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Dell Launches Wasabi PZ310 ultra-mobile inkless printers

Chaks   on 11 February 2009 - 02:08 · 19 comments & 7223 views

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Dell has launched a new range of inkless printers with its new Dell Wasabi series. The Dell WASABI PZ310 Ultramobile Photo Printer produces high quality 2-inch-by-3-inch borderless digital photos in full color using the Zink (Zero Ink) Technology. The 4.8 inch x 2.8 inch x 0.9 inch printer weighs just 225 gms and can print via Bluetooth from laptops, camera phones and digital cameras.

Dell Wasabi is Dell's first product in its Zink series whereas it is the 4th product available for inkless prints which uses the Zink technology. The special type of photo paper developed by Zink has been embedded with heat-activated colored dye crystals. The colours are then activated by heating the surface to create images in less than a minute. The paper comes with an adhesive backing so that the images can be used to create stickers and point of sale material. Instead of developing its own machines, Zink allows licensing of its technology to be used in already existing devices.

You can grab your Dell Wasabi at an introductory price of just US $100 here.

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(1 reply) #1 Co_Co on 11 Feb 2009 - 02:48
does anyone else make the special paper product required or are you buying a cheap printer to save on ink only to be raped with the cost of paper?
#1.1 excalpius on 11 Feb 2009 - 04:38
That's where the money is...
#2 Flae_qui on 11 Feb 2009 - 02:50
just bend over with those paper cost... please if you want to save money just by a laser printer... yes you spend more upfront but they just keep going and going and going....
(3 replies) #3 exit on 11 Feb 2009 - 03:01
If only Polaroid thought of this
#3.2 exit on 11 Feb 2009 - 04:14
#3.3 excalpius on 11 Feb 2009 - 04:23
ZINK is a spin-off from Polaroid.
(1 reply) #4 liemfukliang on 11 Feb 2009 - 04:49
What is this 3 color compare to norma inject printer or to competitor mobile printer? How about the resolution? The final question is which one is cheaper, this paper only or normal mobile paper + ink printer?
#4.1 excalpius on 11 Feb 2009 - 08:04
It's CMY(K) which is full color printing (theoretically). I definitely want to see just how well this reproduces a full color gamut and how the contrast/sharpness holds up.
#5 Neo003 on 11 Feb 2009 - 08:49
This camera can come handy at my work, I don't have to wait for the photo to print.
#6 Pierreken on 11 Feb 2009 - 11:56
Does this mean you can also re-use the paper? It would be nice if you could just put the finished picture back in the box and re-heat the dots so that a new picture becomes visisble...
#7 sibot on 11 Feb 2009 - 16:02
(Zero InkTM paper required.)

I'm thinking the paper is going to be uber expensive unless someone comes up with some generic paper.
The same way HP sells its printers cheap and its cartridges uber expensive!
(1 reply) #8 vetneufuse on 11 Feb 2009 - 17:55
So heat ruins the prints?!
#8.1 tareqsiraj on 11 Feb 2009 - 18:50
good question .
#9 +techbeck on 11 Feb 2009 - 19:40
If you want to save money, you would just email whatever pics you want hard copies off to a store and pic them up. Cheaper in the long run and if they screw up, your not out money and the store needs to fix it. How I do it... Used to print my own photos but ended up not being cost effective for me.
#10 Godlike_Ape on 12 Feb 2009 - 00:40
(2 replies) #11 Shiranui on 12 Feb 2009 - 02:32
What is it with using Japanese words as product names?
Granted the Japanese have been using random English words and phrases as decoration for years, but this is a little silly.
#11.1 TRC on 12 Feb 2009 - 13:02
Yeah, it's a stupid name for a printer too. Imagine if they had named it the Dell Broccoli or the Dell Cabbage. Well that's what they basically did.
#11.2 Godlike_Ape on 12 Feb 2009 - 13:35
"The Dell Ketchup"

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