DYMO LabelWriter 550 Turbo Label Printer, Black

Works great. Easy to use and super fast.

You can only use dymo labels. Third-party labels won't work, but for what it is, it's okay.

The label writing software was close to worthless.

A part on the inside is broken. Won't work .

This newer version of DYMO printer does not accept non- DYMO labels. We use them to print prescription labels. DYMO doesn't offer their own veterinary labels with the FDA required verbiage on the bottom.

Poor business decision for Demo restricting the new DYMO 550 to only use OEM labels. The OEM labels don't meet certain customer requirements, so custom labels are needed, and you have now just blown up your use case. We will need to move to another vendor when we already use 1,000 of these printers world wide in our operations. Recommend a fix, as you can see all your reviews are blowing up.

As everyone in the review section is aware, this printer is only compatible with authentic Dymo labels. However, Dymo doesn't advertise that they must be NEW authentic Dymo labels--all your old Dymo labels don't work anymore. How is Dymo handling this? Well, they're offering to replace up to THREE rolls as a courtesy. You heard it right--three. If you have more than three rolls that need replacing, tough luck. The 450 was great, and it's a shame Dymo is selling out their own customers in the name of the Automatic Label Recognition "feature" that is a thinly veiled cash grab and everyone knows it. Dymo is shooting themselves straight in the foot here, and customers aren't going to stand for it.

Just bought and returning as useless. We have over 100 Dymo 450turbo in the field most are networked and using 8.7.4 windows software extensively printing from Word on over 250 systems, 10 offices and significant remote users. 550 has no apparent compatibility with a highly developed system of labeling. Great way to kill a product.

We are a software author that supported DYMO printers. We will not be supporting DYMO in the future unless the proprietary label requirement is dropped. The proprietary label requirement (only 'authentic' DYMO labels can be used) is a DEAL KILLER for our customers, who many times create custom labels for their businesses. DYMO, please look at these reviews and come up with a change to allow generic labels to be used. Otherwise, people will go elsewhere, as we are forced to do. We've helped sell 1,000s of DYMO printers over the years. Future forecast=0 unless the proprietary label requirement is dropped.

DYMO Labels don't work either! Researched the 450 turbo series. Sounded great. Bought the 550 turbo because the shop didn't have any 450s. Thought it was just a newer version. Big mistake. Can't use generic labels and just discovered that the printer doesn't recognise the second lot of authentic DYMO labels I purchased. Had to write 250 labels by hand on a rush job on a Sunday. Not impressed. Would be a great product if it wasn't so heavily locked down. Sometimes less is more.