The last years, I have been using a 30x15x5 cm Color StyleWriter 2200, a
black ink jetprinter. I have liked it, even though it hasn't ran as smooth
as it perhaps should. It's as small and light as I could ask for, even
though the adapter is big (and I travel a lot, so any weight is too heavy).
What I like particularly is the superb slick design (matches the 2400 very
well!).
Unfortunately, they don't produce this model anymore, and the portable
printers I have found in Stockholm for Macs are much uglier, heavier and
bigger. I'll just wait until something decent comes out. (My Color SW2200
stopped working recently after a thunderstorm, after three years of duty.)
Best,
Gunilla Kinn
P.S. For those of you who wondered ;-) what happened to my overheated 2400
- friends have now taken it to New York, where they will take it to the
shop where I bought it and have them fix it. Thanks a lot for all help:
Sidney, Tom and others.
>Well, I've been in the market to buy a portable printer for my Laptop when
>I am traveling and vacationing. We don't talk much about printers on this
>list but I am sure some of you use them... As a Duo owner, small is
>good...
>
>(1) I am considering using a plain vanilla Stylewriter printer as a
>"portable". Take off the Cut sheet feeder, and it's pretty darn small. I
>suppose that it's relatively cheap for me to go this route....
>
>(2) What I really want is a truly portable printer.
>My criteria by preference: simple; compact and light; battery powered;
>color capable; amount of Cable/adapter mess
>
>So far, my favorite is the Pentax Pocket Jet I It's a thermal printer
>which uses special cut sheet paper. It will run off a battery for 30+
>prints, requires no ink and will use a simple Mac modem cable with an HP
>Laserjet driver. 300dpi B&W and extremely tiny.
>
>The Portable Stylewriters are always in high demand and expensive. the
>ink's pricey too. So I think not...
>
>The Deskjet 300 series seem to be compatible with the right cable (or I
>suppose my Power Print cable will work too). they fold out really nicely
>into a larger-format size. Which model do you like? What's the average
>price? how expensive are ink carts?
>
>By the way, Something which got lost from the era of the "luggables" was
>piggyback printing. There were some VERY nice and small 8 or 9 pin dot
>matrix printers made to fit a small area They actually were hooked up to
>the back of a laptop. No extra power cable, no print cable... Would have
>been neat to get a Docking printer for my Duo...
>
>
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Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net!
A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables.
FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml>
Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400>
Dr. Bott LLC | Get a LapBottom with new �GRIPPIER� gripper pads!
| http://www.drbott.com/prod/lapbot.html $23.00
Midwest Mac Parts <http://www.midwestmac.com> | After-market parts
for Macs. Fix your ticking dock for $59 w/ trade-in of PS. 888-356-1104
PowerBook Guy is | Click here!
Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com
