Hey Sami here, as you’ve probably noticed today’s video is about this tiny portable printer.
It has raised more than 4M USD on Indiegogo
Well, the one in my hand is not under the same brand as this crowdfunded one,
but it comes from the exact same factory with the exact same design and specs,
and it costs only half of the original price of the crowdfunded one.
It’s called MBrush, how’s it? Let’s take a look.
So these are all the items you can find in the box.
My first impression of the Mbrush printer is it’s really lightweight and compact,
you can easily put it to your pocket without feeling a thing.
On top of the printer, there is a start/stop button and the status indicator.
You can see there is a type c port for charging on one side, and the other side features this transparent lid,
you can actually see the FPC and the ink cartridge slot.
The base of the Mbrush can be removed and it’s magnetic.
There is a QR code and brush there, we’ll get to that later.
While on the bottom of the printer, there are two rollers for easier sliding when printing on different surfaces;
a button to lock or unlock the transparent lid;
an optical sensor and a power button.
In order to use the printer, you have to install the ink cartridge first
Just slide the cartridge into the slot, close the lid and lock, you are almost ready to print!
To connect this printer, actually it’s not that difficult.
Turn on the printer, go to your wifi settings to find the Mbrush to connect,
Scan the QR code on the lid you will get access to the website 192.168.44.1
A good thing about the printer is you don’t have to download an app to print, whether Android or iOS.
And here we go
This is the dash board for controlling, you can simply tap Add New button to the next page,
here you can add image, text or your customized fonts.
Here we add an image, you can rotate it, zoom in or out etc, then we go to PRINT PREVIEW
You gotta know only the content in this white box can be printed, so sometimes you have to re-edit it
Once you’ve done that, click print key, you will notice there is a percentage beside the battery indicator,
that means it’s transferring the files to the printer
Once successful, you are ready to print!
Tap the start key once on top of the printer, and then slide in moderate speed, voila!
I know you may have tons of questions about it, don’t worry, let’s test them one by one.
First is can it print on any surface?
From our test, clearly not on any surface.
It does a pretty good job on paper, cardboard, raw wood, your clothes, bags etc;
less good on metal, glass, plastic or leather phone cases, ceramics and rough hard surface in general,
because you have to wait it to dry and it can be wiped out easily;
not good on your skin, we tried several times but still can’t get it right,
even with this tattoo print holder.
Second question you might have is how complex the prints it can handle.
Well, that’s a good question.
Because the first time I got this thing I just can’t wait to print my daughter’s photo out and here is what I got
Clearly this printer does a good job on simple stuff like logos, emojis and texts, they are perfect,
but if you are expecting to print some fancy photos like this, you are in the wrong place.
Other questions including can it easily be washed off if printed on clothes
and can it print bigger pictures as the printhead is small
Well, I didn't test the first one but the factory told me that depends on different ink types,
for permanent ink, it will stay there forever, if standard ink then it can be cleared.
For the latter question, yes, it can print big pictures
but that wouldn’t be that easy, it takes some time to practice.
To conclude, I personally feel this is an awesome product: it’s small, portable and most importantly,
it has this color printing feature, you can basically print any time and anywhere.
Of course, it’s not for everyone, especially for those professionals or have a high demand on printing,
like those who want to print photos, this isn’t the product for you.
But if you just want to print some logos on some places to make your things unique,
or if you are a student, want to print some class notes on your paper,
or you are labeling some cards to teach your kids
It’s definitely worth trying out.
Alright that's the video, I hope it has helped you a bit in some way
If you do have any questions about it, please leave a comment in the comment section.
For purchasing the product you can check out link in the description.
I'm Sami, see you next time.