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ZDNet Dictionary Definition
- Printer
- A device that converts computer output into printed images. Following is an overview of the various technologies. For more details, look up the individual entries.General CategoriesSerial Printers (Character...
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- HP Deskjet D2660 Printer
- It's no surprise that the printer industry is making a calculated shift toward all-in-one printers featuring copiers, scanner, and fax machines all built into one device, and the transition is win-win: consumers benefit from lowered prices for more capable machines, and manufacturers can sell us more ink cartridges and paper...
- Tags: Printers, Fax, Hewlett-Packard Co., printer, Deskjet D2660
- Product reviews 2009-06-29
- Xerox debuts multifunction printers for small, medium business
- Xerox on Tuesday introduced two new black-and-white multifunction printers intended for small businesses. The Xerox WorkCentre 3210 and WorkCentre 3220 black-and-white multifunction printers combine printing, copying, scanning and faxing into one unit, printing at speeds up to 24 pages per minute and 30...
- Tags: DPI, Xerox Corp., Printer, Printing, Multifunction Printer, Document Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-06-18
- HP Officejet 6000
- The Officejet 6000 is HP's latest offering in the single function inkjet printer category. It doesn't have many of the bells and whistles of the popular all-in-ones, but what it lacks in features, it makes up for in print quality and speed. Topping out at a competitive 0.46 full color...
- Tags: Printers, Monitors & displays, printer, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Officejet, HP Officejet 6000
- Product reviews 2009-06-15
- InfoPrint printers make it easier to control eco-features
- InfoPrint printers make it easier to control eco-featuresEnvironment peopleI guess CBS is the environmentalist hangout.Attention all sheeple stop using anything from oil and do not pass gas.
- Tags: Printers, Infoprint, printer
- Discussion threads 2009-06-12
- Driving While Printing. Printing While You Fly. And Web Printing.
- Driving While Printing. Printing While You Fly. And Web Printing.Sounds like a great idea ...Especially for business users. I do see the future with this!RE: Driving While Printing. Printing While You Fly. And Web Printing.I agree. With so much of our day spent on mobile phones with emails and attachments...
- Tags: Document management, printing, Web printing, Web
- Discussion threads 2009-06-03
- Epson WorkForce 310 - multifunction ( fax / copier / printer / scanner ) ( color )
- Epson WorkForce 310 - multifunction ( fax / copier / printer / scanner ) color Epson should get a gripJust picked this up at Frys this eve. The Epson rep was actually there. Talked me into the 310 because I need to scan a bunch of home office docs....
- Tags: Scanners, Copiers, Printers, Epson, photocopier, scanner, fax, printer
- Discussion threads 2009-05-31
- Canon PIXMA MX860 - multifunction ( fax / copier / printer / scanner ) ( color )
- Take the minimalist design of the Canon Pixma MX330, add the functionality of the Canon Pixma MX7600, finish it off with built-in Wi-Fi, and you've got the Canon Pixma MX860. It's the only printer in the series that offers wireless while still maintaining all the features you need to print,...
- Tags: Printers, Monitors & displays, scanner, photocopier, scanner bay, Canon Inc., Pixma MX860, printer, Canon Pixma, MX330, fax
- Product reviews 2009-05-29
- Canon Pixma MX330
- Just because you're on a budget doesn't mean you should be relegated to buying some cheap printer that can't function outside of simple text documents. If you need a device that can fax, copy, scan, and print on a wide variety of media, the Canon Pixma MX330 will make a...
- Tags: Printers, Monitors & displays, printer, Canon Pixma, Canon Inc., Pixma MX330, Canon PIXMA MX330, media, feeder
- Product reviews 2009-05-26
- HP's printing business: Will ink spending be questioned in the long run?
- HP's printing business: Will ink spending be questioned in the long run?Good Luck on thatThey ALL do that - your run out of one color and it won't print.Your best bet is a color laser printer. At 2-3x the cost.Or we could go back to the dot matrix days...
- Tags: Printers, printer, laser, Hewlett-Packard Co., printing, cartridge
- Discussion threads 2009-05-20
- HP Photosmart C6380 all-in-one
- Take the HP Photosmart Premium Fax all-in-one, strip away the fax machine and auto-document feeder and you have the HP Photosmart C6380. It retains all the features you need to bring your photos to life: 9,600 by 2,400dpi flatbed scanner, dual paper feed printer, standalone copier, multipurpose card reader, and...
- Tags: Printers, Fax, Wi-Fi, Photosmart Essential, printer, Photosmart C6380, photograph, Hewlett-Packard Co., wireless
- Product reviews 2009-05-19
- TIFF Image Printer 8.0.005 (Windows)
- TIFF Image Printer creates high quality TIFF images from any Windows program. Custom options to produce the TIFF you require. The PNSrv8 COM Interface new in version 8.0 was designed to make it easier for you, the developer, to programmatically control the TIFF Image Printer through your .NET applications by...
- Tags: Printer, Microsoft Windows, TIFF, TIFF Image Printer
- Software downloads 2009-05-13
- Xerox does big companies a solid, solid-ink MFP that is
- Xerox does big companies a solid, solid-ink MFP that isThe problem with solid ink printers...The problem with solid ink printers is that after they pool the ink, if the power is turned off, the first thing the printer does is empty the pool. This potentially wastes a lot of...
- Tags: Printers, printer, Xerox Corp., ink, solid-ink MFP, lifecycle energy
- Discussion threads 2009-05-11
- Ricoh Aficio SP C420DN - printer - color - laser
- Ricoh Aficio SP C420DN - printer - color - laserAmazing albiet BIG Color Laser Printer!The Ricoh Aficio SP C420DN is an excellent all-around color laser printer.Feature-wise, it comes with 3 different sets of drivers. PCL 6, PS, and Ricoh's custom RPCS driver.Initially I thought the PS driver was the best,...
- Tags: Printers, laser, Initial Cost, printer, Ricoh Corp., Ricoh Aficio SP C420DN
- Discussion threads 2009-05-08
- HP Color LaserJet CP1215
- The HP Color LaserJet CP1215 is a simple, single-function laser printer designed to fit comfortably in a small business work group. At $299, its unobtrusive footprint and excellent quality color and black output would have made an excellent alternative to the pricier HP Color LaserJet CP2025n, but we can't recommend...
- Tags: Printers, printer, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Product reviews 2009-04-28
- Canon Pixma MP970
- Canon Pixma MP970Low ReliabilityI've had Canon Pixma MP970 for a couple of months.A good side to the printer is that when it's working, it's working fine. Fast performance, flawless prints, high-quality scans (although a bit too bright, see below).However, in case of any little problem it refuses to do anything...
- Tags: Printers, printer, Canon Pixma MP970, cartridge, Canon Inc., Canon Pixma
- Discussion threads 2009-04-28
- HP Officejet Pro 8500 - Happy with Mac, Linux and Windows XP
- HP Officejet Pro 8500 - Happy with Mac, Linux and Windows XPDon't need to load drivers ...... with a mainstream distro like Ubuntu. Just plug the printer in and turn it on. If you need advanced features you only need to install the HP Linux Imaging and Printing System HLIP...
- Tags: Printers, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Macintosh, Linux, Hewlett-Packard Co., printer, software
- Discussion threads 2009-04-27
- HP Officejet J4680
- The $130 HP Officejet J4680 is an all-in-one, which means it can also fax, copy, and scan in addition to print beautifully rendered documents and pictures. We rarely see sub-$150 printers with the extra features you get in the J4680: 802.11g Wi-Fi connectivity, convert-to-text, and a 20-sheet auto document...
- Tags: Printers, copy function, printer, Hewlett-Packard Co., Officejet J4680
- Product reviews 2009-04-21
- HP Color LaserJet CP2025n
- The Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet CP2025n is a pricey color laser printer built with the small business owner or work group in mind. At $450, the CP2025n can connect to multiple computers of a wired network, and the printer produces high quality prints, but it's not without minor faults: the output...
- Tags: Printers, Monitors & displays, printer, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP CP2025n
- Product reviews 2009-04-15
- HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One
- A single-function inkjet photo printer simply can't satisfy the daily needs of today's amateur photo enthusiast. As users discover more creative ways to get their photos on and off the screen, so too must their printers evolve to match these changing trends. HP is fully aware of the transition, and...
- Tags: Printers, Scanners, Fax, Photosmart Essential, printer, Hewlett-Packard Co., photograph, scanner, printing
- Product reviews 2009-04-09
- Kodak EasyShare 5500 All-in-One printer
- Kodak EasyShare 5500 All-in-One printerKodak EasyShare 5500 All-in-OneGreat economy and price on printer pigments; however, the machine is not durable and slow on printing. Quality of prints could be better.
- Tags: Printers, Kodak EasyShare 5500, Kodak EasyShare, printer, Eastman Kodak Co., Kodak EasyShare 5500 All-in-One printer
- Discussion threads 2009-04-07

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