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Some bits of tech end up being so much better than you ever thought. And when that piece of tech is a printer, well, color me surprised, because they have a reputation for being pretty awful.
Not this one.
About a year ago I tested and reviewed the Nelko PM220 Bluetooth thermal label printer, a palm-sized printer that connects to your smartphone via an app and spits out a variety of self-adhesive labels. I used it extensively to label up (and level up!) my workshop, and appreciated the large, bright and clear labels it makes.
Also: This battery analyzer is the most unnecessarily awesome gadget I've tested so far
They're also water, oil, chemical, and low-temperature resistant, so they last really well (although heat and UV does tend to fade them). Because I have a constant supply of new stuff coming to test, I passed it onto to somewhere that would really use it -- a local business with a cafe on the side.
Since then, this printer has worked hard for close to a year, printing labels for sandwiches and cakes (labels are perfect form use in refrigerators and freezers), price labels for gifts (they stick incredibly well), packages going out, and anywhere else a label might be needed.
And when I say it's worked hard, I mean it. According to the cafe owners, they've bought at least 16 boxes of labels for the printer, each box contains three rolls, and each roll has 100 labels on it.
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