If you travel very often, you may want to invest in a small travel printer. These printers are super convenient. Traveling professionals are often working on the plane, in the car, and especially in the hotel room. Now you don’t have to print those last minute files at the client’s office. You can be more professional by being completely prepared before that all-important meeting.

Small travel printers are becoming more popular and with this popularity come even better, less expensive technology. At this time, there are a couple different types to choose from. You can check with your favorite retail store for brand comparison.

These printers can weigh as little as 17.5 ounces. This makes the size of the printer extremely compact and portable. You can fit the printer into a very small section of your briefcase or computer travel bag. One model is only 10 inches long, that is shorter than a ruler!

These printers don’t use ink. They print with the special technology of heat and thermal paper. This technology makes the use and expense highly affordable. One model uses rolled paper making its use even more convenient.

Compact or handheld printers as they are also called, can be surprisingly fast as well. They can print up to 3 pages per minute. So you can move on to the next task more quickly. Efficiency as we know can make or break an important deal.

These printers operate on blue-tooth technology. This makes it possible for use with laptops, PDA’s, etc. If you are looking for convenience, portability, and speed, then one of these devices may be just what you are looking for. It would not really be practical to use a handheld printer for office or home, but when you are travelling, the handheld may be the way to go.

Technology continues to evolve. Someday you may be able to call an office printer and tell it to print such and such and have it ready when you walk in. Until then however, you may need a portable!