BRIDGEWATER, N.J., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Brother International Corporation, a leader in small business technology, today announces the launch of its new Brother' QL-700 series of label printers, designed for printing pre-sized labels for file folders, mailing and shipping labels, as well as longer labels and banners. Brother had previously introduced the QL-700, which includes features needed for busy home office and business users such as:
- Fast print speeds up to 93 labels per minute
- Postage printing capabilities**
- Pre-designed label templates
Today's announcement includes the addition of two new wireless networking models - a first in the office label-printing category. The new Brother QL-710W and Brother QL-720NW contain all the features consumers would expect to find in label printers for their business or home office, plus wireless networking capabilities to help consumers reduce the clutter of cables in their work area.The Brother QL-700 series even allows consumers to print online postage from their desktops (with a subscription to pbSmartPostage' by Pitney Bowes).**
"We're excited to offer our consumers the ability to print wirelessly for the first time with the launch of our two new QL-700 series models," said Linda Sanford, Director of Marketing for Brother Electronic Stationery Products. "In addition to faster print speeds and the ability to print stamps right from your desk**, our mobile business consumers will now be able to print labels wirelessly with our new iPrint&Label app."^
The Brother QL-700 series label printers were developed with customer convenience in mind. The Brother QL-700 is perfect for any business professional's desktop. The Brother QL-710W is a great solution for customers wanting a wireless configuration, and the Brother QL-720NW is available for customers needing a network model for a busy workgroup. In addition to the new wireless networking printing features, a free downloadable label printing app is available for Apple® and Android' mobile devices.^ The app allows printing of custom labels and provides easy access to printing pre-designed label templates directly from mobile devices. Also included, is the ability to print address labels from a contact list.
The QL-710W and QL-720NW will be available beginning in July.
For more information on the Brother QL-700 series of label printers or any other label printers by Brother, please visit www.Brother.com.
New Brother QL-Series Label Printers
Brother QL-700
Estimated Street Price: $99.99*
- Prints pre-sized or continuous paper and tape rolls up to 2.4" wide
- Creates cost-effective paper labels for packages, envelopes, file folders, disks, postage and more
- Prints postage from your desktop with a free subscription to pbSmartPostage' by Pitney Bowes**
- High-speed printing up to 93 labels per minute***
- High resolution printing up to 300 x 600 dpi
- Auto cutter provides precise cuts for printing one or multiple labels at a time
- Label Collection provides pre-designed labels and banners with commonly used text
- Connects via USB to PC or Mac
- Compatible with Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows® 7, and Mac OS X® 10.4.11-10.7
Brother QL-710W
Estimated Street Price: $139.99*
- Includes the features listed above, plus:
- Wireless enabled printing
- Printing from the Brother' iPrint&Label free app^ available for the iPhone®, iPad®, iPod Touch® or Android' Smartphone
Brother QL-720NW
Estimated Street Price: $169.99*
- Includes all of the features of the Brother QL-710W, plus:
- Wired Ethernet connectivity
- Serial Interface
About Brother
Brother International Corporation is one of the premier providers of products for the home, home office and office. The U.S. corporate office in Bridgewater, N. J., was established on April 21, 1954 and currently markets many industrial products, home appliances and business products manufactured by its parent company, Brother Industries, Ltd. of Nagoya, Japan.
These products include an award-winning line of Multi-Function Center® machines and printers. Brother also provides the number-one line of facsimile machines in the U.S. and is the leader in electronic labeling, with its full line of P-touch® Electronic Labeling Systems. For more information you can visit the website at www.brother.com.
* Estimated street prices may vary.
** Enrollment in the pbSmartPostage' service necessary. Internet connection and postage label roll required. The pbSmartPostage' service is compatible with Windows® only, USB connection required.
*** Based on using standard address labels, text only, at 300 x 300 dpi.
^ Compatible with the Brother QL-710w and Brother QL-720nw only. Requires connection to wireless network. For more details regarding Brother' iPrint&Label app, visit www.brother-usa.com and search iPrint&Label.
pbSmartPostage is a trademark of Pitney Bowes Inc. Windows and Windows Vista are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the US and/or other countries. Max OS X, Apple, iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch are trademarks of Apple Inc. Android is a trademark of Google, Inc. Use of this trademark is subject to permission.
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SOURCE Brother International Corporation
