Unless you live under a rock, you’ve heard of the iPad. With all its bells and whistles, iPeople forgot one vital component: the ability to print to any printer. Fortunately, printing apps for iPad are now being introduced for printer users like you. Let’s take a look at some iPad printing options for your printer.
For Epson printers
If you use an Epson printer, you can print from your iPad using the Epson iPrint app. Originally released for the iPod, iPrint can now be used with an iPad over a WiFi connection. Epson users can get iPrint at no cost from the App Store.
for Canon printers
If you want to print photos from your iPad to a wireless Canon printer, use Canon’s free app called Easy Photo-Print for iPhone. Unfortunately, this app will only print photos, not text.
For HP printers
HP has a comparable free iPad app called HP iPrint Photo.
For Lexmark Printers
Lexmark printer users can use an iPad printing app called Air Sharing HD. The app costs $10 and doesn’t work with PCs, only Macs. Air Sharing HD doesn’t access files directly from your iPad. Rather, the application communicates with a server (for example, an email account) to print a document. In other words, you can email an iPad document to yourself and then open it in Air Sharing HD for printing. This app was compatible with Lexmark and Epson printers, but had difficulty printing to an HP.
Lexmark users can also purchase a $3 direct printing application called ePrint. Again, this one is for Mac users only.
Other iPad print options
One of the most popular iPad printing apps is PrintCentral by EuroSmartz. This app will print from any printer, including your own, to a PC over a wireless connection. PrintCentral costs $10 on the App Store and lets you print web pages, images, and contacts.
These printer users can also purchase Print Magic from Wellala, Inc., for $7 on the App Store. This app allows users to print text, graphics, and web pages from their iPad.
How to save on printer ink
With printing becoming more accessible to iPad users, many printer users are looking for ways to save on printing costs. The best way to reduce printing costs is to ditch those expensive store-bought printer cartridges and buy remanufactured printer cartridges instead.
Let’s consider an example. A typical black printer cartridge costs around $25 at an office supply store. However, a remanufactured black printer cartridge will only cost around $12 from a reliable online supplier. That’s half the price, plus a satisfaction guarantee!
Remanufactured cartridges will not only save money, they will also help the environment by reducing consumer waste. Consumers can feel good about using remanufactured printer cartridges because they are recycled. You’ll also feel good when you see that a remanufactured cartridge performs as well and lasts as long as a store bought cartridge for twice the price!
