Brother QL-720NW Label Printer with Wi-Fi and Ethernet ~ $115 Delivered from Amazon.com

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cheepwun on 02/04/2014 - 12:17 amazon.com (251 clicks)
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This label printer is selling for a ludicrous $228 in Officeworks (and it's available only online from Officeworks, not in-store) http://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/brother-ql-72…

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81.99 USD +
20.82 USD delivery.

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~115 Australian dollars, delivered (accounting for some currency conversion theft).

If buying from Amazon, I am told it doesn't come with a universal voltage power brick. You will need to search ebay for a ($20) 100W voltage converter to run it here. So that's ~$135, all inclusive). So that's a saving of close to $100 compared to buying this product locally (and the voltage converter you may already have). Some sellers sell their voltage converter with Australian adaptors. If not, add $1 for a travel adaptor to plug the voltage converter in here.

With these savings, I think it's insanity to buy it locally, even if you are a scaredy-cat about warranty. See what you think.

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http://brother.com.au/products/labellers/professional-label-…

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  CachePC on 02/04/2014 - 12:59

  I brought a Brother label printer (PT-2430PC) from Amazon as a result of a OzBargain posting about 1.5 years ago. The Power brick was universal (100v->250v) but did require me to get an adapter which I got of eBay - think it was about $3.50 for 2 of them.

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    cheepwun on 02/04/2014 - 13:05

    Good to hear. I hope this one is universal, but I have read a couple of comments where it was stated that it wasn't. The travel adaptors are much cheaper than the voltage converters. I prefer the 3-pin AU to US travel adaptors and they can be had for ~$1 each (delivered).

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  appleosprey on 02/04/2014 - 13:19

  how can we find out of this power brick is universal?

  I am scared if using a voltage converter as I bought a nespresso machine from the states and the converter didnt work properly and messed things up. I like this printer if we can get it without the need for a voltage adaptor

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    cheepwun on 02/04/2014 - 13:35

    how can we find out of this power brick is universal?

    Almost always there's something like this written on the the AC adaptor if it's world-voltage capable:
    110-220V
    100-240V

    Or similar.

    Though I've heard of cases where this isn't printed and it's still universal (but I'm not about to try…). More often than not, if you don't see some text like that on the adapter then it won't be suitable and you'll need to convert the voltage (as opposed to just using a $1 travel adaptor).

    Any converter you use must be able to handle the power draw of the device. This is a little thing that doesn't use much current, so a 100W converter should be more than enough for it.

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    timmypete on 02/04/2014 - 14:47

    FWIW Espresso machines have a huge power draw relative to a thermal printer like this. I'd never try a coffee machine/kettle/iron that needs overseas voltages but I'd be a lot more willing to risk it for something small like this.

    If you do need to convert a high draw appliance you probably want to invest in a more expensive (and QA checked) voltage converter rather than buying the cheapest possible.

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  strat on 02/04/2014 - 13:40

  +1

  I purchase this early 2013 thinking it comes with a power brick but the power supply is internal as one unit.

  Connects to unit with a figure 8 style plug.

  Ended up selling it on eBay wasn't up for fireworks testing it if it worked on our mains but unit underneath also read as 110v not universal.

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    cheepwun on 02/04/2014 - 13:46

    Thanks for the info. Yeah I'm fairly sure the voltage needs to be converted on this one (as opposed to the one selling on amazon.co.uk, which is more expensive but runs on our voltage).

    I'll soon find out :)

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  firstpost bekind on 02/04/2014 - 14:01

  Can you get good third party consumables for this like the media and the toner?

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    cheepwun on 02/04/2014 - 14:16

    It doesn't need any toner (it's thermal) but there are third-party labels and rolls for it that are cheaper than the Brother stuff, and people seem to be happy with some of them (if some Amazon reviews are anything to go by). I don't have extensive experience with the third-party stuff yet. They are far cheaper than what Brother charge though.

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  chuneeperformance on 02/04/2014 - 14:04

  whats a quality stepdown transformer?

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    cheepwun on 02/04/2014 - 14:14

    I bought this Singway SW-S12 a while ago and have used it with good success (on typical smaller electronics that don't suck so much power).

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/100W-AC-Travel-Power-Converter-240V-…

    You'll need an AU to US plug to use it in a power point here since the pins aren't Australian (it may be supplied with one by your seller, or it may not). In other words, you'll need a cheap travel adaptor. And you'll need to make sure the switch is positioned correctly for the local voltage before plugging the voltage converter in :)

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  cheepwun on 05/04/2014 - 20:56

  Amazon have stopped offering it now (temporarily?). Marking as expired.

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  cheepwun on 16/04/2014 - 00:32

  Got mine.

  It works great with the voltage converter (which I already had for some years). Nifty little machine to snag for about half the Officeworks price. Brother should have made this work on AA batteries too, but you can't have it all I guess.

  :)