Leave a Review PrintCentral
Not worth it for occasional printing, good if you absolutely must print from iPad.
This is an interesting patch for the lack of printing capabilities on the iPad however, it is at heart a work-around and feels like that. While it does deliver print capabilities to the iPad (iPhone/iPod too), it still relies on routing through your PC or Mac to print and does require some getting used to. I'm technical by profession and this took about 15 minutes to setup, when I tried to explain it to my significant other, she lost interest and proclaimed that it would be easier to just use the main computer. Apple designs products to make our lives easier and they missed the boat on printing via the iPad, this tool tries to fill the gap but the numerous hurdles to configure and steps to actually use it don't make me feel like I'm using an Apple product anymore. To print I need to send documents to the app then pick my settings and make sure my computer is turned on to forward it to the printer, forget about trying to print an online confirmation from a website (i.e. reciepts/boarding passes), again too much fuss and it still gave me issues with formating. I have better uses for my time than remembering how to print, I just want to print when I need to. Overall, this is a good attempt by the developer to pick up where Apple left off and useful if you really need it but otherwise it's really more effort than it's worth. I give it only 2 stars becuase of useability.Show lessThommy73
Love this app!
I must say I was very skeptical when I purchased this app! Within minutes I had set my computer up as the server, made my iPad an external hard drive to store important documents and was printing directly from emails, synced documents and so on! Anyone having a problem is doing something wrong and a quick read of the detailed instructions will solve your problems! Highly impressed! Love this app! This is my first review of any app and I have tons of them! This has so far been the most useful app ive ever used and please try it for yourself! I use it with my laptop! Read one review where the guy couldn't use it with his laptop! I have to argue operator error! Read another where a person complained about having to use their computer as a modem...I believe they were meaning server! Anyway, who cares if you have to use your computer as a server! You're printing off your iPad! Don't trust me, try it for yourself! It's easy and convenient and it beats the heck out of laying in bed with a heavy computer on your lap!Show lesskpboyd73
Just Great
I never write reviews but had to for this app. I don't have a wiFi printer, just a plain old USB printer connected to my Mac at home. Downloaded the file as instructed and the install was quick and trouble free. Hardly an install really, just clicked a couple buttons. Hit print on my iPad and ~poof~ pages started coming out of my home printer. Tested it for files on my iPad, various web pages and images. Works great and prints with the touch of a button just like you had an invisible wire from your iPad to your printer. I wish all apps were as trouble free as this.Show lessUNSS
Near Perfection
I have been searching for two weeks for an app that I can print with using my iPad. I ended up finding out about this app on google. Let me tell you, this is app is one of thee best, if not THE best printing application available for the iPad/iPhone. There are no cons other than maybe having to install the software to your pc if it doesn't have a wireless card. Not only does it print, but it can also go thru files on your computer if you choose to enable it. Just buy it buy it buy it. You wont be disappointed.Show lessyfegan
Amazing!
Oh my goodness this app is absolutely amazing! I was up and
running in a matter of minutes. I also like the fact that you can still while away from your computer by proxy! You can also do so much more with this app. I'm still testing all of the features. I haven't had any issues with it crashing. You also need to download the desktop application in order to print by proxy over 3G. I also noticed that you have to have the program running in the system tray on the desktop in order to print. I think that may be a bug. I hope this gets fixed.Show lessNakcol24
Awful!
What a waste of $10. All the raters must work for the company. I can't think of a more cumbersome way to print. Email it to yourself. The app loads another email program and practically another browser on your iPad. When printing large documents, it doesn't scale. It doesn't even try to print on a second sheet of paper if the image doesn't fit on the first. Secondly they want you to add another app on your main computer and leave the computer on as a server. If I wanted the other computer turned-on, I'd print from it! I removed it. Using the print a single page option (ie...page 6 and 7) doesn't work at all. Sends out blank paper. What they don't tell you is you can't print from Pages, Numbers, etc, without a MobileMe account. Steve Job was right...most apps that come through the store don't work. This one slipped by.Show lessC172Pilot
printer app for iPad until technology catches up
Use this app to print from the iPad! I am not a tech person, nor an Apple person. I got an iPad for someone as a gift, and was dissapointed that you could not send to a wireless printer! This app let you send to a printer! Read carefully as it is not compatible with Safari (the iPad browser!) but Print Central has its own browser that works fine to go to web pages. You will need to load a program call WePrint on your computer that will serve as a "server" that your wireless printer, wi-fi router goes through, and that program will need to be running when you send to print to the wireless printer, but otherwise this app works just fine. Worth the $ until the printer companies come out with their ePrint lines. Only gets 4 stars since it isn't compatible with Safari and needs the WePrint server running.Show lessbrbayou
It does what it says it does!
I rarely, rarely write ratings, but when I downloaded PrintCentral (and the free WePrint app for my MacBook Air), and had my first document printed wirelessly within about 4 minutes from the first time I opened Print Central, I figured I would let folks know that this app is pretty darned impressive.
I have not gone any further with it (I just downloaded the darned thing) but my point is that PrintCentral is idiot simple to configure and it works, so if you (like I) tend to be leery of the brain damage of downloading and configuring apps, no need to worry here. You do not even need Groucho Marx's proverbial 5 year old: you will be able to do it yourself and pronto.
Very impressed and looking forward to exploring it further.Show lessSymonte
Interesting, but Clunky
After working with this for a while, I found that is interesting, but clunky. It's ability to connect to servers offers a very clunky setup. The developers need to take a look at the Air Sharing app to see how it really should be done. Connecting printers works well, but only after installing their app on a computer to which the printers are connected. Again, they need to look at Air Sharing to see how it really should be done. The one thing they really have on Air Sharing is the ability to print from web pages, especially when printing from a web page link in email. This will be the only thing for which I will be using this app. Air Sharing does everything else so much better.Show lessKensethFan
Great App!
This was my first "expensive" app and when I couldn't get it to connect to my macbook and printer, I felt sick. I emailed support and got an answer within an hour explaining steps to rectify the problem. 2 emails later (the problem was 3rd party software from the past), it was running flawlessly. Read the description above. It does exactly what it says it will do, and perfectly. As new apps utilize the "open with" feature, you will be able to print directly from a program to PrintCentral to your printer. My GoodReader docs can already "open with" and print. Great App! THANKS!Show lessjben204
