Dymo LetraTag Plus LT-100H Personal Label Maker

I bought this DymoTag Plus as a replacement for one that I'd had for many years. This New Model far surpasses the one I had! I love the features on this new one, it has so many options for labels! I also like having an AC Adapter so I don't have to depend on batteries.

I purchased this mostly because it is supposed to be able to print clear labels. Unfortunately they come out pale and streaky - almost unreadable. It does work well on white labels.

I have had a Dymo postage/label printer for 2 years and it is excellent. Apparently the quality of their product line varies quite a bit.

I bought the Letratag at another vendor. The build quality is nothing to write home about. It is somewhat cheap and plasticy.

It worked properly for a day but then started printing extremely long labels, perhaps a foot long, with one or two light gray letters in the middle. It would also repeatedly refuse to work saying the tape was jammed, even after I made sure it ran smoothly.

The process to contact DYMO support is cumbersome requiring registering your email address and opening an account with their website. They were not able to provide any assistance to enable me to fix the problem myself. The online suggestions are poor and bore no relation to my difficulty with the printer.

I was told the thermal head draws heavily on batteries when it prints and unless the batteries are nearly brand new, printing can be negatively affected. I think it should be made clear to purchasers that you will have very high battery usage with this product as you will frequently have to install fresh batteries. You should consider buying the optional AC adapter to economize. Another disadvantage I noted from the users manual is that the labels fade very quickly unless they are kept out of the sun in a cool place. This too should be brought to people's attention.

Customer service were polite via email and they suggested an RMA but this became problematic because of my location, and really, for a product costing below $20, the trouble is too great. Easier to throw it out I decided.

So my recommendation is, buy a competitive product instead. I have bought the Brother portable and rechargeable labeler to replace it and will review that later. It has received numerous positive reviews on Amazon so lets hope it does a better job than the Dymo.

On the whole, a difficult experience with a mediocre (at best) product with very expensive consumables

I've only used my LetraTag a few times but I can see that it will be very useful in the future. I read all the reviews and even viewed several videos made by satisfied users and one woman talked about how light it is in the hand. Not so, at least in my judgment! I would prefer a colored plastic label to the clear plastic one they provide, and the paper label might be useful when I organize my papers. I wonder if they include these two label choices knowing that customers will have to purchase replacement cartridges to get what they want. In any case, it works easily and efficiently. I'd recommend it. I do wish they'd include the AC adapter though especially since I've learned that the LetraTag burns through batteries.

bought one three years ago, used a lot, still functioning well.
Tape also stick well.