Brother PT-2420PC

This little plastic brick from Brother is nothing more than a Dymo-aping label printer for the modern age. It's a handheld gadget employing a turn-and-punch daisywheel system used by office denizens of yore.

Rather than repeated knob-twiddling and trigger-squeezing, though, users of the PT-2420PC need do nothing more strenuous than tap out the desired label text on their computer keyboard and hit the print button. The USB-connected device then obediently spits out a length of label (replete with adhesive backing) from a spool cartridge hidden within, with a press of the scissor button cutting said label loose. It's all very easy, though hardly hurried on the printing side.

However, while old manual label printers cost a few pounds, the PT-2420PC is a quid short of £100, while the cartridges of adhesive tape - available from 6 to 24mm in width and in a range of colours - cost between £8 and £10. That's a lot of money for a few metres of stickies.

Contact: Brother 0161 931 2234
www.ptouch.co.uk