PENTAX POCKETJET 200 Where's the printer?

Wow, this printer is tiny. Really, really small. No bigger thanmy forearm. The $319 Pentax PocketJet 200 portable printer isdesigned to work with print-enabled handheld PCs. With therechargeable battery installed, it weighs just over one pound.Setup is pretty painless: The driver is included on a floppy, ashort cord connects to your handheld's serial port and an ACadaptor is included. What's unusual about the setup is the lackof ink cartridges (do I hear cheers?).

The PocketJet uses thermal ink printing. That's good (youdon't have to sink your budget with cartridges) and not so good(it requires special Pentax thermal printing paper). So everydaypaper pilfered from the copier won't work. The kit comes with100 sheets to get you started. The PocketJet 200 features, yep, 200dpi printing. For $399, you can move up to 300 dpi printing withthe PocketJet II. But, for tiny size and handheld compatibility,it's tough to top the utilitarian PocketJet 200. Visit www.pentax.com for moreinformation.