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Pentax PocketJet 3 Plus Mobile Thermal Printer
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This printer is great! I rarely use it. I'm required to carry a printer with me in case the DOT needs me to print out digital logs .there is no ink cartriges, so I can carry it in my brief case all year and not touch it, but it will perform flawlessly when needed! Need to carry the special paper and keep it over ed and out of sunlight, but it still requires little space and no maintenance.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
A full page of print gets jammed no matter how gentle i adjust the angle, it gets about halfway through before the printer just stops. Also the print quality is poor, one side of the page barely shows up while the other site is nice and dark. I am going to try a head cleaner and other options, but for now its not fully working.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I purchased the Pentax Pocketjet 3 for use while travelling on the road from client to client. It is fantastic and serves the purpose. Unlike the inkjet there is no ink to replace, spill or clogged nozzles. This printer always works! It is light weight easy to transport and dependable. I love this printer it is worth every penny and some. You can't get a more reliable printer. It will work off the battery, the car port and an electrical outlet. I use the roll paper so I had to purchase a paper feeder a few weeks ago. I have not used them together yet but I'm sure that is the only thing that I could do to improve on the performance of the printer. If you get one you will be happy with the print quality, the portability and the ease of use. Enjoy
Only compatible with a few versions of OS X- I am currently running OS X 10.11 El Capitan. I managed to get around the compatibility issues by using a virtual machine (VMWare) configured to use Win 7 ultimate - from there I just use "DropBox" to sync the things I want to print. By doing this I was able to download the drivers and use the printer.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
The first and foremost thing one should realize about this printer is its chief benefit: barring the paper, this tiny unit is all there is to it. No ink, no other amenities required except paper. I have been able to fit this, an AC adapter, and a roll of thermal paper into a box 12"x8"x4" and have a complete printer setup that can easily travel. (Note: The official AC adapter for this printer is also travel-ready and can work with most voltages). The device also comes with a rechargeable battery, though any battery that came with the original printer is likely to be too old and in need of a replacement (which is available aftermarket). Even so, because of the electrical demands of thermal printers, one cannot expect too much usefulness completely off the grid. Keep the adapter on hand to recharge it. Now for the most important caveat. This is a THERMAL printer. This is why you don't need ink or toner. It also means you cannot use ordinary cut paper with this printer. This is neither good nor bad as long as you realize this. It requires thermal paper to work. Thankfully, this includes common thermal fax rolls which one can still buy at the local office store. The quality you get from these rolls will not be optimal, but for a "quick-and-dirty" printout as may be the typical use case on the road, it is still very acceptable. If you wish, higher-quality cut thermal sheets are also available. The printer is still supported by Brother (who bought out the division of Pentax that originally made this printer), and drivers are available for just about any version of Windows that matters. There is also a driver available which makes the printer available with Linux. In terms of use on portable devices, time has altered the equation. Laptops are the easiest to handle as long as they have a USB port and a supported OS. The printer does sport an IrDA (Infrared) receiver, as the printer was originally made for the days of the Palm and the PDA where this feature was more common. Modern Android and iDevices tend to lack this feature. Theoretically, one can use USB On-The-Go with an Android 4.0+ device but support for this is at this time unknown.Read full review
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