Brother QL-800 Review
Like its higher-end QL-810W and QL-820NWB siblings, the Brother QL-800 ($99.99) is a reasonably fast label printer that churns out good-looking labels in several different types and sizes, ranging from small one-line barcodes, to address labels, and everything in between. It can print labels up to about 0.5 inch wide by 1 inch long to 2.4 inches wide by 36 inches long.
As the least expensive (and therefore lesser-endowed) model of the three in Brother's QL-800 series of label printers, you give up a lot of features and aptitude for the $50 difference between it and the QL-810W, and quite a bit more still for the $100 difference between the QL-800 ($99.98 at Amazon) and the QL-820NWB. Even so, if all you need is the ability to design labels on your PC, Mac, or Android smartphone, and then print them out over USB, the budget-minded QL-800 will serve you well, making it our Editors' Choice for entry-level professional label printers.
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The Brother QL-800 prints several sizes of high-quality label types from your PC, Mac, or Android mobile device via USB, making it an excellent value for its relatively low price.
Fast output; Good print quality; Excellent label design, print software, and mobile apps; Prints two-color, black/red labels; Good selection of label types; Good value for the price
Per-label media cost is somewhat high; Ability to print in red limited to one label type