Customer Reviews
excellent 
2008-06-18
Works like a charm. My wife does jewelry and the size is perfect for organizing the beads and supplies. It also fills a number of household needs. Simple to use, and easy to get supplies.
GREAT PRODUCT! 2008-02-24
Bought for use in an outpatient medical clinic and works wonderfully! Cuts down time in labeling lab specimens, helps organize sample closet, tons of other uses as well! Easy to use and quick to install. NO complaints thus far. Highly recommend for home or office.
Excellent Printer TERRIBLE Software 
2008-02-24
Excellent Printer TERRIBLE Software.
The included editing software is barely usable. You cannot cut and paste text from another application into your labels.
Text will usually printout lower than what a shown in the editor. A job that looks perfect on your display using 'print preview' will look different when actually printed. Be prepared for lots of wasted tape.
I have the latest software from brother (3.2c), which only shows compatibility with older, obsolete operating systems.
If you want to use the printer 'stand-alone' you will probably be happy. The included editing software reminds me of Mac OS 6 or Windows 3.1
My new favorite toy! 2008-02-15
I purchased this labeler to make tags for my son's bottles for day care. It was so easy to use right out of the box. I purchased the extra adhesive laminated tape and the labels go through the diswasher and look perfect.
I can hardly wait to label my older son's sports equipment and organize my pantry. The instructions are easy to follow and the results are fantastic.
Excellent and does not use too much tape! 2007-12-05
Excellent product, easy to use and has new options that allow you to conserve the expensive tapes. You can set small margins, or you can "chain" labels together. This significantly reduce the amount of tape used in the cheap label makers from Brother and saves lots of money in the long term.
Lots of great features allowing many great and useful formats.
Great product 2007-11-11
The Brother P-touch 2700 series is an easy to operate, feature packed labeling system that makes creating professional, high quality labels a breeze. In addition to easy label creation via pre-formatted label layouts, the P-touch labeler editing software features advanced label formatting, block formats, bar codes and auto-numbering functions.
I love the bells & whistles 2007-09-02
I got to play with a labeler at my workplace - a PT-60 Home&Hobby model, and I loved it. Well, I loved how easy it was to use and I just love feeling organized and having things nicely labeled. Prior to this, I was printing out labels using address labels, cutting them to size, then putting clear tape over them whenever I did not want them to get wet. Yeah - I do no know how I've survived until now without a real labeler! Well, after using the PT-60, I started researching for my own labeler. At first, I was going to get the PT-85, but then I read reviews for the PT-2700 and I was hooked. I knew I would be using the labeler a lot so I wanted an ability to plug the machine into a outlet. I'm also a formatting freak and love fonts, cliparts, etc, and what a perfect match this PT-2700 is for me. I have not used it as a stand alone device, but it sits as a perpetual companion next to my computer because I use it all the time. There is a long review about this labeler that is very very good and comprehensive. It helped me determine which one to buy. But here are the things I love about this one:
1. Has AC adapter - I haven't used the batteries because like I said it's always plugged in and hooked up to my PC via USB
2. Comes with USB (the PT-1950 functions similarly but you have to buy your own USB)
3. Formatting software is really easy to use - if you install any new fonts, it automatically grabs those fonts so you can choose from them
4. I can print pretty labels (laminated, professional looking) and have used them for all kinds of purposes: spice bottles, food containers (when I've bought food in bulk and portioned them out), cosmetic sample containers (for travel purposes), file labels, my Treo, my pager, my jump drive, my favorite pens (see I'm a freak), storage containers in our garage, our circuit breaker, burned DVDs/CDs - the list is endless.
5. You can save any label you've created. This is so awesome - if you like a certain formatting, no need to re-invent the wheel -it saves so much time. One of my favorite functions!
6. You can print all font sizes - even Arial 8pt is quite readable! The TZ tape is wonderful - sticks really easily - though I haven't used them on rough surfaces. The split backing makes removal a cinch - much easier than the labels created with the PT-60. I've only used the 1/2" tape and am still on the sample cartridge that came with the machine.
7. I got it for a steal at Staples recently when they offered a $50 rebate - so in the end I'll only have paid $49. I almost went with the PT-85 b/c I didn't want to shell out $100. Just b/c hindsight is 20/20 - if I had gotten PT-85 and then got a chance to play with this 2700, I would have really kicked myself!
8. My only complaint with this labeler (and it's not unique to this one apparently) is that if you have it on the auto-cut setting, it creates a large margin when it prints out (even if you set the margins to smallest setting) and you waste a lot of tape. So I have it set on chain - which means it doesn't auto-cut. I print out one label and wait. Then I print out another & my first label appears and I use scissors to cut the first label. Yeah, to save tape, you'd have to have some patience - but since I'm always labeling something, I don't have to wait long! If I need it right away, I'll go ahead & have it fed out and cut - but the huge margins just kill me!
All in all, I've been enraptured by this new machine - the fact that it excites me more than anything I've ever owned probably means I need to be on some type of medication. I did also order the PT-85 (just $25 on Amazon), but as a gift for my dad b/c he suffers from the same affliction I do. He's going to love using it for labeling his pickling jars! I didn't get him the 2700 b/c even though he has a computer, it usually intimidates him (the man still owns a typewriter for crying out loud! At least it's a Brother :).
Haven't used yet - but, best price I could find. 2007-07-07
I purchased this label maker due to the excellent price. Had been shopping for one for many, many months and rec'd the label maker in such a timely basis. Due to work schedule, I haven't used it yet, but since I used this identical model at work, I am sure I will be happy with the purchase. the package arrived in perfect condition in the original packaging. Am looking forward to using it soon! You will not be disappointed in this purchase. Even eBay sellers sell their new and used ones for a much higher price.
Great improvement over basic model 2007-06-24
This was an upgrade from a label maker purchased a few years ago. I love the lighted display, preview and cutting short margins on both ends. The software that allows you to design labels on your computer and print to the maker is not friendly out of the box. I need to spend some time learning how to use it.
Excelente equipo por un excelente precio. 2007-05-27
Es un aparato muy bueno y por un precio más que exelente. La presentación del producto, asi como la calidad de terminación es excelente. Lo conecté via puerto USB a mi Mac y me permitió imprimir con los fonts de mi sistema, además de los que ya trae el mismo PT-2700. Trabajando sin conexión a un PC o Mac, se reduce el número de fonts disponibles, pero con las que trae, sumado a las distintas opciones de formato de letras y bordes, se logran etiquetas muy buenas.
La calidad de las cintas es muy buena también.
