Brother P-Touch Cube Plus PT-P710BT vs Zebra LP2844

I can figure out most new technology with no help, or am able to find the resources when I do need help. My first impression of this label maker is that it is large; I couldn`t see myself taking this with me to work or a friends house. The other impression I had was, why is the tape so big? After setting it up, and connecting it to the Bluetooth on my phone, which was simple but would be difficult for someone tech-challenged, I was required to download two apps in order to print a label. Again, this limits its mobility, and I often found myself frustrated that I needed to get my phone and the "cube" together in order to print

Consider picking up a refurbished thermal label printer like the Zebra LP2844. The LP2844 is a business-class printer capable of handling thousands of labels per month. Best of all, this printer requires NO EXPENSIVE INKS or ink ribbons, and can use inexpensive generic labels which are widely available.

Brother has some other printers which don't require AA/AAA batteries, but this one comes with a battery, whereas the others that offer a rechargeable battery require that it be bought separately, and they're overpriced. The real deal-breaker over the other Brother plug-powered printers was that the other options use 12 V DC jacks, apparently wired for center-negative, outer-positive connections. This is really bad, because it means that replacement third-party power supplies have to be this special kind, and if you accidentally plug a Brother power supply into something else that uses 12 V, but wired for the almost universally-adopted center-positive standard, you could blow that device up. I've let that happen once and now I won't allow center-negative power supplies into my household

This printer offers Ethernet, Wi-Fi, wireless direct, and NFC connectivity, and is fully Android/iOS/Google Cloud Print/AirPrint/tablet/mobile and cloud compatible. It supports direct scanning to: Evernote, DropBox, Google Drive, and OneNote.