In 2007 I purchased my first DYMO product, it was the LabelWriter 400 Turbo. Since that date it has been a permanent fixture on my printing table used for printing labels of all sizes.
When I was offered the chance to review and test the DYMO LabelWriter TwinTurbo, I thought that if the new machine lived up to the reputation of the unit I already own, then the write up would be a no brainer. Let me be the first to say that the TwinTurbo has lived up to that expectation.
Like all product reviews we do here at Geek News Central, we actually use the product for a minimum of three days in a real office environment. Because I have been traveling a great deal, the unit has been on my review table for about 3 weeks.
To add a special twist to this review, the goal this time was to get my lovely non geeky wife to use the label and postage print functions. My wife loves to buy sheets of stamps from the post office as a way to jazz up her letters, but in this day and age why go to the post office and waste gas when you can print labels at home but the challenge was daunting
With everything setup pre-loaded and about a 5 minute walk through on how to use the unit, I let her take charge and headed off to the east coast. After getting home I opened up the lid to take a peak at how many labels had been used and to my surprise she had printed quite a few.
Upon questioning her, she was pretty amazed that the US Post Office allowed people to print stamps in the first place this was a big revelation. She is originally from Japan and ships letters and packages to Japan quite often and was amazed that the software interface would print postage labels with the correct postage amount.
All told she shipped 7 medium sized packages and probably 30 letters. She swapped out label type to get bigger labels for boxes, and had no issues with the DYMO Printer. I was pretty happy mission accomplished on my end and this is a great testament to the folks at DYMO for making it non geek friendly.
Tonight I told her I had to make way on the gadget table for more review gear and packed up the unit for return shipping. She was not happy and asked me order her one of these units and find a home for it here in the office.
Looking at all the variables their are some considerations when considering one of these units. You will pay a small premium to print stamps at home, and you do have to buy stamp specific replacement roles. But it beats standing in line at the post office. Being the TwinTurbo has two print heads you don’t have to swap labels out. Setup takes about 10–15 minutes. The going price for the unit online is about $160.00 ,perfect for those with a small business or those that hate going to the USPS and want the ability to print nice clean shipping labels.
Software for both the PC and MAC is included! While I know this is a lengthy review. I want you to realize that if my non geeky wife fell in love with this unit, and those of you that love time saving devices this is product that you need sitting on your desk.
Disclaimer: DYMO LabelWriter TwinTurbo was provided to Geek News Central for this review no promise of favorable review was given. All review units here at Geek News Central are tested in as near real world conditions as possible.