I got the Dymo Office Mate II because of the reviews on the other ones saying the letters is too small and I preferred a mechanical labeler as the new electronic ones are more prone to failing and the labels don't last as long. The Office Mate II has the old fashioned huge square letters we are all used to, but the product does have a catch. The included wheel doesn't include everything you need for modern day labeling such symbols such as: ", ', @, -, _, ;, /, and the accessory wheels with these seems to be completely obsolete now, I couldn't find them for sale anywhere. I'm guessing they don't make them anymore.

With that said, the device came with 2 rolls of back 3/8" tape (so not the 1 roll of 1/2" tape as in the listing). Other users say the letters doesn't align right, but you have to look carefully when inserting your tape. There is one track for 1/2" and another for the 3/8", if you get that right, the labels will be aligned right. You can see in my photos it is easy to label with it, although you do need a lot of force in the hand and doing nonstop labeling is almost impossible as your hands will get tired.

My main issue with this and why I gave it a 3 star rating is because it doesn't include the dash symbol "-" and I had to makeshift doing it with a flat head screwdriver and a hammer. Which that was included.
I got the Dymo Office Mate II because of the reviews on the other ones saying the letters is too small and I preferred a mechanical labeler as the new electronic ones are more prone to failing and the labels don't last as long. The Office Mate II has the old fashioned huge square letters we are all used to, but the product does have a catch. The included wheel doesn't include everything you need for modern day labeling such symbols such as: ", ', @, -, _, ;, /, and the accessory wheels with these seems to be completely obsolete now, I couldn't find them for sale anywhere. I'm guessing they don't make them anymore. With that said, the device came with 2 rolls of back 3/8" tape (so not the 1 roll of 1/2" tape as in the listing). Other users say the letters doesn't align right, but you have to look carefully when inserting your tape. There is one track for 1/2" and another for the 3/8", if you get that right, the labels will be aligned right. You can see in my photos it is easy to label with it, although you do need a lot of force in the hand and doing nonstop labeling is almost impossible as your hands will get tired. My main issue with this and why I gave it a 3 star rating is because it doesn't include the dash symbol "-" and I had to makeshift doing it with a flat head screwdriver and a hammer. Which that was included.