Some are also removable, meaning that the adhesive is designed so you can pull the label off easily without doing damage. The labels come in a variety of widths (from 0.66 to 2.4 inches) materials (paper or film) colors (white, clear, and yellow) and shapes (with round labels for optical discs, for example). The most popular formats according to Brother are address labels (at both 1.1 by 3.5 inches and 1.1 by 2.4 inches), file-folder labels (0.66 by 3.4 inches), shipping labels (2.4- by 3.9-inches), and a 2.4-inch wide, white paper continuous roll. Lots of LabelsAs you might expect, the QL-720NW can use all the same label rolls that work in the Brother QL-700, with about 20 choices available. I timed the entire process at less than 20 seconds, making it quick enough to be a non-issue unless you need switch back and forth several times a day. The QL-720NW doesn't make switching between label types as easy as telling it to print on one roll or the other, but it makes swapping rolls easy. In fact, it's enough of an issue to make the DYMO LabelWriter 450 Twin Turbo an Editors' Choice in large part because it can hold two rolls at once and print on either. Most important, it offers the same quick and easy approach to switching label rolls.Īs I pointed out in my review of the Brother QL-700, changing rolls with most label printers is just hard enough to discourage switching back and forth between different types of labels. It also comes with the same set of software, and it prints on the same labels. Like the Brother QL-700, it includes an automatic cutter.

However, it looks much like the QL-700 otherwise, and takes up about the same amount of desk space, with a 5.0 by 9.3 inch footprint (WD). The QL-720NW is a touch larger than the Brother QL-700 because of an added 0.5-inch high base, and it's all black rather than black and white. The result is an attractive printer overall, but it falls short of being an Editors' Choice. Unfortunately, one key feature-namely, printing stamps-doesn't work over a network. That means it starts with essentially the same capabilities, although it also turns out to be a little faster on our tests. A close cousin to the Editors' Choice Brother QL-700 that I recently reviewed, the Brother QL-720NW ($169.99 direct ) is basically the same label printer with Ethernet and Wi-Fi added, so you can share it on a network.

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