Product Description

Print anywhere, wirelessly - The go-anywhere iP100 printer offers both IfDA compatibility and an optional BU-30 Bluetooth interface, enabling you to print wirelessly from a PC, PDA or camera phone. You can also connnect a digital camera or DV camcorder via PictBridge and print your photos directly - no PC required! For maximum portability, an optional Canon car adapter and rechargeable battery kit provide power wherever you are.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #267 in Consumer Electronics
• Color: Grey
• Brand: Canon
• Model: 1446B002BA
• Platform: Windows
• Format: CD
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 2.40" h x 12.70" w x 7.20" l, 4.41 pounds

Features

• Compact photo printer offers lab-quality prints with take-anywhere portability
• Black-and-white documents print at 20 ppm; color at 14 ppm
• Patented print head uses 1,856 nozzles for outstanding print quality at 9600 x 2400 dpi
• Support for IrDA and PictBridge lets you print directly from cameras and cell phones
• Measures a compact 12.7 x 2.4 x 7.2 inches (WxHxD)

Customer Reviews

Excellent printer - Here is info on bluetooth adapter; case.
We bought this little gem to take to Europe. First impressions are very favorable. It's small, reliable, and prints beautifully. At just over four pounds, it's perfect for travel.

The little Bluetooth adaptor also works very well. Reading the manual (!), I discovered it is possible to mount the adapter permanently inside the printer so that it's not exposed and doesn't need attachment every time it is used. This is a simple procedure, and enhances the usefulness of the Bluetooth capability that is all but de rigueur when traveling. The installation / setup information is also in the electronic manual that comes on the CD.

But as good as the printer is, it does not come with (nor does Canon offer) a case of any kind. I found the perfect solution - from Case-Mate: go to http://www.case-mate.com/laptop/macbookpro15/15gblackcases2 and buy the 'Glovez 15"' sleeve (like a large envelope with a velcro closure / flap). It comes in an assortment of colors and is a skin-tight (but very workable) fit in the 'length' direction. When inserted, the printer doesn't take up every bit of the case in the 'width' direction, meaning there is just enough room to also accommodate the cord and AC brick. Throw these in, close the flap, and you're always ready to roll.

Best part: this 'Glovez' sleeve is only $9.99 + $3.99 S/H, and gets to you in a few days. It's not bulky - just what one wants to protect the printer but not take up room. (As an aside, the Case-Mate Glovez 13" [for the MacBook 13" and Air] fits the Lenovo ThinkPad X300 perfectly).

Not just a travel toy
Bought this to use while traveling, but once I set it up in an inconspicuous spot in the living room (where I spend way too much time with the laptop), I've been using it all the time. Haven't printed photos, but for letters, Web page copies, even maps, quality matches my Epson printers. It's at least as fast as any other home printer I've had. (But yes, it does spit out the pages from the table onto the floor; I attribute that to where I have it placed, and I don't care. I don't have to go upstairs to the desktop printer anymore.)

I use a Mac, which comes with Bluetooth, and bought the adaptor. So no cables, just the print command from the across the room, and I'm in business. I can access all the printer functions, including printer utilities, using Bluetooth -- which I can't with my Epson, which is networked through my Airport router.

Pricey, perhaps, but I've already taken this with me on a long weekend and was happy to be able to print out something I needed. I'll definitely find room in the luggage for this one.....

UPDATE: Still have this printer, and 15 months later, still like it. One hiccup: Upgraded my iBook (Mac OS10.4x) to a MacBookPro (OS10.5x "Leopard") and could not connect to the printer via bluetooth. In May, found a link via a Mac user forum to Canon driver updates, and I'm back in business. Until I did, was able to connect the printer to my Airport Extreme router and still use it. However, restoring bluetooth functionality made my day. Not sure whether Amazon allows links, and it's hard to find on the Canon site. But you should look for the ip100sosmosx100us driver package. A google search will bring it up. Perhaps newer printers already have these drivers with the install software. If not, give it a try.

Fine little printer - small, but able
The iP100 is named a "Mobile Photo Printer". About that I wouldn't know, as I did not purchase it for that purpose. I suppose that it could be used in that manner - you can even purchase what looks like a rather clunky add-on battery. However, to be honest, it seems too big to be mobile because it is not just a photo printer - it needs to be large enough to be able to handle letter sized paper. (For dedicated mobile photo printing, I use the old CP-100 which is designed only for photos and is small enough to be portable. It works directly with my Canon cameras, and it does a very good job, though I expect that the newer models are most probably even better. Of course,the iP100 has the advantage of being able to print letter sized photos.)
As a small auxiliary printer for a low-demand placement, the iP 100 is excellent. It is relatively fast - though not near the speed of a good HP Laserjet - and it prints beautifully - colors are accurate, print is clean and legible. It is also rather quiet, certainly a lot quieter than our office Laserjets. It is quite nice looking with its trays closed - the reception tray does have a tendency to drop the printed pages on the floor. Finally, it seems to be quite reliable. I am very pleased with it, but remember that I don't use it to print mobile photos - or any photos - we have a Pixma for the non-mobile photo printing. Given how it prints, web colors, I would estimate that it would do a good job with pics, but you should find someone with more experience than I to evaluate that aspect. As should be evident, we have a number of Canon products - I have not a bad word to say about any of them. Installation is easy-easy, customer support (the one time a Canon printer malfunctioned) is excellent - we had a replacement in two days. Other companies may be better, but we stick with Canon because their stuff is simple, easy to use, reliable and inexpensive. Sorry for all the digressions.