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Today I got a question from my loyal reader Josef, which at first seems to be easy to answer, but after a little research I realized that it is not that easy after all. Josef asked me for a small, compact monochrome laser printer that he could use in the home office with his iPad Pro.
First I wanted to suggest to him that he could connect some small laser printer to his Mac and then use it for iPad and iPhone via printer sharing.
However, I wanted to test the solution in practice first before I passed it on unseen. A quick test quickly showed that this didn't work because the printer was not visible on either the iPad Pro or the iPhone. Apparently, iOS only lists printers here that AirPrint-are compatible and not everyone is. My Brother HL-2300 D (his successor Brother HL-2350DW is otherwise a very good printer for the Mac!) also not.
Printer sharing on macOS Big Sur only shares the printer with other computers, but not with iPad and iPhone models.
My choices were significantly reduced with the AirPrint story and I quickly got on HP printer included, because this manufacturer has been offering for a long time AirPrint printer and has been supported fairly well by drivers in macOS directly for ages.
The AirPrint thing also requires it to be a WiFi printer because there is no AirPrint without WiFi.
My recommendation fell on the HP Laser 107w - a black and white charger printer that is also AirPrint compatible and can therefore be addressed directly from the iPad (Photo: Amazon).
The bottom line was that I opted for the HP Laser 107w. The “w” on the back is important because the 107a only runs via the USB port. Here are a few technical details about my find:
If you want to buy the HP 107w, you will find it here at Amazon or via this product box:
And here there is also the toner replacement from Greensky with a yield of 3000 pages:
If you have good alternatives from your home office that you would like to pass on, please leave them here as a comment.
Jens has been running the blog since 2012. He appears as Sir Apfelot for his readers and helps them with problems of a technical nature. In his free time he drives electric unicycles, takes photos (preferably with his iPhone, of course), climbs around in the Hessian mountains or hikes with the family. His articles deal with Apple products, news from the world of drones or solutions for current bugs.
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3 comments
I've been using the Samsung 2020w for a few years. Base area of one A4 page.
And he does it. Currently with Mojave.
Hello Grafzahn! Unfortunately it doesn't exist anymore, right? Do you have any idea what is comparable?
Unfortunately I have no idea. Would guess one of the successor models.