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I fell in love with the Selpic P1 handheld printer the moment I opened the box. The portable printer, about the size of a harmonica and weighing 92 grams (0.21 pounds), connects to a smartphone and can print a variety of fonts on a variety of surfaces.
This is a wireless inkjet printer that allows you to draw on a surface like a pen and then print out the image you want. Selpic can print on a variety of surfaces, including paper, textiles, leather and wood. It can even print on curved and uneven surfaces. You can also print on a vertical surface and change the print direction from left to right or right to left – a very useful feature for left-handed people like me, who find the default right-handed setting awkward.
The printer has a print resolution of 600×600 dpi, and its inkjet head has 300 nozzles, each of which can fire 18 million ink drops per second.
The kit includes a 7V lithium-polymer battery that provides 3 hours of operation. It is charged via a USB Type-C connection. According to Selpic, it can print up to 90 A4 pages on a single charge, using only 5% of the cartridge capacity.
It is very easy to use. To turn it on, press and hold the power button for three seconds. To connect to the app, press the print button and connect it to a 2.4G Wi-Fi network. The app will then allow you to change settings such as the font. After the initial setup, you do not need to connect to a Wi-Fi router.
I’m having trouble connecting to the printer. I’ve tried a few different phones (I’ll review them in a few weeks) and they all have trouble connecting. However, my old Samsung S7 connects to the P1 just fine.
Connecting to a printer from a device is similar to connecting to a hotspot. In the app, you can add text to the screen, convert speech to text, and customize the font.
You can also change the orientation of the print by rotating, enlarging or reducing the image. With the app, using the camera mode, you can print, edit images or take photos. The gallery has several images for preview and customization. There are also icons for editing and printing QR codes and custom barcodes.
Printing is easy. If you move the printer from right to left instead of left to right, the text will print in the opposite direction.
Hold the printer with the print button facing down and the image will print upside down. It can be printed on most flat surfaces (sorry Selpic, I erased the images from the box after taking the photo).
I thought it would be funny to print my name on the egg, but the wheels didn’t have enough traction on the smooth surface of the egg to leave a good imprint.
The Selpic P1 printer and ink cartridges are made from aluminum alloy and recycled plastic, minimizing the environmental impact.
At first I thought this cover might easily fall off the printer, but it is magnetic and has only one orientation so it won’t damage the print head.
The printer lid didn’t fall out of my bag, which was a big relief since every time I touched the print head I would get ink on my hands.
The package includes one black cartridge, but eight color cartridges are available for $31 each. The P1 is available on Indiegogo for a super early bird discount of $99.
Selpic also offers the Selpic S1+, a slightly larger handheld printer that retails for $149 ($199 with quick-dry cartridges). The printer sold out within 12 hours of its release.
This is an interesting printer with a number of potential uses for people who want a mobile printing service. Allow the printer to access files stored on your phone, and you have a great business tool for printing anything – as long as you have a surface to print on.
Post time: Mar-08-2025