Portable Printer

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This product has been replaced by the HP Officejet H470.

As the name implies, the HP Deskjet 460c mobile printer is designed for the people on the move. While on travel, the HP Deskjet 460c ensures that you are able to print from anywhere – be it a hotel lounge or the airplane. The speed of the printer can be compared to many of the printers offered by competitors. It has high performance standards with excellent text prints. However if you are printing graphics or photos, you are left with desiring more out of the printer. This can be discounted since the printer is not intended to be used much for printing graphics or photos and is designed mainly for text prints.

Another remarkable feature, again intended for the traveler, is the Wi-Fi printing. It means that you can print directly from computers that are present on the same network without any hassles. This feature is of great use if you are going out as a team for a meeting and need to print text. Another great advantage is that the HP Deskjet 460c is relatively compact when compared to other printers in the portable category. The printer can be neatly tucked away into some of the larger laptop bags. But unfortunately the accessories such as the adaptor and the extra cartridges will have to be carried separately. It would have been if the printer came along with a carrying bag to taken in all that it needs.

The control panel of the HP Deskjet 460c is simple with just a few buttons. The buttons are for the basic functions of power, cancel and resume printing. It also houses some indicator lights to let you know about battery charging and ink levels. The rear side of the printer houses the USB ports. There are two ports of which one is to connect to a computer while the other is for flash drives. You also have slots for memory cards, which are housed on the side of the printer. It has two slots one each for CF and SD/MMC.

The CF slot of the printer can be used to enable the wireless printing option with the use of an adaptor. The Wi-fi option can be enabled by a three-way switch, which is located at the rear of the printer. You can use up to three wireless profiles, which works great for someone who uses the printer at three regular location say home, office and a favorite café.

The paper handling of HP Deskjet 460c is designed very simple though it runs into some difficulties with photo paper. But this can be overlooked considering the fact that the printer is designed more for text prints than for photo prints. It can print both black and color prints at a reasonable cost per print. Overall the printer is great for those who are on a constant move. The option of Wi-Fi printing is also a plus.

HP Deskjet 460c Mobile Printer (C8150A#A2L) Sale Price: $389.99   Eligible for free shipping!