Bluetooth enabled printers

August 17, 2007

Posted By:  yvan

21 Votes

Status: Partially Implemented

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The technology is out, Bluetooth has demostrated to be a reliable and fast way to transmit data. D-Link even has a bluetooth printer adapter that sells for $99. Why not make a photo/laser printer with a built-in bluetooth adapter.?

Less cables, less weight for shipping, less space for packing and ability to share the printer without having a network (and a print server) setup.

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  • Aug 1, 2012     Comment Link

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    Posted By: paul_n

    Just wanted to update this issue: current industry trends are to support wifi and cloud-based printing over bluetooth as this gives much greater flexibility for multiple users and a far better user experience, especially when transmitting larger print jobs such as photos.

    Dell has an Android printing app out now (direct download) with support for many printer models current and pas, and we now support AirPrint on a number of printers with more to come in the future.

    Thanks

    Paul Nicholson
    Dell Imaging Product Manager
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  • Feb 12, 2009     Comment Link

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    Posted By: vida_k

    Have you seen the new Wasabi?  It's a small photo printer and not all-purpose, but it is bluetooth and can be connected to your phone or blackberry...
    http://en.community.dell.com/blogs/direct2dell/archive/2009/02/10/inkless-wasabi-pz310-printer-weighs-7-ounces.aspx
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  • Sep 29, 2008     Comment Link

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    Posted By: green32

    The disadvantage of this is that we are already using wireless for so many different signals, and the more wireless communications we use, the less healthy we become. There are temporary and permanent health effects that can occur because of exposure to wireless radiation. A printer stays in one place, so I don't really think we need to use it wirelessly.
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  • Aug 18, 2007     Comment Link

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    Posted By: jervis961

    How far out does bluetooth reach. I currently use a network hard drive and plug my printer into the usb port in that to add it to my network.