LabelWriter 450 Turbo Thermal Label Printer (1752265)

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.

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.

Unlike what many people claimed, it actually does work with ebay & paypal shipping. You just have to make sure your printer is set to any of the Dymo Labelwriter printers (I experimented and tried them all, and they all seemed to work fine with this printer). The one thing you need to buy separately to print shipping labels with ebay/paypal is a roll of 2-5/6x7-1/2" labels (DYMO 99019). This makes shipping things so much easier- no more cutting out labels, fussing with the inkjet printer or having to tape the label on. It also never needs ink refills, so it will eventually pay itself off (compared to the cost of refilling ink for an inkjet over time). I highly recommend this to anyone who ships a lot. EDIT 6/1/2014: Since I updated to Windows 8.1, I have been having a few issues with the software and drivers for the printer. First, when printing a shipping label on paypal or ebay's website, a bunch of annoying java popups come up and I have to repeatedly click allow, ok, accept, run, etc. It used to be more streamlined. This is likely due to the security issues with java, but it's still annoying and adds a lot of steps to printing a shipping label. The other problem I have been having is with the actual Dymo software/driver itself. When I am using Dymo's app to design and print labels, for some reason it prints an extra label each time (meaning that if I printed 10 of 1 label design, it would print 11, or if I told it to print 1, it would print 2). This is a waste of labels and gets annoying. I could always tell it to print one less than I need, but that isn't an option when I only want 1 label. I have found myself switching between label rolls a lot. I print fragile stickers, shipping labels, packing slip (receipts) and sometimes mailing addresses. When I sell something on ebay, I print both a packing slip and a shipping label, so I have to print one and switch the roll and print the other. This isn't a design flaw with the actual product. I am just suggesting that if you sell online or think you'll print lots of different types of labels, maybe consider the 450 twin turbo. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask in the comments below. I'll do my best to answer them :)

What a wonderful idea, especially since stamps.com and PBowes have been scaring away home users with the monthly fees, right? Not quite, Endicia starting July 2013 (as my luck would have it) will have people buy only proprietary stamps with an Activation Code, no more 700 for $7, but you can get 2000 for $149. But at $16 per roll of 200 it is worth it, as it saves me the trip to the USPO ie gas costs, time, long lines, body odors, tempers, etc. etc. DymoStamps, Endicia's no monthly fee service has no real competition, not yet. Now to the practicalities: 1. Account setup a PITA, activation email arrives stating all OK, then when logging in message "This account is inactive, call tech support to resolve". One hombre tells me to wait patiently until the real tech supp. can help, next day another says copy of driver's license needed for USPS, third guy calls in afternoon says no license needed i am good to go. BUT BUT BUT my initial call was at midnight, so less than 24h later problem solved. 2. Setup a breeze. 3. Draconian hardware thievery conspiracy discovered and DEFEATED! See that shiny blue button under the label exit? Guess what, to tear off the label you have to pull down, and guess what, yes you are right the little button is über-sensitive so THERE GOES A WASTED SECOND STAMP as you try to pull the printout. Bravisssimo Rubbermaid/Endicia, a one-armed-bandit printer with a blue light!!! Now for countermeasures i cut a half inch adhesive felt pad in two, and attached a half over the top of the "hook" , so now my finger slides over the trick button without activating it. If i want to really move a roll forward I can still depress it with the tip of a nail. 4. The weight chart is not detailed enough, so I ordered a Dymo Pelouze M1 USB scale. Update, the M1 postal scales integrate very well, just hit "Weigh" then you print postage,exact that is. So my home post office uses Endicia/Dymo for First Class and Priority Mail, all else on USPS.gov with the sticky labels going into the laser printer. Not bad, really not bad for a home user with a 30 min trip time to post office.

First of all I never used another brand like Zebra, Brother so I cannot compare Dymo with these printers. But I have total 4 Dymo printers for online business. 2 of 450 turbo and 2 of 4XL DYMO 1755120 LabelWriter 4XL Thermal Label Printer . All printers are working very well. The oldest one is 4 years old but still goes very strong. We print approximately 400-500 shipping labels each day. We get tired of to pay for ink and when the weather is rainy the ink was all messed it up. Scanners couldn't read the barcodes and labels look like somebody touch with dirty hands. After look around we decide to go with Dymo. Our Dymo 450 Turbo was for the shipping labels print from stamps.com, paypal and ebay. The label you should use is 99019. I never used original labels. In my experience this seller DYMO-Compatible 99019 1-Part Internet Postage Labels (2-5/16" x 7-1/2") -- BPA Free! (25 Rolls; 150 Labels per Roll) has the best quality labels. I usually bought 20-30 rolls and they come much more cheaper. Just check his listings. The printer is very cheap and the cost of the generic labels cover the cost of the printer in a few months. After we change to shippingeasy.com and needed 4"x6" label so had to buy 4XL. I still use 450 Turbo for our items labels, barcode and warning labels. In time we found a company who sells generic dymo labels in color and it helped us to design our branded items ( Here is the sample of pink labels http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Doffice-products&field-keywords=dymo+printer+label+pink&rh=n%3A1064954%2Ck%3Adymo+printer+label+pink ) . I strongly advice you to get the cleaning pads DYMO 60622 Cleaning Card for LabelWriter Label Printers, 10-Pack and use time to time. It clears the rollers. I used first time like 2 years later start to use printer. A handful papers, dust came out. I just couldn't believe my eyes. Just be sure how you instal the paper and tighten the label holder. And you're ready for another busy day...

Overall this is a very good and solid printer (Model: 450 Turbo). Let me save someone some time. I was on the verge of sending this back because I could not get this thing to print. It comes with a demo roll of labels. I installed the software, loaded up the paper on the spool and executed the printing function. My print tests appeared to be printing, however when I would tear off the label, to my surprise there was no writing or ink on the label. After about 30-45 minutes of troubleshooting and surfing the internet for answers, I came to the conclusion that I was going to send this back to amazon. I had wasted just about the entire roll of demo labels trying to load this thing and print. It turns out that if you look very close at the labels, there is a circular hole on the border of each label. That hole MUST be on the upper left side (left side if your in front of the printer). So, if your loading the paper on the spool, ensure that the whole is positioned on the upper left side. This tiny mistake cost me a headache, but in the end everything turned out fine. I've had this for about 3 months now and it has been GREAT. NOT ONE PROBLEM! We also use one at work for printing visitor badges. Ive been using the one at work for over a year now and NOT ONE PROBLEM! That one is used heavily and still no problems. Overall this product has met my expectation. I would definitely buy a second one if I find the need.

I've been using this printer for years, and have spend thousands on online postage through Endicia. First, be aware that you can only use "approved" rolls of stamps to print on. This is separate from the online postage that you have to purchase. The roll of stamps is just a paper, and the value of the postage you print on it is paid-for separately, through your online account. With this in mind, know that the Endicia paper rolls are the only rolls approved by the almighty U.S. Postal Service. You're essentially paying 10 cents PER STAMP, in addition to the postage you'll be printing on it. So long as you're aware of the cost. Another major issue with this crummy printer is that everytime you go to "tear" leftover paper, it triggers the feed mechanism, essentially feeding you a blank stamp (10 cents wasted every time). We must've wasted dozens of stamps this way. This is absolutely one of the poorest product designs, and probably implemented for a reason, to get you to buy more stamps from them. Third, be aware that during random times throughout the year, Endicia will decide that you may not be using their "genuine" stamps, and will ask you for an activation code. In our case, this code was simply not legible (see attached photo). Can you read the code on the right side? Neither could we. As such - our printer simply "locked itself" to prevent fraud. This happened on a day when we needed to mail dozens of important legal documents, and had no way to print the correct postage. Just the kind of dependable company postage solution we could expect. Endicia's phone support was - of course - closed for the day, and being a Friday, we had to wait until Monday morning to get an answer. Another plus. The funny thing is, if you're a monthly subscriber to their plan, they never ask you for the activation code. So using deductive logic, their company policy is dictated solely by greed. I am beyond furious with them, after having spent money on a printer we own, on genuine stamps that we paid for and own, and after years of use and thousands of dollars spent on their online postage, the equipment locks itself out because it thinks we're fraudulent users. Go figure.

This is my first experience with thermal printers and I'm still kind of in awe of how fast it prints compared to my inkjet printer. I have a small store online and needed a way to speed up the time-consuming packaging process. This printer is very easy to put labels in (I use the DYMO Labels for LabelWriter Label Printers (1-1/8" x 3-1/2") size) - just put the roll inside, feed it through the front, and it will know where to stop/start each label based on the holes punched between each label. The software is a tad bit hinky if you're trying to import dozens of addresses from a csv file, I had to create three separate imports (one for regular 3 line address labels, one for when there's 4, and one for international which is usually 5 in order to add the country) in order to let the auto-size and position work. Once I got a process down though it all works very smoothly, just allow yourself a day for the learning curve on how to setup imported addresses in bulk. The print quality is really nice, and the thought of never having to buy ink cartridges is music to my ears. Recommended!

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We bought the printer on 30th September and item was delivered 5th October. The machine was used only for a few weeks and unable to print anymore labels. This is disappointing. Unable to contact supplier. Please contact us for a new replacement.

This printer is very easy to use. Its also reliable

Seems to be a shortage as we were hoping to stock up on them at least have a back up in case something happens to the one we are using unfortunately the available ones are priced exorbitantly. So will fall back to buying from Staples instead. As with regards to the actual product, it only failed when we were using suspect labels. We were testing a cheaper supplier but ended up jamming a lot. We are back to using Office Label but it also seems they are scarce with supply our last order did not arrive, we did get a refund for that. These devices are hardy, despite not being classified as industrial level, we have worked this one way and beyond. We easily print close to a thousands of labels a week. This has endured and is continuously in service. Highly recommended office machine if you could find the ones appropriately priced.

exelente impresora, calidad de producto y la rapidez de impresion