I'm a grad student and need to print out papers as well as write papers - not sure what this computer can do?
880872
it does not come with microsoft office but the computer has worked very well and does everthing that we want it to do.
880873
I'm a grad student as well. I purchased office from amazon when I purchased the computer. This computer does everything I need to it for school. It's fast and reliable. I'm so happy I bought it.
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Yes you can. Just plug the included cable to the machine and the other end to the computer's USB slot, click "Print" and voilá!
851123
I can print anything from my laptop. I don't use surface pro though. It is light fits in my old computer bag. Battery seems to last. I pull it out after every use.
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I think it can run some kind of office if you pay for it, butvthere are other apps that you can download for free if you're trying to type a document.
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I have not had any need to print doublesided documents, but I will try to check it out tomorrow and let you know. I do have a Mac, so my printer menus are considerably different than the ones that pop up on a PC. I have never even seen a "black ink only" option, despite searching. I will try to find it.Thanks for a well thought out and relevant response.
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you can use google docs to type (it feels nearly identical to microsoft word), just go to google drive, click create, and click documents, and you can print anything just like you would on a pc or mac just hit CTRL P. Hope this helps :)
875355
Like others point out, you need google cloud print. but unless your printer is cloud print compatible, you will need another PC on your network that serves as a print server via chrome browser.
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Technically this is not a tablet, it is a fully functional laptop, "shaped" as a tablet. Therefore, if you want to print something, you have to set it up, just like you set up a regular laptop. Probably there are apps, for easier printing or something like that, but you do not require one. Win8 operating system already has the necessary software
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As far as I know they are OS agnostic, it's more going to be the application you are running to perform the print job and not the hardware.
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It couldnt work as a print server if it is a native. But you can install linux instead of native. Then you can construct print server
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That I don't know, sorry. I use it for document printing/scanning/copying on a small scale.
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I just pluged it in and the computer did the rest. Printing copying and scanning is all I've done
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sort of...you have to get onto Google CloudPrint. my chromebook's instruction manual explicitly says "do not directly hook up to a printer. it won't work." i usually print from computer hooked up to a printer and download the doc i want to print from Google Drive
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No longer available, Epson 700 has disc printing capability for $ 100. Plus it prints and scans too
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I haven't set up the printer yet. But I have not seen anything that suggests I need a specific type of printer. I will update if I find out something different.
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Just tried this - you do not have to connect it to a computer to only make copies. However, seems like it might be a waste to use this machine for only one function - it's nice to have the scanner and printer capabilities.
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Yes, I use this computer for those things and it does them very well. This computer doesn't come with Word, so you'll have to install that if you have the disc or buy it. Or you can download a free program like Word and install that once you have your computer connected to the internet. (I like Apache OpenOffice suite because their Writer program works like Word, but it's free.)