Since the epidemic, online education has become a trend. As a parent of children, since last year, I have printed some learning materials in accordance with the teacher's requirements countless times.
However, there were no printers before. Every time the teacher assigned homework, it was printed either at the company or at a print shop in the community. The most embarrassing thing is that sometimes the teacher will temporarily arrange some quick exercises at night, and the print shop is closed, which is a big headache. Moreover, the printing shop in the community is a monopoly. The printing fee is 1 yuan per piece, and the file must be transferred to the shop owner every time. The homework does not matter, and personal files will inevitably leak privacy.
So, I decided to buy my own printer. As a digital player, I discovered a very interesting product: Hanyin FT880AI intelligent job printer. Focus on job printing, and no ink cartridges are needed; it can also print remotely and be controlled by voice. I bought one and would like to share my experience with it.
Appearance | Small and exquisite, built-in Tmall Elf
Let’s first take a look at the appearance of the Hanyin printer.
The first impression is that it looks too compact; according to official data, the length is only 31.4*15.9cm and the net weight is 1.8kg, which is very light. In addition, compared with ordinary printers, Hanyin printers are completely rectangular in appearance and have no external paper bin.
The appearance is also relatively high. This may be the first time that the appearance of a printer can be described. Wood grain design, white body, exquisite workmanship.
Looking at the overall appearance, it would be difficult for people who don’t know the details to recognize that this is a printer. The four corners have arc transitions, so if you have a baby at home, you don’t have to worry about bumps.
The paper outlet is designed right in front.
As a printer that focuses on A4 inkless printing, another feature of the Hanyin printer is its simple function. There is only one on/off button and two indicator lights on the fuselage. You can see the current power supply and network status. Connection status.
Of course, the function is simple, but there is also a small disadvantage, that is, it cannot copy. There are advantages and disadvantages. On the one hand, the structure is relatively simple, which reduces the chance of failure during long-term use. The disadvantage is that this product is mainly used for children's education, and functions such as copying and color printing cannot be realized.
The entire upper cover is opened through two small wrenches on both sides of the Hanyin printer. Another feature: speakers are designed on both sides.
Let me focus here on the Hanyin printer. Another function is the Tmall Genie, which can realize remote control of some home appliances and can also be used as a speaker.
The power interface is designed directly at the rear; in addition, a wired network port is also designed to facilitate access to the network.
Seeing this, everyone should be able to imagine the purpose of this wood grain design. The appearance is improved, so it is a very good choice even for daily use as a speaker.
When you open the upper cover, you can see that the special paper for inkless printing is a whole roll of paper, which is placed inside the Hanyin printer.
It should be noted here that the Hanyin printer comes with a cutter, and it will automatically cut into A4 paper after printing, so there is no need to worry. Another point is that because it is inkless printing, there is no need for conventional printer ink cartridges, and there are no consumables such as ink cartridges.
Inkless printing is actually used more frequently in daily life. For example, supermarket receipts, lottery tickets, etc. all use inkless printing technology.
Of course, since it is inkless printing, special inkless printing paper is needed. For the special printing paper for Hanyin printers, I calculated that the total cost of consumables for each piece of A4 paper is less than 0.2 yuan.
Ordinary printers have different prices per print due to different consumables. For some network printers I learned about before purchasing, the price of ink cartridges is not low. Overall, the price is about the same as that of Hanyin printers.
However, there is obviously no need to purchase ink cartridges and A4 paper separately. You only need to purchase a Hanyin printer that can be installed and used directly without ink, which is more convenient.
Usage | Easy to use without drivers, focus on education and rich built-in resources
Since it is a printer and is targeted for home and educational use, it must be connected to a mobile phone.
You can search after downloading the APP. However, the printer and Tmall Genie are two APPs and need to be connected and set up separately.
However, there is only a mobile APP, and there is no computer APP. Of course, computer-side APPs generally require adding a printer and installing drivers, which eliminates these tedious tasks.
The APP supports remote printing via local area network and cloud. Even in the company, after receiving homework assigned by the teacher, you can print it to your children remotely, which is very convenient.
There is also a very powerful function: the homework box. Some resources that are stored at any time can be placed in the job box first. To put it simply, it is a folder, and the files to be printed can be placed in the job box by category.
Another very important function: editing before printing.
Whether it is word, pictures, pdf files, etc., detailed settings can be made before printing. Pictures can be cropped, adjusted, rotated, added with filters, etc. The functions are very comprehensive.
When printing, you can set the density just like a normal printer. Moreover, what is more powerful than ordinary printers is that it can be set to A4 paper and can also print continuously. If it is a long article, the content can be better reflected.
The printing function is comprehensive, and the student resource library mentioned above is a very practical function.
Many parents of children should have a deep understanding that what they are most concerned about is their children’s education. With the Hanyin printer, there is a rich built-in question bank, and materials can be placed in the homework box for printing at any time, which is great.
Another function is the Tmall Elf. Like other Tmall Genie devices, it is a voice assistant. However, by combining the functions of Tmall Genie and Hanyin printer, you can easily realize voice control functions. For example, if you say "print Chinese homework", you can directly print the jobs in the Chinese folder in the job box, which is very fast.
So, what is the actual printing effect?
First, let’s take a look at the difference between the special paper used in Chinese printing (top) and ordinary A4 paper (bottom). The special paper for Hanyin printers is whiter and smoother in comparison; A4 paper is darker in comparison. In other respects, there is not much difference.
The automatic cropping function is very easy to use. Photos will be printed and cropped directly in A4 paper size.
Simply looking at the actual printing effect, it feels very good, no different from ordinary A4 paper.
Look at the details, the printing is very clear. Another feature is that printing is super fast. After clicking print, the paper comes out quickly, and there is almost no need to wait.
For children, there is no other difference except that the surface is slightly smoother.
One stroke at a time is the only way to accumulate knowledge.
At the end of the article, I would like to share with you some questions I had when I purchased it.
1) Can this special printing paper with inkless printing technology be stored for a long time? Answer: Yes, the current technology is very high and can be stored for a long time;
2) There is built-in printing paper, how many pages can be printed? Answer: 100;
3) What is the biggest advantage? Answer: The operation is simple. You don’t have to worry about paper jams, lack of ink, or plugging. The failure rate is low.
Summary | An inkless printer with excellent overall performance, suitable for parents of children
To summarize, let’s talk about the shortcomings first so that everyone can have a full understanding.
1) The copy function cannot be realized;
2) Double-sided printing is not possible, only single-sided printing.
However, judging from the name of the product, Hanyin FT880AI intelligent job printer, the product itself is positioned as "small, home-use, and job-ready." This positioning also determines that the Hanyin printer itself is to meet the needs of parents more quickly. From this point of view, it is very qualified, easy to use, and with the addition of the Tmall Genie function, voice printing can be achieved.
Overall, I am very satisfied with the use and recommend it to parents of students.