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 Electronics : Canon Pixma iP90v Photo Inkjet Printer (2238B002) |
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Rating:  - Great little printer
This is a nice sized portable printer. We've only had it a short time and just used it a few times, but it works great. It's very light weight and easy to take along. So far we've been very pleased with it. It's not a high-end photo printer, but it does a nice job of printing.
Rating: - Very nice, compact printer
The printer was small enough to fit into my rolling computer bag with no problem. It doesn't seem to add much weight to the bag either. Set up and use is a breeze. Print quality is not on the level of a laser printer but it is very good for it's size. The printer ink cartridges are tiny but I guess I shouldn't have been surprised. The printer is also fairly rugged. It has bounced around in my computer bag for the past month with no problems. All things considered, this was a great purchase and it has served very well as a portable printer. I would definitely recommend it.
Rating:  - had to return it
i bought this item for my son, thinking he could take it when he travels. however, it was too big and heavy and i had to return it. he said if it also faxed and copied, it might be worth packing, but not for just a printer. i'm sure it's a nice home printer, but just didn't fill his needs.
Rating: - Great little printer- great price and terrific service
It has been difficult to find a suitably portable printer to go with my Macbook pro, until I discovered this little gem. It completes my office on the go- all fits neatly into my Targus rolling backpack. Not to mention it is a great little printer. It does really nice and fast pages- images etc. almost better than my expensive and very large color laser printer. It is a snap to set up and the pages are printed before the color laser is finished warming up!
Rating: - Best Travel Printer
I've been using the IP90 for several years. (I'll replace it with the IP90v if it ever dies but it doesn't show any sign of that so far.)
Pro: It's very small and light, even with the optional battery. It fits in the laptop bag or backpack next to the computer. Without the battery it's about the size and weight of a hard cover book.
I originally bought it for printing text on the road (boarding passes, email, web pages, maps & directions, etc.) and it does that very well: fast and high quality. It handles paper up to 8.5X11. I do a lot of digital photography and normally print at home on the HP desktop machines. I tried a few 4X6 snaps just for the heck of it and the quality was very good so I started experimenting with bigger prints on 8X11 photo paper. The quality was excellent, better than some of the bigger, more expensive HPs at home.
The cartridges don't have a "time limit" like the HP ones do. I've used cartridges that were over a year old with no problems. I shop around for the best price and buy a few at a time. They are tiny so you can carry a few spares with minimal space and weight.
Con: It is light and plastic. I have yet to get any damage, even with constantly tossing it in and out of the airline overheads, but I also always pack it in the middle of the laptop bag so that it's well protected. You probably could damage it if you beat on it too much.
It doesn't hold a heck of a lot of paper at one time so you won't be doing high volume printing, but it does hold a dozen sheets of regular paper or a half dozen sheets of heavy photo paper with no problem (probably more but that's what I usually load).
The prints aren't cheap. The cartridges are small and expensive and you don't get a heck of a lot of prints, especially if you are running high quality 8X10 color prints. I get about a dozen high quality 8X10s on a color cartridge, substantially more with 4X6 snaps (I dunno about black & white text only because I've never printed enough to put a dent in a cartridge but it will do dozens at least).
On Balance: this is not the printer for heavy home or business use. It's too fragile for that and the prints are too expensive. But for traveling, it's the best trade off for size, weight and print quality versus expense. If you need to print on the road, it's the way to go.
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