The Brother P-Touch D200 is a standalone home and office usable printer that does not require a PC to operate. The printer is highly portable and it can be easily held in the palm of a user.
The printer measures 2.7 x 6.5 x 6.1 inches (HWD). It weighs 0.50 kgs, excluding batteries and tape cassette.The LCD display can show one line of 15 characters. There is a menu key to the left of the keyboard. Below the keyboard, keys are provided to navigate through the menus. The printer has an intuitive interface. The printer has a QWERTY keyboard. In the side of space bar, there are a file key and an accent key.
The printing speed is impressive. It can go as fast as up to 20 mm / sec. The printer delivers labels at the resolution of 180 dpi. It uses thermal transfer technology for printing means it does not require ink or toner. The printer integrates a manual label cutter to clip the label after printing. It is compatible with laminated Brother P-Touch D200 label tapes up to the width 12mm, making it ideal for printing labels for use both indoors and outdoors.
Advantages:- Offers multiple options for labels
- Easily portable
- Print resolution 180 dpi
- Print speed up to 20mm
- Sufficient memory to save up to to 30 labels
- Intuitive interface
- Graphic display let the user preview the labels
- Does not supports barcode printing and other specialty labels
- Printing of labels is limited to half-inch Brother P-Touch D200 label tapes
- The LCD display can be improved
- Requires 6 AAA batteries
The replacement for Brother P-Touch D200 Label Tapes are:
- Brother TZE-135 White on Clear Label Tapes
- Brother TZE231 Black on white Label Tapes
- Brother TZe-131 Black on clear Label Tapes
- Brother TZe-211 Black on white Label Tapes
The Brother P-Touch D200 has an easy to use interface. If one needs to print barcodes or other specialty labels or labels wider than half an inch, then this is not a suitable choice. But its overall user experience and its speed is good enough for a personal use.