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Expensive ASCII Heiroglyphics
Nice $9 printer if ASCII hieroglyphics are what you want. And runs all the paper from your printer with ASCII characters till the paper tray is empty. I should have spent the $9 on lottery tickets for a bigger bang for the buck.
Update: Hmmmm, the printer gods banished the hieroglyphs with an update. I deleted this app a week ago and moved on looking for new AirPrint compatible Inkjet printer. "Update All" of my apps with revisions apparently put this app back on my iPad . I opened it & it found my wifi printer. While its not as transparent as a print driver that prints whatever is onscreen directly, it can print a photo imported into this app. Pasting the URL for a website also printed it as on screen. Why the heck didn't it do this the first time I bought & installed it? Anyway it works now so I'm upping my review to 4 stars. I would be highly irked if I proceeded with a new Airprint printer purchase yesterday. Caught a break for once!Show lessstan3010
Expensive
I thought this app was a little on the pricey side and after using it, I still feel that way. As far as functionality, the app has worked fine, even with my crappy $30 printer from Walgreens.
I would like to see it integrated into Safari, that would be nice. Unless I've missed something, the best way to print from Safari is to copy the content and open the app (or copy the URL and use PrintCentral's built in browser.
Considering my troubles with previous printing apps/software, I'm fairly satisfied. I would recommend this app if you just want something that you can be sure will work and is easy to set up. Given the price though, you might want to look around first.Show lesscallmedeaconblues
Read description carefully
I had held off purchasing any app to use with my iPad for the purpose of printing to my HP P1006 Laserjet via my airport express and wifi. I didn't see a need initially. It got to the point where I needed that capability and based on the outstanding reviews, I purchased this product. It doesn't work. I did receive an immediate response from their support folks which is exceptional. The only alternative I have is to keep my MacBook Pro powered on and utilize their free downloadable print server application, but if I have to have my notebook powered on, I may just as well use it rather than my iPad.
I would suggest, if you have a similar network printer that you contact their tech support prior to buying the app to see if it is supported. If it is, go for it; otherwise pass unless you have a dedicated Mac server which you leaving running all of the time.Show lessRobert Beck
Amazing app and great customer support
I highly recommend PrintCentral! I use it to print from my ipad to my wireless Lexmark printer and it works flawlessly. It did take a few minutes to set up and you have to download a free program onto your pc/mac which has to be open for the app to send the doc to your printer but there's a link that takes you to it. No worries if you need assistance setting up or using the app because they offer world class and free support with answers to your questions within 1 hour of sending them an email. If you have an ipad or iphone you need PrintCentral.Show lesswjb2
PrintCentral functions & support excellent!
I have used this app for over a year now, and it is my fallback when other printing methods have failed, as you can print from any app that has an Open In... option, without needing the print option.
I had difficulty recently with it not working through its WePrint client on my Mac, but customer support solved the problem quickly (within a couple of emails) - thanks, Andrea! You do have to keep track of the print queue on the supporting computer when you use WePrint.
You can also print through Default OS (that's the native iOS AirPrint dialogue) or direct IPP printing, although I've had occasional problems with the IPP mode.
The file manager functions PrintCentral are well designed and very useful, as is the extra cost Print to PDF mode. All of the additional apps within this app - email, web browser, etc. - work fine, but I'm not sure how much they are needed given the apps already on the iPad. They are nice to have around, though, and seem to be well written.
It's a good app, and certainly worth the price!Show lessiTunesAficionado
Does not support Apple Airport/Time Capsule USB printers
I bought this app for the sole purpose of printing to my printer connected to my Time Capsule that any computer on my network can print to. I was very sad to find out that it is not compatible :( I contacted support via email which responded very quickly (within half an hour), but with a canned answer that didn't even address my problem. A quick reply back to them brought another response pretty much telling me it doesn't support my setup. I am not very happy that I am out $10 on an app that doesn't do the only thing I purchased it for. If you want to plug your printer into a computer on your network, and open it up to your iPad/iphone… go for it. They have a software that you have to install, and it should work fine. Just don't expect it to see your Airport USB printer :(Show lessgman4Jesus
Amazing!!
I was a little apprehensive about paying that much for an app when another one I bought didn't work for me. My printer is an HP but it is about 2 maybe 3 years old so it doesn't have the air print. It still works perfect so there is no way I am buying a new one. This app recognized my printer immediately and within seconds I was printing the test page, then my email, then pages from the web, then pictures on my iPad. Some apps seem to require a little creativity to print from but if I email things to myself I can print easily. Happy I decided to take a chance on this one.Show lessSzq89
This is not working for me.
I just purchased this program and frankly, it does not work for me. It seems it will not communicate with a Brother printer on my network. The work around is to have another computer on the network act as a gateway so you actually print through the second computer. Problem is, the second computer has to be running. Does not matter since this does not work either. I am fully aware that the company selling the software has customer support but the program should work as advertized. It appears the programming was not well thought out if the user has to automatically install secondary software on a second machine and then go through a support system just to get it to work. The idea was to
have wireless printing directly to any printer. This is simply not happening in my case. I blame Apple for selling a device such as the I-Pad that will not print and then allowing third parties to sell printing software that does not function as advertized. Then further insulating themselves by stating they are not responsible and then maintaining a no refund policy. This is simply wrong. The only positive is that I do not rely on the I-pad. Finally, I read all of the other comments. How is it that I am the only one having trouble. I question that!!Show lessEd Hollywood, Florida
Updated Review: Ruined by latest iOS
Upadate: The App's greatest feature crippled by Apple. Maintaining backup old version of PrintCentral no longer preserves ability to print directly from other enabled apps. Apple effectively removed function via latest iOS release.
Unlike so many others I tend to READ THE INFORMATION ON WHAT'S BEEN CHANGED. with version 1.8.2 the developer clearly stated they removed the ability to print through Apple's AirPrint function. That told me everything I needed to know. So I backed up the app BEFORE updating just to see what the real impact would be. In short I didn't like it at all and rolled back to my saved copy.
I am very glad the developers clearly informed us instead of trying to hide the change required by Apple. That's why I still give it full marks. Also, the app still does what it was designed to do which is print to any printer. Yes, it's clunkier now but the alternative was to removal from the app store.Show lessAlpha_Trion
The absolute best printing program around!
I had an ipad and now an ipad 2. The printing thats included with IOS only works on certain printers and is very fustrating. I have been using PrintCentral for about 7months now and it just keeps getting better and better. This app finds my WiFi printer with ease and even prints directly from Safari. It connects perfectly to email, dropbox, MobileMe, etc. U can even make documents into PDF's directly in the app. Also customer service is amazing. I would give this app 10 stars if I could. Definitely worth it.Show lessJoePromoMC
