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At 12:30 PM -0800 8/14/97, Paul Khoury wrote: >On Thu, 14 Aug 1997 08:07:38 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Daum wrote: > >>The micro printer you mentioned: How much $? What drawbacks/problems? I >>have been looking for a portable printer with an IR port but a micro printer >>may have to do. >> >>Bryan >> >It's the Pentax PocketJet, a 1.1lb printer that's 10" long, cost depends >on memory >size, I got mine when it came out for $399, and have had it for over 1.5 >years. > >It's a thermal printer, so you need thermal paper, but it's HP LaserJet 2p >compatible, >and has parrallel, serial, Mac and HP Omnigo cables now. Comes with 512K of >RAM inside, and the new version has 2MB. Because it's thermal, there's >nothing >else to worry about to print, besides the included battery (NiCd, which >lasts quite well), >and the battery lasts for ~35 pages. I was thinking about the HP 340 >portable, but >ink cartridge cost was too high. It's only $7.99 for 100 sheets of paper, >thus >costing 7.9‡ per page, and everything is included in the box when you buy >it to start printing immediately. I like it and recommend it (and no, I >don't work for them). > >Paul Just don't leave the printed paper in the sun, etc., which nixs the thermal for me. It isn't exactly portable, just small, but I have a little Star thermal transfer printer that works well. I think you really need to see what the output of a printer looks like before you buy into a new technology. BTW anybody need a nice low usage Printronix P300 for their portable? (I have one, but this is a joke for those who don't know a P300 is a line printer for a minicomputer. It does have wheels though, so technically its portable).