Re: thinkpad digest for Wed, 13 Aug 1997

["Paul Khoury" <pkhoury@earthlink.net>]

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 7.9½ 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