Print resolution is lower than other label makers however I don’t actually think there is anyone on the planet who can look at a 24 point font printed on a small label and say how many dpi it is. Not all alkaline batteries are created equal - therefore they may not be a reliable source of power. The Rhino 42 have a manual cutter but DYMO recommends the use of alkaline batteries only as a backup option. The Rhino 6000 uses a motorized cutter which requires a reliable power source. The Dymo website also says this about it: Can alkaline batteries be used with the Rhino series printers? I’m not about to stick batteries in a $300 label maker if the manual doesn’t say anything about it. I’d have to recommend charging it while the unit is on or at least turn it on near the end of the cycle.Īlso it looks so much like it would take AA batteries however there is no mention of it in the user manual. The inability to see the battery state charge to me is baffling. If you can only have one, that is the one to buy. But it will take a lot to dethrone the Epson LW-PX900 as the best label maker on the planet. I’ll need to update the review when I receive some colored tapes and some heat shrink labelling tapes. Label printing is adequate, and better than adequate. I don’t use my XTL a lot and I sure don’t use it in a work environment. I’m a bit stumped that Dymo went backwards with their screen quality but maybe they didn’t hold up. The Rhino screen is not nearly as good in comparison. My Dymo XTL has a beautiful, well lit, color screen. Typically a guy like me will never use the device to battery depletion but an inventory tech might. Maybe I should have said it was impossible to see unless the LCD is turned on. The LCD is HARD to see unless the backlight is turned on. The Rhino itself is fairly large, fits well in the hand, and has large and well labelled buttons. Style doesn’t account for much on the job site though. It comes in an impressive hard case, however the Dymo 300 XTL case is a heck of lot more stylish. But until you drop them, you never really know. The Dymo XTL 300 feels a lot heavier and more substantial and feels like it could handle a drop better. It has a lanyard on it and if were using it doing inventory somewhere I’d put it on a chain and carabiner hooked to my belt loop. The rubberized material that acts as a shock absorber doesn’t seem that protective. The Dymo Rhino 6000+ doesn’t feel very hefty and kind of plastic-ey in the hands. I didn’t actually do a drop test, but I’ll say this. Trying to add an image and text on one label wasn’t intuitive but that’s probably more me than the software. It didn’t autodetect my label maker but it does seem to autodetect the tape. To be honest the software is a bit clunky. The price came in at $1 cheaper than those other places. When I inquired I got an email back from the company CEO telling me Amazon and Label City had Dymo rebates and while his best price was $19 higher that was with tax and free shipping. While Amazon and Label City were offering this kit for $299 and Image Supply had the kit listed at $349, they do have a price matching policy. In my opinion there is only one place to buy a label maker or supplies. There is a gigantic quality gap between a $20 label maker from Walmart and a $300 industrial label maker. I don’t need another label maker, but I do need the very best label maker. So here is my new Dymo Rhino 6000+ review. The replacement seems to be the Rhino line of label makers. I currently own a Dymo XTL 300 which is now discontinued. While there are label makers aplenty out there, only a few do cable wraps, or heat shrink or 1″ wide tape. Geeks should have an industrial label maker for networking, cable management, and for heat shrink labelling electrical connections. Every house should have a label maker for simple organization. When I die, my wife will curse me for all the label makers I own.
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