![]() ![]() I mainly use it to print labels but I occasionally use it to print stamps too. I wrote this review 9 years ago and am still using this printer today. I really do like this printer a lot and it’s now earned a permanent place on top of my desk. Yes, I’m just being nit-picky on the last 2. #3: A counter in the software that would tell me how many labels / stamps I had left to print before new labels need to be ordered. $190 puts it up in the “I really have to think about this before I buy it” range. There are only a couple things could make this printer even better. I didn’t even have to lick a stamp either! Yay! I really like how convenient and easy this printer is to use. Here’s a letter all ready to go in the mailbox. On the left is a regular first class stamp and on the right, a simple custom return label that I created. ![]() When the stamp(s) finish printing, they can be torn away from the printer using the built in serrated edge. Then click the Print button and before you can say postmaster general, your stamps have printed.Ībove you can see all of the choices available for stamp printing. You just choose what price of stamp to print and the quanity. The stamp buying / printing interface is very simple to use. Your credit card or checking account will automatically be billed for that amount and then you can print stamps until the balance is depleted. You can purchase as little as $10 and as much as $500 at one time. There is no monthly fee or minimum balance required as long as you sign up through DYMO instead of directly through Endicia.Īfter the account is created and the software is installed, you must add some money to your account. Don’t worry, the account and software are both free. In order to print postage, you have to create an account through Endicia and download another application. The maximum size labels that can be used are up to 2-5/16″ wide.īesides labels, this printer can print postage stamps. In addition to regular address labels, the Twin Turbo can print file folder labels, name tags, price tags, etc. Some basic clip art is also included with the software. Above you see that I rotated “the gadgeteer” and placed it on the left side of my label. Labels can even include curved text and graphics. The label making software is easy to use and interfaces with the built in Mac address book or you can create your own labels from scratch. ![]() Yay!Īfter a quick driver install, the new printer shows up in the Printer Browser and is now ready for use. Lucky for me, DYMO has Mac drivers and software. Postage stamp labels are $16 for 200 stamps.īefore you can print your first label or stamp, you must first install the included drivers and label application. Prices vary depending on the type of label, but regular address sized labels are about $20 for 2 rolls of 350 labels each. Replacement labels can be purchased directly from DYMO. The labels are thermal, which means that heat is used to create the images. The labels are the only media that you have to install into this printer. Little cutout slots in the labels enable the printer to accurately know when a new label starts and stops. This allows you to print address labels and postage without the inconvenience of swapping media.Īfter you do this with both rolls, you place the spools back into the slots in the printer cover and feed the labels into the label feed slots. This desktop sized device features not one, but two label spools. The Twin Turbo falls into their professional printer line. 48 years later, DYMO is still selling personal label printers, along with industrial and professional label printers. This dual printer just might be the solution to all of your postage printing and label printing needs.ĭYMO is not a new company, it was first established in 1958 in California, where it introduced the first personal label maker: the embosser. Today I’m going to tell you about the DYMO LabelWriter Twin Turbo. But it always seems that I’m out of regular first class stamps, or if I do find unused stamps in a drawer, I’m never sure if they are the current value. This saves me wasting 30 minutes or more standing in line. As a result, in the past couple of years, I’ve used the USPS website to print my priority mail labels. Learn more.ĭoes anyone truly enjoy visiting their local post office? I don’t think I’m the only person that doesn’t look forward to standing in line during my lunch hour or after work, just to buy a few stamps or to mail a package. If you buy something through the links on this page, we may earn a commission at no cost to you. ![]()
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