Comments on: Print Contracts And More from Your Car http://www.mytechopinion.com/2008/06/print-contracts-from-your-car.html Technology for Real Estate Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:40:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brendan Aiello http://www.mytechopinion.com/2008/06/print-contracts-from-your-car.html#comment-24813 Brendan Aiello Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:36:15 +0000 http://www.mytechopinion.com/?p=210#comment-24813 Okay, nearly 6 months after this post was started and it's finally time to make my car a mobile office. In the office, I use my scanner to save and send documents all the time, Do they offer a mobile all-in-one printer or a mobile scanner? Okay, nearly 6 months after this post was started and it's finally time to make my car a mobile office. In the office, I use my scanner to save and send documents all the time, Do they offer a mobile all-in-one printer or a mobile scanner?

]]> By: Chuck Gillooley http://www.mytechopinion.com/2008/06/print-contracts-from-your-car.html#comment-4248 Chuck Gillooley Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:41:50 +0000 http://www.mytechopinion.com/?p=210#comment-4248 Great article Chad. I have used the Canon iP90 for the past couple of years, and it's working pretty well. What attracted me to this particular printer was that it's totally cordless -- with the battery pack and the bluetooth adapter, you're completely wireless (no wifi, though.) It's pretty compact too, so it will fit in an expandable briefcase. If you combine this wireless printer with a broadband-enabled laptop, you can start to see the true "mobile office" dream start to become a reality. This has been a huge plus for me at open houses, or if I'm in a pinch and need to print a few pages out on the fly. Downsides? Bluetooth as a technology is slooooooow for anything requiring graphics. Buy a $10 USB cable and throw it in your briefcase for those times when you absolutely need the speed. Chuck Great article Chad.

I have used the Canon iP90 for the past couple of years, and it's working pretty well. What attracted me to this particular printer was that it's totally cordless — with the battery pack and the bluetooth adapter, you're completely wireless (no wifi, though.) It's pretty compact too, so it will fit in an expandable briefcase.

If you combine this wireless printer with a broadband-enabled laptop, you can start to see the true "mobile office" dream start to become a reality. This has been a huge plus for me at open houses, or if I'm in a pinch and need to print a few pages out on the fly.

Downsides? Bluetooth as a technology is slooooooow for anything requiring graphics. Buy a $10 USB cable and throw it in your briefcase for those times when you absolutely need the speed.

Chuck

]]> By: Chad A. Johnson http://www.mytechopinion.com/2008/06/print-contracts-from-your-car.html#comment-4092 Chad A. Johnson Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:40:41 +0000 http://www.mytechopinion.com/?p=210#comment-4092 Deborah and Brian, Thank you for sharing your firsthand experiences with mobile printers. Nothing beats the knowledge gained from living with a technology and relying upon it. Deborah and Brian,

Thank you for sharing your firsthand experiences with mobile printers. Nothing beats the knowledge gained from living with a technology and relying upon it.

]]> By: Brian Sparr http://www.mytechopinion.com/2008/06/print-contracts-from-your-car.html#comment-4091 Brian Sparr Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:21:50 +0000 http://www.mytechopinion.com/?p=210#comment-4091 I've been using the Canon Pixma iP90v for the past 9 months and have been relatively happy with it. I use it to print out contracts and MLS printouts (both agent and client versions) when viewing houses. My biggest complaint so far is the speed at which I go through ink cartridges ... considering the need to be small, this is a problem I would guess all portable printers experience. If the Canon iP100 is smaller/lighter in size and can print significantly faster, I'll consider making the switch; otherwise, I'll be happy to keep the iP90v. I've been using the Canon Pixma iP90v for the past 9 months and have been relatively happy with it. I use it to print out contracts and MLS printouts (both agent and client versions) when viewing houses. My biggest complaint so far is the speed at which I go through ink cartridges … considering the need to be small, this is a problem I would guess all portable printers experience.

If the Canon iP100 is smaller/lighter in size and can print significantly faster, I'll consider making the switch; otherwise, I'll be happy to keep the iP90v.

]]> By: Deborah Miller http://www.mytechopinion.com/2008/06/print-contracts-from-your-car.html#comment-4090 Deborah Miller Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:21:02 +0000 http://www.mytechopinion.com/?p=210#comment-4090 I had the HP and it was fantastic being able to print on the go. The bluetooth was a little tempermental, I had to align it just so with the laptop but once it connected, it was good. Not for major use but absolutely perfect for contracts and docs on the go - I used mine for heavy duty and it eventually died...the paper pulled from one side more than the other. I had the HP and it was fantastic being able to print on the go. The bluetooth was a little tempermental, I had to align it just so with the laptop but once it connected, it was good. Not for major use but absolutely perfect for contracts and docs on the go – I used mine for heavy duty and it eventually died…the paper pulled from one side more than the other.

]]> By: Chad A. Johnson http://www.mytechopinion.com/2008/06/print-contracts-from-your-car.html#comment-3953 Chad A. Johnson Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:21:21 +0000 http://www.mytechopinion.com/?p=210#comment-3953 Like any other technology, you must handle with care. You can purchase cases from the manufacturers or third-party companies to protect from investment. As you should with your laptop, keep it in the case, avoid knocking it around (don't let it bang around in your trunk, and don't leave it in your car on very hot or very cold days. As too your question about car adapters, both Canon and HP offer them. Like any other technology, you must handle with care. You can purchase cases from the manufacturers or third-party companies to protect from investment.

As you should with your laptop, keep it in the case, avoid knocking it around (don't let it bang around in your trunk, and don't leave it in your car on very hot or very cold days.

As too your question about car adapters, both Canon and HP offer them.

]]> By: Brendan Aiello http://www.mytechopinion.com/2008/06/print-contracts-from-your-car.html#comment-3943 Brendan Aiello Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:29:46 +0000 http://www.mytechopinion.com/?p=210#comment-3943 How durable are they... If left in my truck could it survive windy roads and bumps? Do they have mobile printer specific carrying cases? Do any offer the use of a cigarette lighter/utility plug as power source or are they all battery operated? How durable are they… If left in my truck could it survive windy roads and bumps? Do they have mobile printer specific carrying cases? Do any offer the use of a cigarette lighter/utility plug as power source or are they all battery operated?

]]> By: Chad A. Johnson http://www.mytechopinion.com/2008/06/print-contracts-from-your-car.html#comment-3884 Chad A. Johnson Sun, 29 Jun 2008 06:28:30 +0000 http://www.mytechopinion.com/?p=210#comment-3884 I have run across a few mobile printer users who have grown to rely on them. Granted, they each made it clear that they don't use the mobile printers as an everyday printer. One person that I talked to runs seminars and found that having the mobile printer at the registration stand for last minute prints changed the way she does business. C-Net reviewed the HP mobile printer line for more information <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/inkjet-printers/hp-officejet-h470wbt-mobile/4505-3156_7-32815588.html" rel="nofollow">http://reviews.cnet.com/inkjet-printers/hp-office...</a>. I have run across a few mobile printer users who have grown to rely on them. Granted, they each made it clear that they don't use the mobile printers as an everyday printer.

One person that I talked to runs seminars and found that having the mobile printer at the registration stand for last minute prints changed the way she does business.

C-Net reviewed the HP mobile printer line for more information http://reviews.cnet.com/inkjet-printers/hp-office….

]]> By: Dave Wirsching http://www.mytechopinion.com/2008/06/print-contracts-from-your-car.html#comment-3833 Dave Wirsching Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:48:22 +0000 http://www.mytechopinion.com/?p=210#comment-3833 Have you road tested either? Has anyone? My last experience with a HP portable was horrible. Bad design - gears burned out on two of them after only a few hundred pages. Tech support admitted they had a problem. Have they cleaned up their act? Have you road tested either? Has anyone? My last experience with a HP portable was horrible. Bad design – gears burned out on two of them after only a few hundred pages. Tech support admitted they had a problem. Have they cleaned up their act?

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