iphone printer

saving-mad

I have an old iphone 3gs and i love it! next march i am due an upgrade and will get another newer iphone if they are within budget (this costs me £13.50 a month).
There is also an ipad in the house.
I a tying myself in knots looking for a printer, other childminding friends have pogos but i don't think they work with iphones?
I bought a £39.99 canon last week as it has wifi, its all set up fine but the pictures are so dark when they come out, they really are carp! Plus the computer needs to be switched on and its now used as a replacement for out hp which works fine but without wifi.
What i need is a:

• wifi printer
• works remotely from the computer so can be downstairs
• print from iphone and ipad
• small (preferably)

any ideas?

diable

You need an Air Print enabled printer to print directly from your iPhone or iPad.

saving-mad

thanks, any sugestions? I have just googled this and they all seem to be large all in one printers?

matttye

Alternatively you can buy any printer your heart desires and connect it to an Airport Express (costs £79).

saving-mad

thanks i have searched all day and now found this
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5695946.htm
but it does not say iphone or air print compatable.

matttye

saving-mad wrote: »

thanks i have searched all day and now found this
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5695946.htm
but it does not say iphone or air print compatable.

It doesn't have to be Airprint compatible or even wireless to work with the Airport Express. You connect the printer to an Airport Express using a cable and your print commands get sent to the printer via the Airport Express.

The obvious problem is the additional expense, but Airprint printers are more expensive anyway.

If you have an Apple base station (Airport Extreme/Express) then your Airport Express can also extend the range of your WiFi, but if you have some other router it can only be used in 'client mode' which means it can be used for Airplay/Airprint but not much else.

saving-mad

matttye wrote: »

Alternatively you can buy any printer your heart desires and connect it to an Airport Express (costs £79).

Thanks for this, it looks fab apple are too clever!!
ilove apple and would love a apple laptop and PC but it wont be for a while....
I dont think i am ready to step up to something so modern yet.
I have just found this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-Pocket-Mobile-Printer-Android/dp/B00CMQ6EGY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380373972&sr=8-1&keywords=lg+photo+pocket+printer

Another childminder recommended it and I think it might be the way to go?

neilwoods

What sort of photos are you actually after.

matttye

saving-mad wrote: »

Thanks for this, it looks fab apple are too clever!!
ilove apple and would love a apple laptop and PC but it wont be for a while....
I dont think i am ready to step up to something so modern yet.
I have just found this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-Pocket-Mobile-Printer-Android/dp/B00CMQ6EGY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380373972&sr=8-1&keywords=lg+photo+pocket+printer

Another childminder recommended it and I think it might be the way to go?

Looks good, but the photos are only 2"x3". Is that big enough?

saving-mad

just photos to send home to parents and evidence children's work and learning, nothing too spectacular.

saving-mad

matttye wrote: »

Looks good, but the photos are only 2"x3". Is that big enough?

yes they will be big enough, they are to go in daily diaries for the children