Bluetooth printer

timberflake

I'm looking for a inkjet printer for my uncle that can be connected to via bluetooth, can anyone recommend a good make/model?

Red_Rose_Exile

What is he planning on printing?

You could use any USB printer if you add on a bluetooth host adaptor such as this one

timberflake

It would just be work documents, text mostly. I think he'd prefer one thats got bluetooth built in, can you point me in the right direction?

Red_Rose_Exile

Hmmm ok but I have to advise you that this is a money saving site

The PhotosmartD7460

timberflake

Red_Rose_Exile wrote: »

Hmmm ok but I have to advise you that this is a money saving site

The PhotosmartD7460

The cost of a good printer + that bluetooth adapter wouldn't be much different to just buying one with bluetooth already in.

Thanks for the suggestion, I hate HP though! I'll pass the info on to my uncle and let him have the last word.

Aiadi

Why not get a WiFi enabled printer instead?

MX5huggy

Bluetooth is too slow for regular use for printing at best it is 3Mbits/s where as Wifi is at worst 11Mbit/s

m_13

Aiadi wrote: »

Why not get a WiFi enabled printer instead?

I'd second Aiadi's advice. Bluetooth has a very limited range and so your uncle would probably have to be so close to get it work that he could plug in a USB cable and save his money.

WiFi is another matter and the printer could be in another room or on another floor depending on coverage in his home.

timberflake

Ok, it looks like wifi could be the way to go, could any recommend a good one? Epson and Canon are my oreferred brands.

Red_Rose_Exile

For some inexplicable reason, the printer manufacturers haven't jumped on the wireless band wagon, and the only printer that is anywhere close to reasonably priced is the Canon Pixma iP5200R

Again, it would probably be cheaper and you could use a standard printer if you added a wireless print server to the usb port of that printer