Best labeler for the server room?

We use a P-Touch PT-1600 for our labeling. It has just about every label format we have ever required and works well for servers, patch panels and cables. My only complaint is that P-Touch tape is expensive.

The barcode format supported on the PT-1600 are: Code 39, I-2/5, EAN13, EAN8, UPC-A, UPC-E, CODABAR, EAN128, CODE128.

I use the DYMO RhinoPRO 5000. It is hand held. It has a wire wrap mode and a very flexible nylon tape to allow labeling cat 5 cables and other wires. It also does the standard labels up to 3/4" wide. They also have heat shrink tubing labels for very hard to remove wire labeling. I have been using it for 6 months and have had good results.

I've used the Brother P-Touch 9500C which is a PC-connected label printer and have been very happy with it.

If you need to be able to also do one-off labels then the P-Touch 9600 also has a built-in keyboard.

The advantage of a computer-connected model is that they are extremely versatile and can be very handy when a lot of labels need to be printed.