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Brother PT-1090
"Simply Stylish" Home & Family Labeler
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24 of 26(92%)people would recommend this product.
Customer Reviews for PT-1090
Review 1 for PT-1090
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Great purchase
Date:January 5, 2013
By Agejo
from Hartsdale, NY
Love my new labeler. Pretty easy to use. Cartridges are very easy to change. My only issue is I am having a hard time figuring out how to enter dates and adjusting the extra tape that prints. Otherwise very happy. Great purchase for home and every day use without spending a bunch of money.
Expertise: Casual User
Use: Home (Personal Use)
Brother products owned: 2
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Review 2 for PT-1090
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Very Nice Product
Date:December 8, 2012
By JayDub77
from Sonora, CA
My wife bought the PT-1090 for me. I like it very much. The compact size is nice and the print very good. We use it to make our name tags for each of our suitcases. I use it on the small plastic drawers for my hobby items.
Expertise: Hobbyist/Enthusiast
Use: Home (Personal Use)
Brother products owned: 2
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Review 3 for PT-1090
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Great Portable Label Printer
Date:December 7, 2012
By ArtistMark29
from Tenants Harbor, Maine
A Great Toll for Creating Usable Labels.
Very Helpful on Photos, DVD and CD Holders, VHS Tapes and Holders, Binders and Folders.
Very Helpful on Photos, DVD and CD Holders, VHS Tapes and Holders, Binders and Folders.
Very Easy to Create and Read.
Expertise: Professional or Expert
Use: Small Business (Up to 25 Employees)
Brother products owned: 4
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Review 4 for PT-1090
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Good Machine
Date:December 4, 2012
By LTL6
from Manhattan, IL
Works as hoped for. Many functions available.
Still using provided sample tape strip. Just ordered a replacement cartridge which has a greater length and should take care of my labeling needs for the near future.
Still using provided sample tape strip. Just ordered a replacement cartridge which has a greater length and should take care of my labeling needs for the near future.
Expertise: Casual User
Use: Home (Personal Use)
Brother products owned: 3
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Review 5 for PT-1090
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Pretty Handy
Date:December 3, 2012
By Lady
from Lakewood, WA
Like the color its easy to use. No conplaints here
Expertise: Casual User
Use: Home (Personal Use)
Brother products owned: 2
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Review 6 for PT-1090
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Works great!
Date:December 3, 2012
By WOWWY
from Grand Forks, ND
Unbelieveable lable printer for the price..worked great for labling switches in my hot rods.. easy to use and easy to peel stickers
Expertise: Advanced Amateur
Use: Home (Personal Use)
Brother products owned: 2
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Review 7 for PT-1090
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Lovely Labeler
Date:December 3, 2012
By Paula
from Independence, MO
Instructions exceedingly tiny and replacement tape quite expensive, but glad to have it!
Expertise: Casual User
Use: Home (Personal Use)
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Review 8 for PT-1090
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Handy labeller
Date:December 3, 2012
By BroTrail
from West Bend, WI
This product performs better than expected for use around our home. The labels are clear, durable, and the printing features far exceed my ability to use them all.
Expertise: Casual User
Use: Home (Personal Use)
Brother products owned: 2
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Review 9 for PT-1090
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Beats Masking Tape
Date:November 28, 2012
By JeffU
from Southeastern PA
For years my wife and I have used masking tape to lable anything from leftovers to the wiring on my model railroad. She kept complaining that there had to be a better way! One day I was in Office Max and saw the PT-1090, I not only liked what it could do, but it was on sale. Let's just say it brought some peace to labeling leftovers.
Expertise: Advanced Amateur
Use: Home (Personal Use)
Brother products owned: 3
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Review 10 for PT-1090
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Great Product!
Date:November 26, 2012
By Collies
from Hampstead, NH
I love to be organized, and when I re-did my office I decided to splurge and buy myself this labeler for my files. This is great! Last weekend I organized all my baking supplies and labeled each canister with my labeler. Worth every dime!
Expertise: Casual User
Use: Home (Personal Use)
Brother products owned: 2
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Review 11 for PT-1090
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I Like It!
Date:November 25, 2012
By passat385
I use the labeler in my garage for tool storage and it work good.
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Review 12 for PT-1090
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Easy to Use
Date:November 25, 2012
By amtrakfan54
from Portland, OR
Easy to set up, and easy to produce labels. I especially like the AC adapter plugin feature for those "marathon sessions". I do model railroading in N scale, and there is always something to label:town names, switches, wiring, etc, to lend clarity to what we're looking at. Sure beats guessing, especially when it comes to electrical wiring. I like that it has a "Cable" format setting for marking wires. Anything to lend clarity to a spaghetti of wires is a good thing.
Expertise: Hobbyist/Enthusiast
Use: Home (Personal Use)
Brother products owned: 1
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Review 13 for PT-1090
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PT1090
Date:November 25, 2012
By Cherylynn
from Ohio
I puchaed two PT1090, one for personal use and one for work. I am having difficulty with both of them. One has some kind of insect inside on the screen and doesn't advance the tape. The other doesn't advance the tape and the cutter no longer works. I have not had them very long and am disappointed in the quality. I cannot get to the "local" service center and will probaly purchase a labeler from another company.
Expertise: Casual User
Use: Home (Personal Use)
Brother products owned: 1
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Review 14 for PT-1090
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Works great but not really user friendly
Date:October 8, 2011
By Sabugs
from San Antonio TX
I bought this because it looked simple to use and had just enough features to suit my needs. It worked great but I had some problems figuring out spacing and how to get the best use of the amount of label tape. It seemed like there is a lot of waste and I was never able to figure out how to make it better. The directions are not very clear in general. I'm not unhappy with it, just a bit disappointed.
Expertise: Casual User
Use: Home (Personal Use)
Brother products owned: 3
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Response from Brother:By bmg, bmg, November 2, 2011
Most TZ labels have a clear laminate top layer. This durable laminate helps the label withstand abrasion, fading, moisture and chemicals, providing a crisp, readable image. The process of adding this laminate layer results in a leading edge margin of blank space. Using "full" margins will result in a label with centered text, but with blank space on both sides. You may be able to reduce the total amount of blank tape by choosing a different margin setting, or by using the chain printing function.
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Review 15 for PT-1090
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Great labeler!
Date:October 8, 2011
By Emjaz
from Cedar City, UT
Love this labeler! got it for a great price and I am very pleased with it. It does all sorts of cool things!
Expertise: Casual User
Use: Home (Personal Use)
Brother products owned: 1
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Review 16 for PT-1090
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Great for Teachers
Date:October 6, 2011
By Teacher215
from New Jersey
Handy, can carry from desk to classroom in a flash. Prints great, quick, and clear. Goes through batteries a bit more quickly than I anticipated, but overall the best investment I've had this year in my classroom!
Expertise: Advanced Amateur
Use: Small Business (Up to 25 Employees)
1 of 2 found this review helpful.
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Review 17 for PT-1090
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Best labler I ever purchased.
Date:October 3, 2011
By johnkat
from PhoenixBe
It was on sale and well worth the price. Exactly what I needed for my labeling tasks. The only negatives are; uses too much tape and too many batteries.
Expertise: Casual User
Use: Home (Personal Use)
Brother products owned: 2
2 of 2 found this review helpful.
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Review 18 for PT-1090
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luv it! too much tape; uses batteries too fast
Date:October 1, 2011
By irishsoul
from Central NY
just got it and luv it! but just as another review stated, it does use too much tape in front and end of label...also, used up 6 batteries in just a few hours. would be nice if this was a rechargeable product like a screwdriver, etc. rather than batteries or an ac adapter.
Expertise: Casual User
Use: Home (Personal Use)
2 of 2 found this review helpful.
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Review 19 for PT-1090
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One Missing Feature
Date:July 10, 2011
By U35828
from Evanston, IL
Removable rubberized armor would be nice. Otherwise, good product.
Expertise: Professional or Expert
Use: Large Business (1000+ Employees)
Brother products owned: 2
1 of 1 found this review helpful.
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Review 20 for PT-1090
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Helping Me Organize
Date:February 17, 2011
By Tikiinindy
from Plymouth, IN
Purchased for home use. Fun to use, enjoying product but the direction sheet could have been written in an easier to follow/lookup manner. Find that choosing the size/length is often a challenge. Find that i must review "how to" section often. It does have lots of features and labels print out clearly. Tape for this and all models is rather pricey. Note that this model has the letters in A-Z order instead of in typewriter form.
Expertise: Casual User
Use: Home (Personal Use)
Brother products owned: 3
6 of 6 found this review helpful.
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