Lantronix xPrint Server Home Edition.

Modern technology…I just can’t keep up. Although I am proud to say I have an iPhone and iPad! However, printing has never been my forte and with 3 children, 11 hens and a cute little dog, we are forever taking photos!

Printers are so expensive, not to mention the ink, you really need to know what you are doing before you buy or upgrade yours. My advice is to investigate the Lantronix xPrint Server (home edition).

This handy little device – yes, little – (it is about the size of 2 iPhones’ on top of one another) is just the job.  I can print directly from my iPad and iPhone instantly. The server just needs to be plugged into your Wi-Fi router and it recognized my printer straight away. My sister has one and her printer is ancient, yet it was recognized as well, so very impressed with this!

To print, it was a two-tap process. I choose ‘Print’ from the app’s drop-down menu and Ta Da…photos in seconds!

I would recommend this for all mum’s – Remember those weekends where your child lands home on Friday with ‘Barney Bear’ and you have to take photos while out and about, stick them into a book and the weekend’s activities are read out for the class on Monday ? My heart would sink – why me!! Why this weekend, I have so much on!! The good mother that I am!

This little server allows the job to be done quickly and easily, just the way I like it.  I snap a few shots of the kids out and about with my i-Phone, and in a few minutes at home I have the photos printed.

The Lantronix xPrint Server is the first print server of its kind, a great gadget that makes my day flow that little bit smoother! It is also useful for work, compatible with safari, Notes, Keynote, Pages, Mail and iBooks.

The box contains a quick start guide which I found easy to read, thankfully and the xPrint Server, power adapter with regional adapters and an ethernet cable.

Available from www.lantronix.com   RRP £125.80