Polaroid - Hi·Print 4x6 Photo Printer

I have a Polaroid Hi-Print that was gifted to me, and I think the photos generally turn out well! I've only encountered a really small amount of printing errors (it stopped printing before finishing all the passes and would be missing one of the Cyan-magenta-yellow colors, but it looked like a cool filter actually). It's sticker paper, but I usually just keep the backing on and adhere it with tape. But nowadays, I generally use Google Photos now when I'm printing any photos since I usually have a lot I want to print. I'll put 4 photos into a collage and print 4x6 photos. I cut them to 2x3 (or 4x3) after they come in.

Look at dye sublimation instead of zink printers! The quality will be better. I have a canon SELPHY Qx20 which I love but there’s also Polaroid hi print and Kodak mini 3 retro. The cartridges are super easy to use and if you’re worried about the ink making a mess or something it’s not like that at all.

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.

I like this printer, but if you a looking for something to look like a Polaroid, the Lab is what you would want to get. I have both . In my opinion The Hi-Print is the better printer, but The Lab is more fun to use. So I guess it comes down to, do you want the picture to look exactly like the picture on your phone every time you print, or do you want to have an imperfect picture from your phone that has the nostalgic Polaroid feel?

I’ll add this, because maybe my review sounds negative. I am going to buy the larger format version of this printer because I like it so much.

I have the Polaroid Hi-Print. It was pricey up front, and cartridge packs run about $15. I have used it for years and honestly love it. It helps me out when I run out of junk to fill a page!

The Canon selphy is good and can print bigger photos but I find the paper refill hard to find and usually ships from Japan from amazon and a lil too big and non portable for me I'm currently using polarioid hi-print and loving it for my planner, its a 4 pass system and paper is sticky, and thinner than the zinc ones which I really like, quality is not gonna be as clear as the canon selphy but great for the purpose that I'm using it for (planner photos)

Not to add another option but I got a Polaroid Hi-Print and so far I’ve loved it. They recently updated the app to support making collages, and I find the print quality to be pretty decent. My only complaint is that the adhesive on the sticker paper sometimes isn’t the strongest but reinforcing with some glue tape has helped.

Idk if it’s specifically dull but I do find that the prints have less of a blue tint with default settings. I’ve been mostly using for printing movie posters and book covers for my media journal and it’s done pretty well with those. I’m sure I could adjust some settings to optimize - just haven’t dove in. It’s not zink, and that’s part of the reason I chose it. I was reading that some of the older prints people had that were using zink were fading pretty bad. The other “downside” if you want to think of it like that, is that there aren’t as many templates to perfectly fit the hobonichi grids, and I sometimes struggle with collage dimensions. It’s not terrible and doesn’t bother me, just something to consider. I think it prints the same 2x3 though

Polaroïd hi-print and Canon Ivy. I like them both! I have on my profile the difference between the two. The hi-print are bigger so they will take a lot of your free space in your A6 but I still use it. I sometimes do collage on my Canon ivy but print it on my Hi-print and cut them since you can’t do collage with the hi-print. https://www.reddit.com/r/hobonichi/s/8Xkj9lGHnN My opinions changed since I made that post but the pictures are true to life.

I made a tiny review with pictures on my profile. I have both printers. If you "fix" the pictures before sending them to the printer, the Canon Ivy does great but it’s gray tinted and a lot less bright than the high print. The High print is really pretty, thinner and so nice but the paper doesn’t stick as well on the pages. The other negative is that you can’t do multiple pictures in one print. Sorry for my English. I’m not doing well these days.

I have one too and I def print less bc of the poor connection

Hi!! I was in this exact same boat as you. I was torn between the following: Instant: Polaroid hi print, hp sprocket, canon selphy, Kodak retro 2, etc. Printer: Epson eco tank vs canon mega tank I ordered the Polaroid hi print, the quality wasn’t good. My friend has the HP sprocket and canon selphy. Sprocket quality is fine but looks like it has a filter on it. Canon selphy was by far the BEST quality but is expensive and figured I could get a new printer at that point. I decided to buy a new ink tank printer and just bought the Canon Mega Tank G3270 on Amazon! It’s actually on sale right now which really sealed the deal for me. I got it yesterday and will be setting it up today. I want the ability to print photos whenever I want, so I can use canon photo paper with the canon ink tank, hopefully I get good results! After I set it up I will report back. I am still considering maybe getting a small instant photo printer but I’m going to wait and see how this printer treats me. I have plenty of printable sticker paper so I’m hopeful this will solve most of my problems!!