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Brother - VC-500W Wireless Label Printer - White
Average customer rating
2.9
(56 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 56 reviews
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93%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Brother - VC-500W Wireless Label Printer - White
Customer Rating
1
Not for PC use, useless
on March 1, 2023
Posted by: Bart
Product will not work on desktop, you have to have wi-fi or something else
Response from brother-usa.comBy Brother Customer Service, Brother Customer Service, March 1, 2023
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear that you are not having issues with your Brother VC500W. At Brother, customer satisfaction is something we take seriously. Your feedback is important to us and will be reviewed to help us improve our future products.
You are a valued customer to us. We would like to hear more details to be able to better assist you. Our Brother customer support team is available to assist you directly at www.brother-usa.com/brother-support
You are a valued customer to us. We would like to hear more details to be able to better assist you. Our Brother customer support team is available to assist you directly at www.brother-usa.com/brother-support
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Customer Rating
5
specialized for vibrant color adhesive photos
on May 9, 2023
Posted by: scrottie
from Berkeley, CA
This is a bit niche as a small format photo sticker printer up to 2 inches wide and however long, but it's fantastic for its niche. The color is very good but not perfect. It struggles to represent lightly colored "washed out" or over exposed areas in photos but well saturated photos look great. Colors are bright and vibrant. The adhesive is good which is a really big deal. You don't have to peel the adhesive backing if you want to magnet a photo to your fridge or something like that. This would be great for scrapbooking if people are still doing that. Adhesive photos are durable enough to wear for a long time on a laptop that gets carried around in a bag, which is a big deal. Photos don't run or bleed. Inkjet can't do any of that. The "zink" photo stock does cost more. There's good open source software people have written to automate printing to these, that people have used to set up photo print stations at weddings and special events, and it works on Linux/Unix/BSD with that. This is a great way to make inexpensive, durable, full-color stickers to hand out or give to friends. Trimming the photos with scissors works well. Web/WiFi setup works. A 3" version and more standard printing protocols would be nice. Buy this to nicely do what nothing else does.
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Customer Rating
3
NOT weatherproof
on February 5, 2022
Posted by: DAN TEST
painful to install on computer labels are NOT weatherproof. But they look good
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Customer Rating
5
I love this printer.
on January 28, 2019
Posted by: StephanieC809892
from Hillsborough,NC
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this product for free from Brother in exchange for my honest opinion/review of the product. I received this product in exchange for my unbiased opinion. I love this printer. It is so different and can use different colors for the labels. I would recommend this product to others. I started using this printer immediately after I got it. There is no room for improvement. I would recommend this printer to family and friends and everybody who I know.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Label Printer Organizer Helper!
on February 4, 2019
Posted by: ShannonG375173
from Worth, IL
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this product for free from Brother in exchange for my honest opinion/review of the product. I love this label maker! I have used other label makers in the past so I have experience with labels. This one however uses pictures and colors and makes beautiful stick on labels. have made some beautiful jarred foods for people using his label maker. It has really spruced things up. Also I have organized things for my kids and made labels with a picture of what is supposed to be in the basket which has helped my kids stay organized and reminded them of what goes where. So easy to use right from your phone. Very convenient.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
2
Could Be Great - Missed the mark
on May 22, 2023
Posted by: Chantelle
from Fort Lauderdale, FL
When it works its great. A little slow but the biggest issue is getting it to connect. This should be way easier. Cannot connect easily to new WIFI or hotspots. Bought to print tame tags at events and we cannot get it to easily connect at different locations even though we are using the same laptop with P-Touch installed and the printer is connected to the laptop. This machine is not user friendly at all!
Response from brother-usa.comBy Brother Customer Service, Brother Customer Service, May 23, 2023
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear that you are having some connectivity issues with your Brother VC500W. At Brother, customer satisfaction is something we take seriously. Your feedback is important to us and will be reviewed to help us improve our future products.
We would like to hear more details to be able to better assist you. Our Brother customer support team is available to assist you directly at www.brother-usa.com/brother-support.
We would like to hear more details to be able to better assist you. Our Brother customer support team is available to assist you directly at www.brother-usa.com/brother-support.
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Customer Rating
4
Brother Vic-500w compact color printer review
on January 25, 2019
Posted by: KristineB996877
from Walpole, MA
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this product for free from Brother in exchange for my honest opinion/review of the product. I do not consider myself a tech savvy or very technical person by any means. I did find this product to be user friendly. Right from the start, the printer was easy to set up, I connected it to my IPhone and using the App,. It walked you through the steps very simply. Both the paper manual and the App were clear and set up was quick. I liked that. Assembly for the actual printer are quick. It is honestly connecting a few cords and loading the roll cassette. I have an older model label maker. You type in what you need printed and viola out, comes a skinny label. There is not much to customize with it, just fronts and sizes of lettering. I love that now you can really edit what you are printing. I made some cool labels using photos from my photo library on my phone and added borders. I think these labels can really be tailored to how you want to set things up. I thought,, wow, these are great for kids and teachers. You can label folders with subjects and pictures, you can print out labels with pictures and words to create a schedule board. You can create labels of toy items with pictures so kids know where to put away toys on shelves. The possibilities are really endless. Besides the customization piece, which is by far my favorite, I appreciate easy cutting. I love printing wirelessly straight from my phone. I`d do wish it came with a roll to print photos. I showed a friend my labels, that I was impressed with. He commented that the photos were too small. I think for a label maker, small is what you are going to get! Overall, for such a small product the quality is good. Only concern I would have is how much a replacement cassette cost when you need to make more labels!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
My New Label Maker
on February 3, 2019
Posted by: MarkitaR196774
from Chicago, IL
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this product for free from Brother in exchange for my honest opinion/review of the product. I was excited to try this product due to the fact my old label maker was just plain outdated. The instruction were very clear and precise I was able to assemble it correctly the first time, which is very rare for me. To my old label maker it`s much fast in printing out the labels, I can choose a couple of different sizes instead of just forced to use on size, which is my favorite feature. The labels are more professional looking with a glossy finish and I`m able to print in color if I choose.This product definitely meets my standard in a label maker; the only thing I had problem is it wasn`t letting me if the cartridges was locked in, and if it wasn`t it wouldn`t let me print, but I would prefer if it gives me a sign to let me know when it is correctly locked in.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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