HP - Sprocket Studio

I have the HP Sprocket and can pack that very easily. Canon Ivy would be similar. They’re both Zink printers and the quality is perfectly fine for me. I’m printing them for my journal, I’m not upset if the image isn’t exactly the same as my iphone screen. You can see a lot of photos and reviews on their Amazon listings. They are *extremely* portable and I’ve found the Zink refill packs to be pretty affordable.

Polaroid zip, I’ve had mine for going on a decade. Do not get the HP Sprocket!!!!!

My sprocket didn’t work out of the box so I exchanged it, and it still didn’t work, that’s when I got the zip instead!

This was like 10 years ago but I also tried buying the sprocket and returned it twice because it wouldn’t work. It was so frustrating. I don’t remember exactly what the issue was but after exchanging it and it still not working I ended up getting a Polaroid zip instead. It’s still going strong today!

It definitely depends what's more important to you, portability/convenience or photo quality. The really small printers use zink and the photos are not that high quality and the colors are slightly off. I use the HP Sprocket for my reading journal to print book covers and it works great for that. But if you want better photo/color quality, the 4x6 photo printers will always be better.

I have the HP Sprocket for its portability but I also use my regular printer. I just buy the sticker paper and you can resize images to fit which saves you a lot more money.

I have a Sprocket & I do really like it

I’m using HP Sprocket. I like that the photo paper is sticky back, so I just need to peel and stick. I like that it has two sizes of paper I use , 2x3 taking up whole page, and then 2x3 where you can print 2 separate pictures on it, each is their own sticker. It’s Zink, so you don’t need to buy ink just the special paper. They say Zink won’t last many many years. It’s also not very accurate color rendition, but it has this sort of vintage look to it and I kinda like it. It’s cheap, small and easy.

You won’t really get the classic Polaroid look with these. Like someone mentioned think the HP Sprocket or Canon Ivy. I use a similar printer for my journaling.

I can't agree that it's a scam, since mine has been working for years. However, it looks like you may have a bad one. See other comments about color fidelity and durability, of course.

I’ve tried the Canon Ivy, HP sprocket, and Polaroid Hi-Print and can’t recommend the Polaroid Hi-print enough! The photo quality is way better than the others and the sticker paper is way thinner than the others so it doesn’t bulk up your hobonichi as fast! The trade off is that the refills are more pricey however.

Got an old instax printer nd years later bought an HP Sprocket. If it does what it is supposed to do, it’s great. But that thing loves to jam on the paper. Did all the research and it’s still shitty sometimes.