Cutter
What is a cutter? The cutter is a mechanism used to cut the tape when the printing is completed into a label
What is the benefit of having a cutter? Having cutting mechanism ensures a clean, professional finish to labels printed on your Brother Label printer.
What types of cutters are there on Brother Label Printers?
Built-in Manual Cutter Built-in Auto Cutter
Cutters come in 2 levels of durability:
  • Standard – Rated for up to 10,000* cuts
  • Heavy Duty – Rated for up to 300,000* cuts

Brother
QL-500 QL-570 QL-650TD QL-1050 QL-1060N
Cutter type Manual

Standard Duty
Automatic

Heavy Duty
Automatic

Standard Duty
Automatic

Heavy Duty
Automatic

Heavy Duty

*Based on internal Brother testing when using die-cut labels.