 labels per minute
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Dymo-CoStar Corp
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Manufacturer: Dymo-CoStar Corp
Model: 69110
Modem Description: None
Publisher: Dymo-CoStar Corp
Release Date: 2005-05-01
Special Features: nv:Resolution^300 dpi
Studio: Dymo-CoStar Corp
Variation Description: Platinum/Silver
Warranty: 2 years warranty
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Features
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LabelWriter can print up to 55 labels per minute
Compatible with most office-oriented programs, including Microsoft Word and WordPerfect
Sleek, compact design; measures just 5 by 7 inches
Connects directly to computer via included USB cable
USB connection for Windows® 2000, XP® and Mac® 9 and OS 10.2.8 or later
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Editorial Reviews:
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Eliminate the hassles of printing labels on your regular printer with the DYMO LabelWriter 400 Turbo. This super fast and tiny printer fits anywhere on your desk and makes labels for envelopes, packages, files, barcodes, name badges and more - up to 55 labels per minute - from your PC or Mac. Now LabelWriter 400 Turbo also prints USPS approved on-demand postage with the included DYMO Stamps solution. No more trips to the Post Office, no more costly postal meters. It's simply a super fast way to make labels and postage.LabelWriter 400 Turbo comes with easy to use software to format labels with text, graphics and barcodes, to manage address books, and to print DYMO Stamps. It's also easy to print labels direct from Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, WordPerfect, QuickBooks, ACT! and other software.The DYMO LabelWriter 400 Turbo uses advanced, super quiet 300 dpi thermal printing, which means great looking labels without any ink or toner, so no added cartridge or toner expense. Everything you need - printer, power supply, software, USB cable, User Manual and starter rolls of address labels and DYMO Stamps postage labels - comes in the box.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Good Product But With Software Shortcomings
Comment: Generally speaking I am a big fan of DYMO label makers and have used them for years. But the 400 is my first foray into postage, which is why I bought it.
Generally performance is good but the product has limitations based on its software. Specifically the limitation is that postage amounts are based on a drop-down menu, rather than allowing the user to simply type in the postage amount due. Drop-downs do not allow for the vast variety of postage options out there, such as surcharge for square envelopes on international letters.
Example: you want to send a square envelope to Germany. The drop-down only has options for sending rectangular envelopes to Mexico, Canada, and the rest of the world. So you're stuck. Either you send it without the surcharge postage amount (and it comes back to you) or you have to print out a guzillion 1-cent stamps, which you would never do because of the cost of the labels. If the dang think would simply allow you to type in the amount of postage you need, this wouldn't be an issue. The only way for me to get around the international surcharge issue is to use the $1.17 stamp for 3-ounce packages, but this means the post office unnecessarily eats a free three cents every time I send a square envelope to Europe. Really dumb.
I would say this product is ideal for anybody dealing with largely domestic postage but becomes awkward when dealing with a largely international audience. DYMO can make this a perfect product by allowing users to type in their amount postage amounts.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Decent hardware and software
Comment: Unit works relatively well, I had to run the installer a number of times to get it to work correctly on Windows Vista. The software seems fine and indicates it is supported on the Dymo site, but the installer is antiquated and needs help. Once I finally got it installed it works fine.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Amazing device - just works
Comment: We purchased the 400 Turbo with the intent to use it to replace our outdated mailing label system that required us to keep multiple copies of labels on hand. The reasons we purchased the 400 Turbo were 1) QuickBooks integration and 2) speed of printing.
I took the printer out of the box at 8:30am and had it integrated with QuickBooks and printing our logo and return address on every label in under 45 minutes. The printer itself was working faster than that.
Highly recommended.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Label Printer - Software is So So.
Comment: We bought this for our office to quickly print labels for signs we create. The printer was faster than we expected! It blazes through label after after label. The breadth of different types and sizes of labels is also great, as it allows for growth and diversity.
The included software is the only downside to this printer. Ugh, no ability to create a box or text and CTRL-click-drag to copy those elements. There's also no way to set guidelines or snap-to areas to properly line elements up. You actually have to "eyeball" your design to line things up, which is amateurish at best.
You can use more powerful software (like Photoshop) to design and print your labels but it's slower and I've found the print quality is actually lower when you try to use software other than the one included with the printer.
All in all, it's too good and fast of a printer to let the poor quality of the included software bring me down. I still recommend this printer for fast reliable and versatile label printing.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Labels Yes . . Postage No
Comment: Pleased with the ease of formatting and printing labels. Very fast and the quality is very good. Easy installation and set up.
However, I was not happy to see that stamps run about $.08 per blank, meaning your $.41 stamp is actually costing you $.49. Also, as other buyers noted, you cannot pick the exact amount of postage you might require, unless it is one of the presets in the program. The solution would be to print two stamps coming close to, but exceeding, the exact postage required on larger, heavier envelopes. Of course, this means you are now using two blanks for $.16, and paying more postage than you should have to. These are probably not big draw backs for the casual postage user, but if you do any mass mailings or mail a number of larger items, the costs can add up.
There should definitely be more than one provider for the blank stamps to have some competition and bring the cost down. And, you should certainly be able to choose the exact amount of postage you require.
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