Phomemo M08F Portable Thermal A4 Printer, Bluetooth Wireless
Phomemo M08F Portable Thermal A4 Printer, Bluetooth Wireless Printer, Inkless Portable Printers for Laptops & Smartphone, Support A4 Size
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Phomemo M08F Portable Thermal A4 Printer, Bluetooth Wireless Printer, Inkless Portable Printers for Laptops & Smartphone, Support A4 Size
11/10 for this. It rocks.
This printer is just brilliant.
Set up smooth and easy.
Printed document first no issues.
The hen went on to print a black and white photo of my dog. Which came out just amazing perfect.
Highly recommended
This thermal printer may seem expensive but you never need to buy ink just thermal printing paper. I bought this for my Daughter, who attends a lot of meetings & thought it would be great to print things instantly. You just need to make sure its charged and its that simple. I bought it with a case so its protected when being moved around. The only issue I found is that you have to be able to feed the paper in fairly quickly r you end up only getting page 1 and then end up printing the same thing again but with practice I’m sure that will improve.
You get about 3 – 4 sheets of thermal paper with it which is handy (however, i recommend getting more just in case).
I got next day delivery and it came on time.
It takes up less space than an average paper printer would.
Prints in black & white only.
It doesn’t print until the paper is added to the machine, the thermal paper will say which way to hold it.
Insert the paper into the machine and it will automatically roll it to start printing what you have set to print on the app.
Overall, im really happy with this and i will never go back to brick-like printers.
I really wasn’t expecting great things but there are YouTube videos on this particular printer so I purchased and I’m really pleased with it so far!
The only thing that bugs me is the app, it doesn’t let you resize the image so you have to adjust it on procreate then send it to print from an iPad/tablet or phone unless you want a large stencil that is. Hope this helps.
EDIT***** you can now edit the size of the image via the phomemo app!! 🙂 it’s been updated!
The box is a branded, white box that slides open similarly to the apple watch series 3 box. Inside the box you are greeted by the printer, held in place by some rather high-quality foam to protect the printer during shipping. Included in the box you get the printer, a high-quality cloth carrying bag for protecting the printer, a USB C to USB A cable, instruction manuals and a USB thumb drive including the drivers required for use on MacOS and Windows.
Setting up:
Setting the printer up is extremely easy. On iPhone all you have to do is scan the QR code on top of the printer, download the app, connect to the printer, and print what you want. Setting up on Windows is slightly more difficult. You need to either download the drivers off the included USB thumb drive or you can type in the link on top of the printer which will take you to a website where you can download the most up to date driver available. Once you go through the setup for the drivers, all you need to do is plug the printer into the computer and click print on the app you are using.
Printing and quality:
The print quality is great for text, and I was surprised at how well it can print photos in black and white. The print speed is quick and similar to the speed of a standard inkjet printer. This printer is great for a home office or on-the-go. Battery life is great, you can print quite a lot of sheets before it runs out of energy. This printer, being phomemo, will most likely be very reliable. No need to worry about paper jams or the printer roller lines that most laser or inkjet printers eventually develop. The printer feels high quality and well put together, even compared to a similar priced printer from another manufacturer.
The battery life lasts a long time with use. The small form factor is great for backpack portability.
I fully charged the printer before first use and it probably took about 20mins from a basic USB wall socket outlet.
Downloading the app to your phone is simple and installing the Windows driver was straight forward. Connecting the supplied USB cable to your computer allows you to print from Word etc as you would any other printer.
Performance is as you’d expect from a thermal printer, some may say it’s noisy, but considering there are no ink or toner cartridges to replace – that’s a good trade off in my opinion.
Don’t expect inkjet quality photos to print from any mono thermal printer – but to be honest this printer renders them pretty well and gives quite an ‘arty greyscale’ feel to them.
Text and documents are clear and crisp.
In combination with a mobile phone and an eInk tablet – this will enable me to fill in PDF forms / invoices, have them signed by the customer, save them then print them a copy from the mobile app, all within minutes!
Also will be great for sketching out designs on the eInk tablet, printing them via the mobile app for the customer to keep.
Very compact machine that takes up little room in the rucksack – now I can print anywhere!
5x sheets of thermal paper are provided for your use and testing.
I found a pack of 100x A4 sheets of thermal paper for under 10. Cost per sheet is more than standard paper, but again once you factor that no ink or toner is required AND the convenience factor – it’s pretty good.
I certainly wouldn’t print off a whole manuscript, not only because of the the cost, but as each page is seperately fed into the printer it would take a long time!
But that is not the purpose of this compact little marvel! Portability and convenience are the order of the day here, and it performs admirably! Well done Phomomo.
Due to my job, I often need to print an invoice or a standardised letter on the go. For reasons beyond the scope of this review, digital copies are not permitted. So I was keen to find a way to be able to print a page or two every so often without having to go back to the office and printing and then sending through the post. So for me this was a worthwhile purchase.
Pros
– Good size and comes with a velvet carry pouch, which is a nice touch. It’s a bit heavy but not to the point that it compromises on portability.
– Print quality is decent for text and simple logos. I printed a test page and was actually quite impressed.
– Prints very quickly.
– As a thermal printer, it doesn’t require ink which is undoubtedly the most costly aspect of running a regular printer.
– It connects seamlessly to my iPhone and my laptop. The iOS app is quite easy to use and it offers a lot of options and some fun graphics.
Cons
– Only prints in black and white.
– It is quite fiddly to get the paper straight but you get the hang of it eventually. So far I have gotten the paper at an ever so slight angle a couple of times but the printer didn’t jam -the print was just slightly off.
– Thermal paper is quite expensive.
– You can only print on one side of the paper.
Overall, I think that if you have a use for it, it is a great solution.
Personally, I bought a bundle of 100 sheets of paper for around 20 and they will probably last me a year or two as I will use it sparingly. Without the need for ink, the running costs are on par with a regular, non-portable printer. The price of the printer itself is on the high side, but it is a quality product and one of the few offerings in the market right now.
I received my portable A4 printer yesterday
It is a nice compact machine and obviously no separate printer inks required
So first of all obviously the unpacking feeling like a secret agent that has just got the latest up-to-date gadget ha ha I digress
It is beautifully packed well supported at either end buy foam cushions inside you get the printer, USB cable, paper, USB Driver stick and a beautiful pouch to carry it in.
Set it up very easy turn on Scan the code follow the instructions and I’m printing in a matter of seconds.
Printing is quick and officiant if you do it right on my first try the paper went through very smoothly
Nothing happened bit of a blonde moment put paper in the wrong way round even though it clearly states THIS SIDE UP on the paper itself.
Take two of printing paper in THIS SIDE UP
Press print paper comes out of the other end looking at the other side is something wrong have I done something wrong it’s a very faint print out#SchoolForTheGifted when you turn it over oh very good print out.
No cartridges required which is a bonus and make it more transportable.
The negatives paper is not the best quality quite thin
Not much selection of paper but might be something that improves as time goes on.
Overall I am a very happy Secret agent ha ha