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Offering you portable printing capabilities, the SiPix A6 Pocket Palm Printer connects easily to either PCs or Palm Pilots. While it may not be as fast as your in-office printer, this little gem weighs in at less than 1 pound and churns out documents at 2 ppm with a decent 400 dpi resolution. Overall dimensions are scarcely larger than some wallets (5.8 by 4.25 inches), and the thickness is less than 1 inch.
The direct thermal printing method means the only consumables are the paper and the batteries; if you use the AC adapter, your only expense will be replacement paper rolls. Run time with the adapter is a full hour, while the batteries supply just three minutes of power.
Included in the box are both the adapter and a starter set of batteries, along with a roll of paper, a power cable, and a convenient travel bag. SiPix offers a one-year warranty that covers parts, labor, and 12 months of free telephone technical support.
Product Description
The Pocket Printer A6 is a compact and lightweight mobile printer perfect for the on-the-go business professional. Easily print from your Palm Powered PDA or notebook computer. Featuring wireless infrared connectivity for use with infrared enabled devices, the Pocket Printer A6 is ideal for mobile computing. Print directly to the printer without using cables. And for non-infrared enabled computers a serial port is also included.
Customer Reviews:
Not what it's cracked up to be.......2007-08-31
This product was a disappointment. It won't work with my Palm TX, so buying it was a waste.
Lousy product, not supported by anyone I can find.......2005-11-05
I am trying to resolve my issue for this printer with the seller and this is not intended to be feedback for them. It is however a substantial warning for anyone who needs to print from a PDA. This is not the product you need...I promise. The manufacturer has discontinued this printer as well as a host of other products. They will sell you paper for this printer. However, you need to having a working product before bothering to buy the paper. In the handbook that came with the printer, they claim you will be able to find a driver online but you will not. Sipix lists no phone numbers, technical help, or any other help source to solve the problems. Do yourself a favor and find another solution. If you find one for a reasonable cost, let me know. I truly need answers.
The best little printer.......2003-07-19
When I was looking for a printer for my Toshiba e335 Pocket PC, I heard a lot of people who bought this printer had problems with their printer when their Pocket PC os was 2002. Well, I guess the company has fixed the problem because my printer works well with my pocket pc! My only complaint is that the printer is noisy and not quiet enough to use in a classroom setting when the room needs to be silent. A great buy!
Excellent Robust Portable Printer.......2002-02-13
... Portable printers are not meant to compete against laserprinters or ink jets. They are made to provide printouts under non-office conditions, i.e., field use, and except for environs were extreme heat-in-the-shade --- like deserts, are operant, a thermal printer is most reliable, needs little maintenance and consumes few resources.
Thermal printouts are used all the time as TRANSITORY computer output on paper, such as ATMs, gas station receipts etc., to give users a copy of output. I've used 2 thermal printers since 1984, and these printers have outlived their CPUs.
I use the printer as general output on a boat or a plane, often in transit to remote locations, exposed to high humidity and at times printing from within a ziplock bag. The IR signal penetrates the bag nicely, and allows printing in a water resistant container. Thermal paper doesn't run when wet, and when cold laminated, allows one to take printouts diving ... were water temps rarely exceed 90F.
Competing ink jet printers, while capable of A4 size sheets, can have comparably illegible fonts, higher cost and maintenance and print horribly under humid conditions. A4 paper is more inconvenient to carry.
The Sipix is very similar to a thermal printer engine released by Alps in 1998...
A full spec sheet is availableonline...
It has a rated life of 50 million print impressions and paper advance mechanism life of 20km. That's roughly 17,000 prints or 72,000 sheets advanced of A4 paper. Using A6 paper, that's substantially more sheets.
Rolled Paper is Superior to Sheet Paper. Printouts rarely use the full length of a single A6 sheet, thus the unprinted area is wasted. In long printouts, type will span several pages, and sheet paper will be wasted on unprinted margins.
What is wrong with the Sipix is the cost, its not worth [the price]. ....
The Sipix thicker thermal paper maybe less prone to curl, but it still does, and its not suitable for rolls. Roll paper are torn are various lengths. The Sipix paper is too strong and does not tear cleanly. Sipix paper is too expensive, even if heavily discounted... You can buy bulk A6 wide paper of over 76 feet per roll, of thinner grade paper for [$] for 25 rolls, and simply cut 8' rolls for convenience. ...
Print MS Word Documents From Your Palm -- Anywhere.......2001-11-13
As a heavy user of word processing on my Palm via DataViz's Documents to Go 4.0 (available from Amazon) which allows me to download -- and work on -- MS Word files on my PDA, I was anxious to find a means to print these Word documents directly from my Palm -- without having to synch and output from my PC. Additionally, if the printer were also portable, that would be even better.
The Sipix Pocket Printer A6 -- along with the Docs to Print and IR Print software programs (both available from doctoprint.irprint.com as either a free trial or to purchase) -- fit the bill quite nicely.
The Sipix A6 printer is just a little bit larger than the Palm itself. It runs on AA batteries and receives its info from the Palm via infrared (IR), which makes it totally cordless. The Sipix also uses thermal imaging, which eliminates the need for ribbons or ink jet cartridges, which is convenient; but it does require the use of specially coated A6 size thermal paper, also available from Sipix (and Amazon) in either rolls or sheets. (I use the latter -- and carry a little stapler with me -- since it lays flatter and looks much neater.)
The basic Sipix A6 software (also from IR Print) that comes with the unit, only allows one to print entries from the Palm Calendar, To Do, Memo and Address functions, which in itself, is only mildly useful.
To do more, here's what you'll need to install on your Palm:
Docs To Go (DataViz) + Docs to Print + IR Print*
* The more enhanced version of IR Print available from their website.
Once all three of these are installed, you'll be able to print Word documents, not only to the Sipix A6, but also to all of the IR capable models from HP (such as the DeskJet 990 series) and from Canon (including the BJC line of portable ink jet printers), which is really cool!
Being thermal, the print quality of the Sipix unit is, unfortunately, rather crude; and the speed is rather slow (especially when compared to regular laser and ink jet printers). But the Sipix is still the smallest portable printer available today for my Palm. And I carry it -- along with a slim box of A6 paper -- everywhere with me in my briefcase.
I use the Sipix to print rough drafts of my work (including product reviews such as this one), which is wonderful, since perusing a printed copy -- especially with multiple pages -- is still easier than scrolling up-and-down a miniature screen.
The Sipix printer, as a watch-out, does have a tendency to drain four AA alkalines rather quickly. As a remedy, I've switched to the new AA size Energizer photo-lithium batteries, which cost a little more, but last many times longer.
With my Sipix A6 printer, I can now print Word files directly from my Palm -- whenever and wherever I need it -- which is truly a dream come true!
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Winsted 2-Bay Editor Shelf 41562. Item Type: Furniture & Rackmounts > Furniture > Shelves & Drawers.
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The Magellan Maestro 3140 is the only portable auto GPS system with a compact, 3.5" touch screen, and built-in AAA TourBook travel information and member roadside assistance details. Compact, powerful, and re-engineered for easy use, this device combines advanced features and a simple design to make driving more pleasurable and less stressful. A few simple touches are all the Maestro 3140 needs to audibly guide you with turn-by-turn street name directions to virtually any destination in the United States and Canada. You can even customize your navigation method or route to get there quickly and stress-free. Features Bluetooth Compatibility: Designed for the Business Mobile user who requires hands-free cell phone use 4.5 Million POIs: Find restaurants, hotels, airports, gas stations, and more also includes telephone numbers and searchable addresses SayWhere: Magellan's trade marked text to speech process enables one to hear the name of the next turn including specific audible and visual directions SiRF Star III: Fastest GPS position acquisition in the industry NAVTEQ On-Board: Includes detailed maps of the 50 United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico
Customer Reviews:
Magellan units are great when they work. Customer "no-service" is very bad!.......2007-11-30
I would like to write a review of the Magellan, Maestro 3140 unit, but since it hasn't arrived yet (waiting one month so far) I can't. But, I would like to tell you my experience with Magellan (the company)... because no matter how good the product is, if it ever has problems, you want a company that will back it up.
Two months ago, I sent my Magellan 3000T in for the second time, in 8 months, to get repaired after it froze up on me while traveling in a different state. Both times I had to rent a GPS.
The first time I sent the unit in... it was returned to me fixed in an OK amount of time. It didn't arrive when promised, but it did arrive.
This last time that I sent it in, I was told that it would arrive within 14 days. Great!... I thought. Well, it has now been over two months since they received it for repair, there have been numerous promises of " just 7 more days" and countless lies told to me that I am starting to loose patience with them. In fact, I will never purchase anything from Magellan again.
I thought I was alone, but in doing a search online for other reviews, I came across others who have had the same experience as I have had.
The units are great! I would take a Magellan over any of the other units that I have had to rent while waiting for mine to be returned... but with such terrible customer service (none at all), I would never recommend Magellan to anybody. And, if I ever do get my GPS back from them and when it does stop working again... I will be buying another unit from a different company. I would suggest that anyone looking for a GPS... look at reviews online to see who has good follow up. These units will break down (that's a given) but Magellan is not a company that cares about their customers (in my opinion).
Product Description
The Magellan Maestro 3140 is the only portable auto GPS system with a compact, 3.5" touch screen, and built-in AAA TourBook travel information and member roadside assistance details. Compact, powerful, and re-engineered for easy use, this device combines advanced features and a simple design to make driving more pleasurable and less stressful. A few simple touches are all the Maestro 3140 needs to audibly guide you with turn-by-turn street name directions to virtually any destination in the United States and Canada. You can even customize your navigation method or route to get there quickly and stress-free. Features Bluetooth Compatibility: Designed for the Business Mobile user who requires hands-free cell phone use 4.5 Million POIs: Find restaurants, hotels, airports, gas stations, and more also includes telephone numbers and searchable addresses SayWhere: Magellan's trade marked text to speech process enables one to hear the name of the next turn including specific audible and visual directions SiRF Star III: Fastest GPS position acquisition in the industry NAVTEQ On-Board: Includes detailed maps of the 50 United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico
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The SanDisk Cruzer Freedom is a unique USB flash drive designed for students to safely carry personal files on the go. Powered by SanDisk's FlashCP technology, this drive becomes a "digital backpack". SanDisk's proprietary software allows easy and secure downloads of copyrighted content including textbooks, novels, study guides, educational software, and much more.
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