Comments on: Planon PrintStik is a small portable printer which prints without ink http://www.robaid.com/gadgets/planon-printstik-is-a-small-portable-printer-which-prints-without-ink.htm Robots, gadgets, tech, bionics and green architecture news Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:21:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: gd http://www.robaid.com/gadgets/planon-printstik-is-a-small-portable-printer-which-prints-without-ink.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2671 gd Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:42:55 +0000 http://www.robaid.com/?p=2931#comment-2671 Back in the day, it did cost around $100 with a drop to $75 when they didn't sell well. Yeah, you could print GB camera photos or your high score... and that pretty much sums its versatility and capabilities. Today, it costs around $150 (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004W4EC/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rob005-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00004W4EC" rel="nofollow">Gameboy Printer at Amazon</a>). These printers generally aren't best bang for a buck, but they are useful in some occasions (as I mentioned in my conclusion). BTW, you can find the <b>PS905</b> Network Thermal Label Printer version of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001UTBMHA/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rob005-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001UTBMHA" rel="nofollow">PlanOn Printstik at Amazon</a> for $40 less than retail. The paper refill cartridges are much cheaper there as well. 6 pack of their thermal paper refill cartridge (that's 120 pages in total) costs $18. Back in the day, it did cost around $100 with a drop to $75 when they didn’t sell well. Yeah, you could print GB camera photos or your high score… and that pretty much sums its versatility and capabilities. Today, it costs around $150 (Gameboy Printer at Amazon).

These printers generally aren’t best bang for a buck, but they are useful in some occasions (as I mentioned in my conclusion).

BTW, you can find the PS905 Network Thermal Label Printer version of PlanOn Printstik at Amazon for $40 less than retail.

The paper refill cartridges are much cheaper there as well. 6 pack of their thermal paper refill cartridge (that’s 120 pages in total) costs $18.

]]> By: jim lockey http://www.robaid.com/gadgets/planon-printstik-is-a-small-portable-printer-which-prints-without-ink.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2670 jim lockey Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:02:23 +0000 http://www.robaid.com/?p=2931#comment-2670 'Nintendo released the GameBoy printer (also known as Pocket Printer) but it didn’t become widely spread since it did cost a lot, and you had do use special heat-sensitive paper. The PrintStik and its paper refill cartridges are much more affordable. ' This sentence makes no sense... the GameBoy printer was much cheaper than this... it retailed at $80, The paper for this printer costs nearly as much as the GB printer itself; speaking of paper the GB printer could be loaded with every day till roll which you can pick up for less than a buck. The comparison of cost is totally nonsensical here. I imagine what the writer means is that Gameboy printer had limited applications as apart from printing high scores and the photos you took with the game boy camera it had no purpose As for the print stik... its unbelievably expensive ‘Nintendo released the GameBoy printer (also known as Pocket Printer) but it didn’t become widely spread since it did cost a lot, and you had do use special heat-sensitive paper. The PrintStik and its paper refill cartridges are much more affordable. ‘

This sentence makes no sense… the GameBoy printer was much cheaper than this… it retailed at $80,
The paper for this printer costs nearly as much as the GB printer itself; speaking of paper the GB printer could be loaded with every day till roll which you can pick up for less than a buck.

The comparison of cost is totally nonsensical here. I imagine what the writer means is that Gameboy printer had limited applications as apart from printing high scores and the photos you took with the game boy camera it had no purpose

As for the print stik… its unbelievably expensive

]]> By: Rob http://www.robaid.com/gadgets/planon-printstik-is-a-small-portable-printer-which-prints-without-ink.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1247 Rob Thu, 10 Mar 2011 04:48:08 +0000 http://www.robaid.com/?p=2931#comment-1247 thats pretty cool thats pretty cool

]]> By: gd http://www.robaid.com/gadgets/planon-printstik-is-a-small-portable-printer-which-prints-without-ink.htm/comment-page-1#comment-194 gd Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:02:14 +0000 http://www.robaid.com/?p=2931#comment-194 The prices range from $199 to $349 and the 9 paper-refill cartridges cost $60. The prices range from $199 to $349 and the 9 paper-refill cartridges cost $60.

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