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[Manner of Speaking]

I'm thinking about buying a computer/printer setup that would allow me to work anywhere (eg., a rural location in Asia with no electricity). As far as I can figure out the following configuration might do the trick:


1. Solar panels to charge the computer (eg., one of those new laptop bags that have solar panels built in);

2. Laptop computer with a very large (12-hour battery);

3. Printer or printer/scanner/copier that can be powered from the laptop battery through the USB port.


What I am wondering is, is there such a thing available as a printer that gets its data from the conventional printer port in the back of the computer, and gets its electricity through a USB cable? Would anybody know if such an animal exists?

Thanks in advance,

MOS

[JongnoGuru]

There are battery-powered printers (small, portable, mostly for photos), but I've never heard of one that runs off USB. And you don't need to do that, I think. Your laptop has it's own battery, your printer has it's own battery. No problem with that, right?

For power supply gear:
http://www.nextag.com/solar-powered-battery-charger/search-html

For a printer that HP offers:
http://www.hp.com.au/smb/mobility/solutions/on_the_go/printing.asp

[ChopChaeJoe]

I've never heard of a printer that gets its juice from the usb cable. If there was, it would be a serious drain on any battery.

I am not thinking that solar panels would provide much juice for a computer either.