Portable printer

[egginyourface]

Anyone use portable printer for printing off Certs on the job, or do you just email or post?

 

[JD6400]

Had thought about it , but was told that are they expensive to buy , along with the cartridges do not last long and are extortionate to replace .

 

[egginyourface]

True, that's a bit off putting

 

[JD6400]

Email tends to be the best way , as they always have a copy to hand if needed . And I bet a dongle with mobile internet is cheaper to buy and has less running costs than that printer .

 

[egginyourface]

Whats the dongle for?

 

[JD6400]

Mobile internet . I have no clue when it comes technology and to what they are called and leave it down to my other director to sort it out and make me laptop worky worky when I am out on site !:38:

 

[egginyourface]

What I mean is when customer such elderly person that doesn't have internet and wants to see cert before they pay me. I'd like to present it to them there and then.

 

[JD6400]

Very good point !

 

[egginyourface]

That last why I was thinking about a portable printer, although this situation does arise very often... But like to cover every possibiltgy

 

[amlu]

some old canons and hp`s are popping over on ebay every now and then. quite portable ones.
some customers feel much better exchanging their cash for an actual signed paper.
when i`m with the van sometimes load my office printer in and print on the job, but would be nice have something more portable as sometimes I go for eicr`s on the bike...

canon bjc 80 you can get quite cheap on ebay.

 

[egginyourface]

Checked prices and they range from 150-200 quid. Bit steep. Mayb keep a few hand written ones in the van for these situations

 

[shanky887614]

Checked prices and they range from 150-200 quid. Bit steep. Mayb keep a few hand written ones in the van for these situations

just buy a standard one and an inverter and put in van.

picked up my last wireless printer for £40 off amazon

 

[egginyourface]

Will it last and Wouk it work with iphone/ipad

 

[shanky887614]

Will it last and Wouk it work with iphone/ipad

i know it can be done on andriod but not sure with iphones

Printing via OTG cable - xda-developers

it works the same way you can connect a usb hdd to phone

 

[tazz]

Carry an old Cannon BJ30 usb printer on board....great for panel print outs we need urgently for customers or reference, very cheep these days off Ebay etc.

 

[Richard Burns]

I have heard that most of the mini "laptop" printers are not too reliable either.