Kinda like Heroin and just about any "free" printer deal - They make lots more on ink or in this case label cassettes, than on the machine.

this is a great little printer.

I want to like this printer, but this is an engineering oversight

An idealized P-Touch labeler is close to the PT1950 because from the cheapest to the most expensive models in the P-Touch range, the PT1950 supports the smallest font point size for all labelers: 6 pt

With cartridges, its easy to swap out cheaper P-Touch tape for general purpose like labeling folders, from higher quality tape for semi-permanent jobs such as labeling computer cables