{"product_id":"portable-bluetooth-thermal-printer-wireless-inkless-a4-mobile-printer-for-travel-business-documents-and-home-office-use","title":"Portable Bluetooth Thermal Printer - Wireless Inkless A4 Mobile Printer for Travel, Business Documents and Home Office Use","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ge-pdp ge-pdp--thermal-printer\" style=\"max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;color:#1b2130;line-height:1.65;\"\u003e\n\n  \u003cstyle\u003e\n    .ge-pdp--thermal-printer *{box-sizing:border-box;max-width:100%;}\n    .ge-pdp--thermal-printer img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:8px;margin:0 auto;}\n    .ge-pdp--thermal-printer .ge-specs{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0;margin:0;padding:0;list-style:none;}\n    .ge-pdp--thermal-printer .ge-specs \u003e div{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1.15fr);gap:10px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;align-items:start;}\n    .ge-pdp--thermal-printer .ge-specs \u003e div:last-child{border-bottom:0;}\n    .ge-pdp--thermal-printer .ge-specs b{font-weight:700;}\n    .ge-pdp--thermal-printer .ge-list{margin:0 0 18px;padding:0 0 0 20px;}\n    .ge-pdp--thermal-printer .ge-list li{font-size:17px;margin:0 0 8px;}\n    .ge-pdp--thermal-printer .ge-note{background:#f2f5f9;border-radius:8px;padding:22px;}\n    .ge-pdp--thermal-printer .ge-warn{background:#fdf3f2;border-left:4px solid #c41e2a;border-radius:8px;padding:22px;}\n    @media (max-width:520px){.ge-pdp--thermal-printer .ge-specs \u003e div{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:2px;}}\n  \u003c\/style\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:30px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eA full-size page, printed from your phone, in a machine the size of your forearm\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eMost of the time you do not need a printer. Then a contract needs signing at a client's kitchen table, a customs form needs a hard copy at an airport hotel, or a form has to go back today and the nearest print shop shuts at five.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eThis is a battery-powered printer for exactly that. It weighs about \u003cb\u003e1.5 lb (690 g)\u003c\/b\u003e, measures \u003cb\u003e10.39 x 3.07 x 1.77 in (264 x 78 x 45 mm)\u003c\/b\u003e, and lies flat in a laptop sleeve. Your phone sends the file over Bluetooth, or a laptop sends it down a USB-C cable, and a full-width page comes out of the slot along the top.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 22px;\"\u003eThere is no ink, no toner, no ribbon and no cartridge to run out, because nothing is sprayed onto the page. The print head heats the paper and the paper darkens where it is heated. Which brings us to the one thing you have to know before you buy this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0008\/5894\/7642\/files\/02_printing_at_the_desk.jpg?v=1788717069\u0026amp;width=900\" alt=\"A white portable thermal printer sitting on a wooden desk beside a closed notebook and pen, with a printed sheet of paper feeding out of the slot along its top\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:620px;height:auto;margin:22px auto 0;border-radius:8px;\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"ge-warn\" style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:26px;line-height:1.22;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003eRead this first: it prints on thermal paper, and nothing else\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eThis is a \u003cb\u003edirect thermal\u003c\/b\u003e printer. The image is made by heat, and only thermal paper reacts to heat. \u003cb\u003ePut ordinary copier paper in it and you will get a blank sheet.\u003c\/b\u003e Not a faint one - a blank one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eSo the paper you buy is \u003cb\u003eA4 or US Letter thermal paper\u003c\/b\u003e, sold as flat sheets or fanfold packs. It looks and feels much like ordinary paper and it goes in the same slot; it is simply coated. The manufacturer also lists 2.08 in (53 mm), 3.15 in (80 mm) and 4.33 in (110 mm) thermal rolls for receipts and labels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThermal prints also fade.\u003c\/b\u003e Heat, sunlight, friction and time all darken or wash out a thermal page - it is the same coating that makes shop receipts go blank in a glovebox. That is fine for a boarding pass, a label, a delivery note or a copy you will read this week. For a signed contract you need to keep, print it, sign it, then keep a scan or a laser copy for the file.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eAnd it prints in \u003cb\u003eblack and white only\u003c\/b\u003e. There is no color mode, and there is no photo mode worth the name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eHow the file actually gets there\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a phone or tablet:\u003c\/b\u003e pair over Bluetooth and print through the manufacturer's free companion app, which the quick-start guide points you to. It runs on iOS 13 and later and Android 7 and later, and it works on an iPad as well as a phone. The manufacturer lists Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF and image files as supported.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a computer:\u003c\/b\u003e plug in the USB-C cable. The manufacturer lists Windows, macOS, ChromeOS and Linux.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 22px;\"\u003eThe effective print width is \u003cb\u003e8.5 in (216 mm)\u003c\/b\u003e - full US Letter width, which also covers A4 - at \u003cb\u003e300 DPI\u003c\/b\u003e. That is sharp enough for contracts, invoices, itineraries, packing labels and study notes. It is not a photo printer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0008\/5894\/7642\/files\/01_hero_white_studio_5838b60f-032f-4d43-8ece-cbbeda38bebb.jpg?v=1788717068\u0026amp;width=900\" alt=\"A slim white portable thermal printer photographed alone on a white background, with a paper slot along the top and a small round power key at the right\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:620px;height:auto;margin:22px auto 0;border-radius:8px;\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eBattery, and how far a charge goes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eThe \u003cb\u003e2600 mAh\u003c\/b\u003e battery charges over USB-C at 5 V \/ 2 A. The manufacturer rates it at \u003cb\u003eup to 150 sheets on a full charge\u003c\/b\u003e, which is a working week of the kind of printing anyone actually does away from a desk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 22px;\"\u003ePrint speed is \u003cb\u003e12 - 15 mm\/s\u003c\/b\u003e, so a full page is a matter of seconds rather than instant - this is a quiet, unhurried machine, not an office laser. There is nothing to warm up and nothing to prime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0008\/5894\/7642\/files\/04_slides_into_the_bag.jpg?v=1788717068\u0026amp;width=900\" alt=\"A hand sliding the slim white portable thermal printer flat into the front compartment of a soft laptop bag on a table\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:620px;height:auto;margin:22px auto 0;border-radius:8px;\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eFour colors, one machine\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 22px;\"\u003eWhite, Purple, Pink and Black. The finish is the only difference - every color is the same printer, the same battery and the same 300 DPI head. Pick the color above before you add to cart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0008\/5894\/7642\/files\/05_hero_black_studio.jpg?v=1788717068\u0026amp;width=900\" alt=\"The same slim portable thermal printer in black, photographed alone on a white background in matched framing\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:620px;height:auto;margin:22px auto 0;border-radius:8px;\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"ge-note\" style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:24px;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003eWhat this replaces, and what it does not\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eIt replaces the panic of needing one page printed when you are not at a desk. It does not replace a home or office printer: no color, no photo quality, no duplex, no scanning, no copying, and prints that are not meant to last for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eIf you print a hundred pages a week at home, buy a laser. If you print five pages a month in five different places, this is the machine for that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"ge-specs\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePrinting method\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirect thermal - no ink, no toner, no ribbon and no cartridges\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePaper\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThermal paper only. A4 and US Letter thermal sheets or fanfold, plus 2.08 in (53 mm), 3.15 in (80 mm) and 4.33 in (110 mm) thermal rolls\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePrint width\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8.5 in (216 mm) effective\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eResolution\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e300 DPI\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eColor output\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlack and white only\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePrint speed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12 - 15 mm\/s (manufacturer)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBattery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2600 mAh rechargeable\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePages per charge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUp to 150 sheets (manufacturer)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWireless\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBluetooth to phone or tablet, through the manufacturer's free app (iOS 13 and later, Android 7 and later, iPad supported)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWired\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUSB-C to Windows, macOS, ChromeOS and Linux computers\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFile types\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWord, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF and images (manufacturer)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePower input\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5 V \/ 2 A\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10.39 x 3.07 x 1.77 in (264 x 78 x 45 mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWeight\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout 1.5 lb (690 g)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHousing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eABS plastic\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eColors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhite, Purple, Pink, Black\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eOne printer, in the color you choose, with its USB-C cable and quick-start guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThermal paper is not included.\u003c\/b\u003e Order A4 or US Letter thermal paper at the same time, or the printer will arrive with nothing it can print on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gear Elevation","offers":[{"title":"White","offer_id":58428736602456,"sku":"PTP-A4-WHT","price":236.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Purple","offer_id":58428736635224,"sku":"PTP-A4-PUR","price":236.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pink","offer_id":58428736667992,"sku":"PTP-A4-PNK","price":240.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black","offer_id":58428736700760,"sku":"PTP-A4-BLK","price":240.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/3116\/0920\/files\/01_hero_white_studio_5838b60f-032f-4d43-8ece-cbbeda38bebb.jpg?v=1788957001","url":"https:\/\/esavero.com\/products\/portable-bluetooth-thermal-printer-wireless-inkless-a4-mobile-printer-for-travel-business-documents-and-home-office-use","provider":"Esavero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}