Stationery and School bags

[larkspur]

i bought the PT-90 at popular fair but i think they have 2 kinds of promotion for PT-90. 1 packe with a few colour tape + machine about $45(i think so cos din see the price as this set is totally sold out oos) and the other one $35.90 which includes one black and white tape catridge + $5 popular voucher + 1 free angry bird pouch.


i bought the PT-90 cos can print cartoons on the catridge with many fonts. i asked the person to show me how to use and relatively quite easy. i forgot to ask what kind of batteries though

[sunshine05]

larkspur:

i bought the PT-90 at popular fair but i think they have 2 kinds of promotion for PT-90. 1 packe with a few colour tape + machine about $45(i think so cos din see the price as this set is totally sold out oos) and the other one $35.90 which includes one black and white tape catridge + $5 popular voucher + 1 free angry bird pouch.


i bought the PT-90 cos can print cartoons on the catridge with many fonts. i asked the person to show me how to use and relatively quite easy. i forgot to ask what kind of batteries though

Went to Bookfest today.

Yeah, the PT-90 looks good. $35 with voucher, but no Angry Birds pouch. Cannot resist the temptation, so bought 1 as a gift for my nephews and niece.

As for DS, he prefers Tz tape which doesn't fade and better quality. So, at the end, we bought a PT-1280 which comes with 2 tapes - 4m black on white and 8m black on yellow. Bundled price $57.

Was thinking of Dymo printers - thought it's good that it can print on paper, plastic, iron-on tapes. But the quality is about the same as the M tape, may fade too.

Just hope that DS won't pester me for Angry Birds stickers customized with English and Chinese names...

The Brother temp sale staff said only 10% discount for tapes at Bookfest. Can get 20% discount if buy at Popular outlets with the 20% discount voucher.

[sunshine05]

SAHM_TAN:

sunshine05:

Any idea where to try out the Firefly bags?

I do not know which are the retailers but you can contact them, the details are on their contact page.

Saw the firefly bags at Bookfest today.

[deardear07]

I got a popkids ergo bag in e end.on sale n looks good. Bag was conceived by a group of professional researchers frm NUS n some others. Shud b ok to try n features sounded logical when the man was describing it.

[mfalcon]

brother has a booth at sitex with deals for labellers:

http://welcome.brother.com/content/brother/sg-en/promotions-events/promotion.ElectronicStationery.html

not sure if these are better than those at bookfest? i am considering getting PT-1290 as i prefer the labels to be more lasting.

[Picolo]

mfalcon:

brother has a booth at sitex with deals for labellers:

http://welcome.brother.com/content/brother/sg-en/promotions-events/promotion.ElectronicStationery.html

not sure if these are better than those at bookfest? i am considering getting PT-1290 as i prefer the labels to be more lasting.

I've bought PT-1290 @ $59.90 from BookFest , and I think for the same price, PT-1290 is slightly better than PT-1280 in terms of memory, font size, symbols available, repeat print, and no of characters to print.

I've cut n paste the comparison table here but it comes out funny :sick:
Cutter
Manual
Manual
-\t-
Memory
5\t9 x 80 characters\t-\t-
Mirror Printing
Yes\tYes\t-\t-
Vertical Printing
Yes\tYes\t-\t-
Keyboard
QWERTY
QWERTY
-\t-
LCD
15 characters x 1 line\t15 characters x 1 line\t-\t-
Tape Size (mm)
3.5, 6, 9, 12\t3.5, 6, 9, 12\t-\t-
Print Speed
10mm/s\t10mm/s\t-\t-
Print Resolution
180 dpi\t180 dpi\t-\t-
Power Source
6 \"AAA\" size Alkaline Batteries
AC Adapter
6 \"AAA\" size Alkaline Batteries
AC Adapter
-\t-
Connection Type
Standalone use
Standalone use
-\t-
No of Built-In fonts type
1
-\t-\t-
Font Sizes
6\t15\t-\t-
Framing and Fill Pattern
7 Frames\t7 Frames\t-\t-
Symbols
63\t80\t-\t-
Character
268\t357\t-\t-
Text Buffer
80 characters\t80 characters\t-\t-
Mirror Printing
Yes\tYes\t-\t-
Vertical Printing
Yes\tYes\t-\t-
Battery Weak Indication
Yes\tYes\t-\t-
Auto Power Off
Yes\tYes\t-\t-
Print Preview
Yes\tYes\t-\t-
Repeat Print
-\tYes, 1-9\t-\t-
Memory Save
Yes\tYes\t-\t-
Number of Lines Printable
1 to 2 lines\t1 to 2 lines\t-\t-
Type Styles
Normal
Bold
Outline
Shadow
Vertical
Italic
Italic Bold
Italic Outline
Italic Shadow
Normal
Bold
Outline
Shadow
Vertical
Italic
Italic Bold
Italic Outline
Italic Shadow
-\t-
Auto Format Features
Yes
Yes

PT-1290 should be a newer product compared to PT-1280, but 1280 at Sitex has free gift lah.

[Picolo]

sunshine05:

Just come back from Popular bookshop.


Brother:
PT-80 $29.90
PT-90 $39.90
PT-1280 $49.90
PT-1290 $69.90
M tape: $16
Tz tape: $24.20

Dymo
100H $39.90
100T $49.90
Tape 4m: $11.50

Didn't see the Casio.

For label printer, the price is already indicated Nett. So, no further discount with 20% voucher. No indication of Nett on the tape.

Hi Sunshine

Brother PT-1290 @ BookFest is $59.90 (nett) only. I believe other models are priced lower in BookFest than in Popular stores.

[sunshine05]

Picolo:

mfalcon:

brother has a booth at sitex with deals for labellers:

http://welcome.brother.com/content/brother/sg-en/promotions-events/promotion.ElectronicStationery.html

not sure if these are better than those at bookfest? i am considering getting PT-1290 as i prefer the labels to be more lasting.

I've bought PT-1290 @ $59.90 from BookFest , and I think for the same price, PT-1290 is slightly better than PT-1280 in terms of memory, font size, symbols available, repeat print, and no of characters to print.

I've cut n paste the comparison table here but it comes out funny :sick:

[deleted]

PT-1290 should be a newer product compared to PT-1280, but 1280 at Sitex has free gift lah.

I think the significant differences between the PT-1290 and PT-1280 are PT-1290 can do \"deco mode\" (more interesting) and it has 2 fonts and more styles.

DS and I couldn't decide on PT-1290 or PT-1280 in Bookfest, price difference was only $2.90. At the end, we chose PT-1280 because it came with 1 extra tape (which may cost $20+), which would definitely come in handy. We were not sure whether we have compatible power adaptor at home and whether we want to use the adaptor - or we want it to be \"mobile\", handheld and carry around... Anyway, as of current, we don't really need the fancy decoration and the number of fonts doesn't make much difference to DS who is going to P1.

[Picolo]

sunshine05:

Picolo:

[quote=\"mfalcon\"]brother has a booth at sitex with deals for labellers:

http://welcome.brother.com/content/brother/sg-en/promotions-events/promotion.ElectronicStationery.html

not sure if these are better than those at bookfest? i am considering getting PT-1290 as i prefer the labels to be more lasting.

I've bought PT-1290 @ $59.90 from BookFest , and I think for the same price, PT-1290 is slightly better than PT-1280 in terms of memory, font size, symbols available, repeat print, and no of characters to print.

I've cut n paste the comparison table here but it comes out funny :sick:

[deleted]

PT-1290 should be a newer product compared to PT-1280, but 1280 at Sitex has free gift lah.

I think the significant differences between the PT-1290 and PT-1280 are PT-1290 can do \"deco mode\" (more interesting) and it has 2 fonts and more styles.

DS and I couldn't decide on PT-1290 or PT-1280 in Bookfest, price difference was only $2.90. At the end, we chose PT-1280 because it came with 1 extra tape (which may cost $20+), which would definitely come in handy. We were not sure whether we have compatible power adaptor at home and whether we want to use the adaptor - or we want it to be \"mobile\", handheld and carry around... Anyway, as of current, we don't really need the fancy decoration and the number of fonts doesn't make much difference to DS who is going to P1.[/quote]oic, didn't know PT1280 was on offer at BookFest too, I didn't have much time to shop, and so just zoom in to ask for the 'most popular model'. Actually, I was also interested in the high-end models which can print Chinese characters, but felt that they are too highly priced (around $190 to $290) as I won't be using label machines very often. Furthermore, it's very cumbersome to link the machine to the computer each time you have to use it. The high-end ones are designed more for office use to print barcodes.

But between 1280 & 1290, since the price differential isn't a lot, I think I will still choose 1290 since it offers more choices. After all, label machines can last for many years and our needs change with time. I personally like the \"deco mode\" very much.

[mfalcon]

hi picolo,


thanks for the comparison and update on pricing. looks like the offers at bookfest and sitex are the same. will try to pop down to bookfest if i can find the time. i think i’m pretty set on PT-1290 since the price difference (bet 1290 and 1280) is rather minimal.