Polaroid - Hi·Print 4x6 Photo Printer
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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?
r/Polaroid • Question those who have the Hi-Print! ->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.
r/Polaroid • Question those who have the Hi-Print! ->I have one too and I def print less bc of the poor connection
r/hobonichi • Portable printer recommendations? ->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.
r/hobonichi • Which portable printer do you guys use with the A6 Hon format? ->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.
r/hobonichi • What's everyone's favorite no-ink sticker printers? Looking to liven up my Techo for 2026. ->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!
r/JunkJournals • Are mini printers worth it? ->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.
r/stationery • Any recommendations for a mini photo printer where prints don't fade? ->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)
r/hobonichi • Portable printer recommendations? ->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.
r/hobonichi • What's everyone's favorite no-ink sticker printers? Looking to liven up my Techo for 2026. ->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!!
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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.
r/hobonichi • Mini Printers recommendations? ->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
r/hobonichi • Mini Printers recommendations? ->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.
r/scrapbooking • Looking for photo printer that's doesn't break the bank. Stuck between Kodak mini 2 retro and Liene M100 ->I thought that and switched but it was still the same
r/hobonichi • View on Reddit →There's some actual tests done on this, you can search them up on YouTube. The short version of the answer is dye sublimation printers, and Polaroid lasted longest. I like the Polaroid hi-print for mini pics for my journals
r/stationery • View on Reddit →Seconding the hi-print! The sticker paper is only slightly thicker than Hobonichi paper so it keeps things fairly thin. I've started using it to print multiple things and cutting them as stickers and it works well too!
r/hobonichi • View on Reddit →I have one too and I def print less bc of the poor connection
r/hobonichi • View on Reddit →I don't use it for the same purpose, but I like the Polaroid Hi Print. It doesn't use thermal printing--it uses 4 pass/dye printing, but it's as easy to plop in the cartridge as it is to plop in photo sheets. I like it because the quality is FAR better in my experience than it was to a thermal printer, and I especially like that the paper is thinner so its less bulky in my planner.
r/planners • View on Reddit →Hmm maybe my Polaroid is broken because mine all comes out horrible.. Was super disappointed when I got mine.
r/hobonichi • View on Reddit →Here is the same image printed with the Cannon Selphy Square and the Polaroid Hi Print. I prefer the Cannon, but right now the paper is hard to get (I keep going back to Amazon JP) but it doesn't feel sustainable. I would be interested in the Ivy 2 and see images compared to others!
r/bulletjournal • View on Reddit →Agreed! The quality on the hi-print is much way better than the canon ivy!
r/hobonichi • View on Reddit →I use my Polaroid Hi-print for this sometimes and it's so fun to be able to extra customize things. I did a 1989 (Taylor's version) spread the week it came out and I got it on vinyl lol
r/HappyPlanners • View on Reddit →I have this also - I use Canva to split the photos into 4 or 2. Big memories get big photo. I find that the actual sticker part doesn't tend to stick so well in the diary so I still use tape / glue. It's a tad bulky but it's $25 (aud) for 20 prints and I also ask for em for bday / Xmas. It is slightly bigger, but the photo quality is great.
r/bulletjournal • View on Reddit →I had an og HP Sprocket. It was fine but not great. Upgraded to a newer version a while back and it was worse. Last month I moved to the Polaroid Hi Print and I like it much better. Slightly bigger pictures, paper is thinner (in a good way, the HP paper is bulky!) and the images are less pixelated.
r/bulletjournal • View on Reddit →I had two HP Sprockets (one very old and so upgraded). No change in quality, both always disappointing. Moved to the Polaroid HiPrint and it's better. While not perfect, I think the quality is better generally. Plus it's a slightly larger print, and less bulky paper. My comparison photo: Polaroid is left, HP right. Hard to tell from this but the HP is more pixelated and the colors of the Polaroid better match the real version (particularly noticeable in the rug). https://preview.redd.it/fx27qnek1yle1.jpeg?width=2825&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b9be7b19a38e157e15dbbb348c974dce8a239b4a
r/planners • View on Reddit →I bought this printer during the Mother's Day sale and I'm kind of neutral about it. I use it for scrapbooking and journaling. The size of the photo is pretty small, which made me regret not buying the larger printer (I probably will sometime soon). But I chose this one because the larger printer doesn't print on sticker paper, which I thought was important to me. Now I'm good with the idea of glueing the larger print because the adhesive on this smaller one isn't even that good. To answer your question, no, it doesn't print with a frame. It's just the photo. (:
r/Polaroid • View on Reddit →It had stickers, filters, borders (including changing the thickness), and a couple of templates for a single photo, but I haven't yet found a way to do multiple pics. So I use a collage app to get multiple pics on one print. I can't speak to the longevity - I've only had mine for 8 months. I think it was a good choice, though.
r/hobonichi • View on Reddit →I personally haven't had this issue fwiw! I think it's fairly consistent and is truer to color than instax printing (I'm also an instax girly and have the cameras and printer, but unfortunately too thick for my hobo lol)
r/hobonichi • View on Reddit →got a 2x3 and a 4x6, i advice getting the 4x6, the larger format is just nicer
r/Polaroid • View on Reddit →I like my Canon Ivy. I used to have the Polaroid Hi-Print but it would jam like crazy and I'd lose a whole roll. The only issue I have is that the definition/color quality isn't great. I have to adjust the brightness and saturation every time I print a photo for it to look at least somewhat like the original, and it's not a crisp image. BUT it works great for my creative journaling, which I like to be a little messy/imperfect anyway. :)
r/JunkJournals • View on Reddit →I have that Polaroid and I really like it. I used it the other day and was able to add text to it.
r/hobonichi • View on Reddit →look for mini printers that print with sublimation dye! the ones people don't like are printed with zink paper (so like color thermal) which doesnt last as long if you leave them out in the light (might be ok if you leave them in the dark) the kodak mini retro 2 or polaroid hi print, which use sublimation dye, are what i use (and they also use interchangeable paper!)
r/hobonichi • View on Reddit →I use the free Canva app to do 4 photo layouts. To me the cost is worth the better print and paper.
r/planners • View on Reddit →Having had a Hi-Print which was good but expensive per print and then having to forcibly downsize my entire life, I now just use my home inkjet printer and print on 4x6 size sticker paper and use the Selphy app to create the layouts and cut the photos to size. Costs me 0.03c per sheet this way including the cost of the ink cartridges spread across how much pages I can print.
r/hobonichi • View on Reddit →After reading recommendations here in late December, I bought a Polaroid Hi-Print as well! I don't have another portable to compare, but I'm happy with my Hi-Print.
r/hobonichi • View on Reddit →I have had the HP sprocket and Canon Ivy 2. Both worked fine. I liked the Canon 2 over the sprocket though for color of my photos though neither were perfect. My Canon does occasionally have issues where it tells me I'm out of paper and won't print. But it has paper and nothing I do fixes it. I leave it alone and just try again later and it prints fine again. I did recently get a Polaroid Hi Print. Print quality I think is better than the Sprocket and Ivy. And I like that the paper isn't Zink so it is much thinner. It's still sticker paper so perfect for journaling. Of the 3, Canon has the easies app to use and you don't need a separate app to do a collage to be print more than 1 photo on one sticker paper.
r/bulletjournal • View on Reddit →I have a Polaroid Hi-Print and a Liene photo/sticker printer/cutter. I like them both. The Polaroid is portable and has a cute design and small form factor.
r/hobonichi • View on Reddit →i have a polaroid hi-print. does what i need it to do, but i do find the paper (with sticky back!) a bit pricey so I don't use it a lot/make collages to double use the sheets. also for some reason, getting something to print occasionally a bit because the app and printer connection is garbage (iphone).
r/hobonichi • View on Reddit →I love my Polaroid Hi-Print. Stickers, 2x3 in. Print cartridges are a little expensive, and you only get ten per cartridge. Battery powered, Bluetooth to Android or iOS, recharges by USB. But it's built really well, and the quality is great. I love mine.
r/bulletjournal • View on Reddit →I have the hi print as a well. There's sticker back? Now I have to check, I just used a glue roller. I do find the 4 pass color far better than the zink my kids have. I guess I have to get some retro cartridges now...
r/Travelersnotebooks • View on Reddit →Another Polaroid Hi-Print user here, would definitely recommend it. Surprisingly good print quality no matter what I've printed. Only downsides I've personally found is the paper cartridge being somewhat hard to get a hold of where I live (and as others have mentioned a tad expensive) and the sticker backing on the paper isn't that good but I just put on a bit of glue to help adhere it to the paper.
r/Travelersnotebooks • View on Reddit →I'm pretty in love with my Hi-Print from Polaroid! I debated for ages before getting one, but the sublimation dye vs one that has more potential to fade was what sold me.
r/hobonichi • View on Reddit →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.
r/hobonichi • View on Reddit →I really like my Polaroid hi-print. The quality is fab and I didn't want something that would fade. However if you print a lot the cost can add up.
r/hobonichi • View on Reddit →I second the Polaroid hi print! Definitely costly though but the photos are stunning quality for a portable printer.
r/hobonichi • View on Reddit →Yep, it's sticker paper. And it isn't the cheapest, but I think it's worth it for the quality. Some days the prices are better than other days (you know how Amazon is). Most often I buy 20 sheets for $16.99
r/planners • View on Reddit →I use Polaroid Hi-Print, it prints the photos as stickers, it's ideal for me!
r/bulletjournal • View on Reddit →+1 for the hi-print, and I've also started using their layouts so I can print multiple smaller pictures and cut them out :) The paper is only slightly thicker than the Hobonichi paper, which was the main reason I got it. It hasn't added a ton of chonk to my planner at all and I've been using it for probably half the year!
r/hobonichi • View on Reddit →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!!
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