Epson has just launched its first ever label printers aimed at crafters. The industrial design is compact and sleek, the results are… whatever you want them to be. The printer is teamed with an app that offers a wide range of designs.
Media-wise, you can buy rolls of sticky tape and ribbon in various colours. The LW-C610 is compatible with 50 ribbons and tapes up to 24mm in width. Its smaller, lighter sibling, the LW-C410, costs half as much but only works with 36 tapes and ribbons up to 18mm in width.
Both use thermal printing, which is long-lasting, resistant to heat, UV and weather. The LW-C610 is sharper, printing at 360dpi (dots per inch), while the LW-C410 prints at 180dpi resolution. The other main difference is that the LW-C410 must be powered by 6xAA batteries. The larger LW-C610 is more flexible: it can either be plugged in to mains power or use 6xAA batteries.
You can custom print stickers (the tape ranges from metallic to matt) with text and...