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The Polaroid Zip Instant Mobile Printer is simply a stand-alone, mobile photo printer that allows you to immediately print out 2 by 3 inch border-less color photos, directly from your mobile devices. Unlike the Fujifilm Instax cameras, the user need not to wait for the photos to get developed. Aside from that, the photo paper used for printing is cheaper too and it also does not need those messy ink or ribbons for printing.
What are the best features of this Mobile Photo Printer?
The Polaroid Zip Instant Mobile Printer is only as small as your smart phone or more appropriately more like an external hard drive – thus making it ultimately portable. It approximately measures 2.91 by 4.72 inches and weighs about 186 grams or 0.41 lbs. It has its own rechargeable 500mAh lithium polymer battery which is capable of printing up to 25 sheets with an hour and a half charging time. Printing quality is quite decent and does not come close to inkjet photo printers however this product is not a direct competition for those kind of printers. This printer also showcases a free App for both Android and iOS users where you can make basic photo ID cards or create mini collages or even a vision board – thus enhancing photo printing and user’s artistic abilities.
A feature that takes this printer to another level and makes it noticeable in the market is the fact that is uses the groundbreaking ink-free Zero Ink Printing technology which was actually industrialized by ZINK imaging. Now, how does this printing system works? The main approach lies on the branded ZINK Paper. These specially-made photo papers are embedded with dye crystals (cyan, yellow and magenta) along with a shielding-polymer coating. With the use of heat, ZINK-enabled Printer then activates and makes colors with these crystals. The procedure then brings full-color, great quality, enduring and smudge resistant images without the use of pesky and messy ink cartridges, ribbons or toners.
PROS
- Small and lightweight, ultra-portable (fits your pocket)
- Direct printing from mobile devices with Bluetooth and NFC technology
- Fast printing (less than a minute)
- No Ink, No Toner, No Ribbons needed for printing (less messy)
- Makes smudge-proof photos and stickers
- Rechargeable 500mAh Lithium battery charges for 1.5 hours (capable of approx. 25 prints)
- Easy to use (one single button – turning on the device)
- Comes with a very useful App with lots of editing features
- Sheets of Photo Paper used for this device are not as expensive as Fujifilm Instax
CONS
- Not the best printing quality
- Can only print on 2 x 3 inch size photo paper (Zink Paper)
If printing quality is a big issue, this is not the best photo printer as other printers like Canon Selphy printers create better resolutions and bigger images. However, for a mobile printer with this size and portability, by far as of the moment nothing comes close to its functionality if we are to compare this printer with other printers of the same class. As from this writing this product has a full 5 Star rating form Amazon.
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