Sometimes, taking a picture on your smartphone, I want to print the resulting photo, place it in a beautiful frame, but how to do it? You can, of course, take a photo to a USB flash drive, carry it to your nearest photo shop or any other place where they print digital photos. If you have a special printer at home, then you can buy good quality photo paper and do it yourself.
In both the first and second cases, you will have to spend not only time, but also money, and if there are no independent printing skills, the end result may not be very good. What to do? Use a pocket printer from LG. With it, you can not only print photos from your mobile phone, but also do it anywhere, at any convenient time .
Description
Since there are not so many pocket printers on the market, LG Pocket Photo PD233 was chosen as today's “experimental” model. She has a small and modest size, comparable to a regular five-inch smartphone, and not only in length and width, but also in weight. Despite this "miniature", the functionality of the mini-printer is at a decent level.
As for the configuration, in the box, in addition to the printing device itself, you can find a package of documents and instructions, a USB cable, a charger adapter, a warranty card and packaging of special paper (10 pieces).
Appearance
At first glance, the pocket printer is interesting and attractive. A beautiful pattern in the form of small hearts is applied to the upper and lower parts of the device. The side faces are smooth, with rounded corners. The body material is entirely made of medium quality plastic.
On the right side of the mini-printer there is a small plug, behind which are hidden two connectors - USB and micro-USB. The first is used so that you can connect the phone and print photos, and the second is needed for the charger.
On the left side you can find a button, just one on the entire device. It performs one function - turns the printer on and off. Also around the button is a light indicator that indicates the battery level.
At the front end there is a hole through which the printed image will exit. On the back there is only a small latch, with which the top cover is removed. Thus, the user gets access to the compartment in which you want to put the paper.
If we talk about the quality of the assembly, then it is not bad, but it falls short of the ideal. In some places there are creaks and a slight backlash. This does not affect the work, the user is not confused. At least there is no feeling that the printer will fall apart, and this is the most important thing.
Characteristics
The features of the LG PD233 Pocket Printer are as follows:
- type of printing - color, sublimation;
- maximum print format - A6;
- colors - 3 options;
- resolution for printing color and b / w photos (max.) - 640x1224 dpi;
- print size (max.) - 50x76 mm.
Consumables
It's time to move on to supplies. For printing, the printer does not use ink, but special paper, which is made using Zink technology. The main point is that the image is not manifested by applying paint, but by heating.
In other words, the paper is made of a special composite material with a glossy finish. Throughout the entire area of one such leaf there are small crystals of red, green and blue. It is they who undergo heating to a certain temperature, subsequently "display" the image.
But this paper has one significant drawback - the cost. One pack of 30 sheets costs about 800 rubles, and this is actually half the cost of the printer itself.
Print
The process of printing on a pocket printer LG Pocket Photo PD233, is simple. First you need to connect the phone to the printer using a USB cable, Bluetooth or NFC-tag.
Then you need to download the program LG Pocket Photo from the application store and run it. From the gallery, select the desired image, and further manipulations are carried out with it. The user can add a frame, and then print the photo. Everything is simple!
Price
You can buy a pocket printer LG PD233 for about 1,500-1800 rubles, and even less at flea markets, but is it worth the purchase of your money if the price of consumables is 800 rubles?
Reviews and conclusion
If you look at reviews about a pocket printer, you can notice one interesting detail: everyone is happy with the quality and functionality of the device, but there is one very significant minus - the high price of consumables. It is she who repels the consumer from buying such a device.
The result can be summarized as follows: the LG pocket printer is an excellent portable device that you can carry with you, it weighs little, does not take up much space in your bag. Accordingly, any picture can be instantly printed in 1-2 minutes. However, the ten sheets that come with the kit will obviously not be enough for such fun, so soon you will need to buy a new package that costs almost half the printer. Is it profitable? Let everyone decide for himself.