Nakajima WPT-150 Electronic Typewriter

I looked a Brother, Nakajima and restored vintage typewriters. The vintage units are super expensive and the providers have real attitude problems. The Brother unit did not have great reviews or reported good reliability. The Nakajima WPT-150 seemed a better choice. Nakajima has been the OEM manufacturer for 6-7 famous brand name typewriter models (Adler, Canon, Olympia, Swintec, Royal, Olivetti, Sears) that have since been discontinued in a shrinking market. So Nakajima seemed like the best bet. The WPT-150 turned out to meet our needs quite nicely. It does everything that a basic typewriter is supposed to do and more. And at about $135 with shipping, how much am I risking?. We use it for labels, 3x5 cards, forms and the other typical typewriter chores. So it will get very light duty over time. I spoke with the service folks in NC to ask some questions about sources and part numbers for ribbons and printwheels. I was very impressed with their friendliness and technical knowledge. After a couple days of using the typewriter, we went ahead and bought 6 ribbons (#XC001), a package of correction tapes (#LO001) and an Orator 10 printwheel.

I needed to address envelopes and my wife prefers to use a typewriter when writing letters to grandkids, etc. The typewriter comes with clear instructions and is easy to operate. We are pleased with the darkness of the type and the erase feature. It works fine and I would buy again. It was packed with care and arrived in excellent shape.

Just got this for my 90 year old dad and I believe it will do the trick! I don't know how it will hold up over time--have my doubts that it would last for a high volume business--, but LOVE that it came out of the box ready to go. Lifted the lid and removed packing material from inside, plugged it in, turned it on and PRESTO it's ready to roll. What a relief, as I worried if the tape cassette would be installed. It also takes very little pressure to type, which is great for older hands. The manual is straight forward too. Thank you Amazon for making things quick and easy as always!

I love this because I only have a tablet-no PC anymore. There are things you have to type. I paid $220. before Christmas when I saw it was on sale which is ok, but it hurts. Before you start typing, take your time and open up the top of the writer, because there is a rectangular block of styrofoam under there, and you'll never get it out by trying to pull it out! I could not lift the lid up initially, and was afraid to put much pressure on it. It finally lifted up, & I could remove the styrofoam. Read the Manual that comes with it. As another reviewer said, the ink was bad when he got his. That happened to me before I read the manual and it was because you Must Remove The Plastic Piece Attached To The Ink Cartridge before typing. After I did that, I was a typing fool! It is a great machine and it came in perfect condition in it's own box which was also in a shipping box. I recommend this typewriter; it is lightweight, compact and easy to use.

I bought this typewriter for my 88 year old mother as she thought that it would be easier for her to use a typewriter instead of her computer due to having typed for most of her life. It turned out that the keys were too small for her to see and the ribbon was old, so the typed words were blue not black. Because it didn't work for her, I did the return option and my sister packed the typewriter up in it's original box and sent it back to the company. I paid $293 for it including shipping and was only refunded $195 once it was returned. Now I know that my mom had to use it to see if it worked, but charging me almost $100 for shipping and the minimal amount of use that it would have had is a bit out of line. I would not recommend anyone to buy this product if you even think that you might have to return it. They decide how much you get back based on what is considered "In Original Condition" to them. How would you know that if it even worked if you don't try it? The return options were limited and there wasn't one for a person not being able to use it properly.

Even in this computer age, I still like to have a back-up typewriter. And there are still the odd paper applications that the company hasn’t computerized. I just had this happen with the County’s Vendor application. Go figure. Couldn’t believe it. So I didn’t want to pay the higher Brothers Brand pricepoint. Wish I had. This one types fine but the mechanism is not as smooth & makes this tappity-tap sound that’s a little irritating. You can just tell that the quality isn’t there. Hope this helps!

I used it for the first time this week. I was pleased how well it compared to the more expensive Brother typewriter I owned previously. My main criticism is that it came with a Prestige print wheel, when I would think a Courier print wheel would be standard. As a result I had to purchase a Courier one for $37. Except for that, I'm very happy with this typewriter.

The typewriter was perfect. I needed this to work on specific forms for a project that required the responses be typewritten. The forms could not be computer generated. I typed about 50 pages and did not need to change the ribbon.