If you live and breathe on the planet Earth, then there’s an excellent chance you’ve heard of Hewlett Packard. They are a publicly traded company that has been around for decades and dominated most of the markets they’re involved in.
While that isn’t completely the case when it comes to printers – Canon, Epson, and Brother are right up there with them – they are a well-respected and trusted brand name. That is especially the case when it comes to portable printers.
Every company that designs printers has strengths in different areas. For Canon, its high quality photo prints. For Brother, it’s exceptional customer service and simplicity. For HP, it’s designing printers that are versatile, reliable and durable.
In this article, I’ll cover two portable options: the [easyazon-link asin="B0010Z3KZG"]HP Officejet H470 Mobile Printer[/easyazon-link] and the [easyazon-link asin="B004TGHIS8"]HP Officejet 100 Mobile Printer[/easyazon-link].
HP H470 series
[easyazon-image-link asin="B0010YWNYG" alt="HP H470b Officejet Mobile Printer" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/419g7OOXMlL._SL160_.jpg" align="left" width="160" height="160"]Being the most current, it’s bound to be the better performing portable printer as naturally every upgrade is an attempt to improve on the previous model.
The first thing that stands out about this model is that it has many different connectivity options, which include USB 2.0, USB 1.0, Bluetooth, and Wireless 802.11 b/g. Having these options will allow you to print directly from your PC, a PDA, a memory card, and digital cameras and cell phones.
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The impressive feature for the [easyazon-link asin="B0010Z3KZG"]HP Officejet H470 Mobile Printer[/easyazon-link] is its speed. It can print up to 22 pages per minute in black and 18 pages per minute in color. A 4” x 6” borderless photo print will only take 49 seconds. These are very good numbers for a portable printer.
There is also Auto Page Completion, Low Ink Alert, and Ink-Saver Mode features. The economy with ink cartridges is good and if you’re using the optional lithium-ion battery, you should be able to print as many as 480 pages. Excellent for a portable printer.
If you’re traveling with this battery, the weight of the machine will be 5 lbs. For added convenience, and if you often travel by car, you should consider the optional 12v auto power adapter.
The HP Officejet H470 Mobile Printer series consists of the base printer [easyazon-link asin="B0010Z3KZG"]HP Officejet H470 Mobile Printer[/easyazon-link]. They can be obtained at Amazon at around $200 but of course to become portable you are going to require adding the lithium ion battery.
[easyazon-image-link asin="B001A4DVCY" alt="HP Officejet H470wf Mobile Printer" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31i3vw7r2JL._SL160_.jpg" align="right" width="160" height="160"]The [easyazon-link asin="B0010YWNYG"]HP Officejet H470b Mobile Printer[/easyazon-link] comes with the battery and can be found also on Amazon at around $300. If you require wireless printing with Bluetooth then purchasing the [easyazon-link asin="B0010Z1UZ8"]HP Officejet H470wbt Mobile Printer[/easyazon-link] will cost you around $333 and is a better buy than buying the battery and Bluetooth® adapter separately so you are fully wireless and ready for the road. The [easyazon-link asin="B001A4DVCY"]HP Officejet H470wf Mobile Printer[/easyazon-link] is the WiFi ready version, which already includes the wireless 802.11b/g printer adapter.
You can purchase the [easyazon-link asin="B000BU6I2S"]HP C8263A Lithium Ion Battery[/easyazon-link] for around $75 and the [easyazon-link asin="B001F0R1CY"]HP bt500 Network adapter/USB/Bluetooth 2.0 EDR[/easyazon-link] for as little as $25.
HP Officejet 100 Mobile Printer Series
[easyazon-image-link asin="B004TGHIS8" alt="HP Officejet 100 Mobile Printer" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41ynowtgNSL._SL160_.jpg" align="left" width="160" height="119"]Print on the go with the [easyazon-link asin="B004TGHIS8"]HP Officejet 100 Mobile Printer[/easyazon-link], a Bluetooth-enabled portable printer comparable to a notebook PC in size and weight. Easy to take with you anytime, anywhere. The built-in Bluetooth wireless technology enables you to print from Bluetooth-enabled laptop PC, and other portable devices, such as PDAs, digital cameras, and camera phones.
The [easyazon-link asin="B004TGHIS8"]HP Officejet 100 Mobile Printer[/easyazon-link] is extremely beneficial to the busy professional, businessman, or student who require instant printing solutions.
Draft print speeds of up to 22ppm in black, and 18ppm in color; Laser comparable print speeds of up to 5 ppm in black, and 3.5 ppm in color. It rates high in performance with lab quality photo prints, and bright and crisp text on documents. The lithium ion battery that is included can print up to 500 pages.
Very reliable and compact, easy to carry portable printer with dimensions of 13.7” W x 6.91” D x 3.32” H and weighs 5.5 lbs with the battery (5.1 lbs. without the battery).
One downside is that you will need to purchase a USB cable separately, but this is readily available anywhere and is quite inexpensive.
The list price of the HP Office Jet 100 Mobile Printer is $280. However, you can find it on cheaper rates at Amazon as low as $225 new, and used as low as $204.
Generally, the [easyazon-link asin="B004TGHIS8"]HP Officejet 100 Mobile Printer[/easyazon-link] has generated high rating in performance by most of the users of the product, who reported that upon using the product, it was easily installed, and the printer is very good at what it does, and almost perfect if portability is what you are looking for.
In a Nutshell
The [easyazon-link asin="B0010Z3KZG"]HP Officejet H470 Mobile Printer[/easyazon-link] and the [easyazon-link asin="B004TGHIS8"]HP Officejet 100 Mobile Printer[/easyazon-link] are two of the most popular and reliable portable printers this present day. If you are looking to purchase a portable printer, choosing any model from these two series is not going to be a bad decision.
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