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- 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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- Kodak ESP 3
- Kodak's ESP 3 is an entry-level all-in-one (AIO) inkjet printer, copier, and scanner. Kodak keeps the cost low at $130, which makes this one of the cheapest multifunctional printers, but the output quality just isn't up to par with that of the other inkjet printers currently available in the same...
- Tags: Scanners, Printers, ESP 3, ESP, Eastman Kodak Co., AIO Home Center Software, printer, photograph
- Product reviews 2008-05-08
- HP Officejet J6480
- The Officejet J6480 is Hewlett-Packard's newest all-in-one printer with a host of features designed to appeal to small-to-midsize businesses that want a low-cost, feature-rich device capable of handling projects across the board. This $200 multifunction printer certainly delivers everything you want in an AIO: Autoduplexing, photo finishing, one-touch faxing, a...
- Tags: Printers, Fax, Officejet J6480, printer, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Product reviews 2008-05-08
- The future, reusable paper
- The future, reusable paperReusable PaperReusable paper is a technology long overdue. Let's save the trees and the large amounts of energy that manufacturing gobbles up.RE: The future, reusable paperI see many uses for this technique.New subject: The other day I heard a guy on the weather channel say...
- Tags: Copiers, Printers, reusable paper, recycling
- Discussion threads 2008-04-09
- HP Officejet H470wf Mobile printer
- Hewlett-Packard recently released its Officejet H470 Mobile Series, an update to its line of portable inkjet printers. The models range from $224 to $314, which isn't cheap, considering the majority of home inkjets cost less than $100. The print quality is also unsatisfactory, which wasn't a surprise but disappointing nonetheless....
- Tags: Printers, print quality, Hewlett-Packard Co., Officejet H470wbt, printer
- Product reviews 2008-04-04
- HP Officejet H470 Mobile printer
- Hewlett-Packard recently released its Officejet H470 Mobile Series, an update to its line of portable inkjet printers. The models range from $224 to $314, which isn't cheap, considering the majority of home inkjets cost less than $100. The print quality is also unsatisfactory, which wasn't a surprise but disappointing nonetheless....
- Tags: Printers, print quality, Hewlett-Packard Co., Officejet H470wbt, printer
- Product reviews 2008-04-04
- HP Officejet H470b Mobile printer
- Hewlett-Packard recently released its Officejet H470 Mobile Series, an update to its line of portable inkjet printers. The models range from $224 to $314, which isn't cheap, considering the majority of home inkjets cost less than $100. The print quality is also unsatisfactory, which wasn't a surprise but disappointing nonetheless....
- Tags: Printers, print quality, Hewlett-Packard Co., Officejet H470wbt, printer
- Product reviews 2008-04-04
- Dell Multifunction Monochrome Laser printer 1125
- The Dell 1125 is a Jack-of-all-trades black-and-white laser printer that also scans, faxes, and copies. Like most multifunction monolasers, it's geared mostly toward small business users that need a versatile and efficient all-in-one that still prints quality documents with relative speed. The 1125 offers 600x600 dpi printing, a 30-page automatic...
- Tags: Printers, Scanners, Fax, Dell Computer Corp., tray, Dell 1125, printer, paper tray
- Product reviews 2008-04-04
- All-in-one printers: efficient and useful, often unnecessary.
- All-in-one printers: efficient and useful, often unnecessary.Why would I want to waste 3 outlets with 3 machines?I'd rather take multi-function printers anyday! :)RE: All-in-one printers: efficient and useful, often unnecessary.Andrew...We have three Dell All-in-ones, andl ove them. We haven't used them for photo reproduction, having Kodak and HP photop rinters...
- Tags: Printers, All-in-One, All-In-One Printers, printer, fax
- Discussion threads 2008-04-02
- HP Officejet H470wbt Mobile printer
- Hewlett-Packard recently released its Officejet H470 Mobile Series, an update to its line of portable inkjet printers. The models range from $224 to $314, which isn't cheap, considering the majority of home inkjets cost less than $100. The print quality is also unsatisfactory as well, which wasn't a surprise but...
- Tags: Printers, print quality, Hewlett-Packard Co., Officejet H470wbt, printer
- Product reviews 2008-03-31
- Brother HL-2170W
- The Brother HL-2170W laser monochrome printer provides a viable alternative to the bottomless money pit that has become today's inkjet printer. Modern photo, tricolor, and high capacity ink cartridges can cost anywhere between $20 to $100 per refill, so multiply that by your volume of prints and try not to...
- Tags: Printers, Wi-Fi, printer, wireless, Brother Hl-2170w, laser, laser printer, HL-2170W
- Product reviews 2008-03-19
- Security update breaks printer drivers, Instant Hijack component
- Security update breaks printer drivers, Instant Hijack componentDifference being....This isn't a business environment, these are personal machines.how odd!I updated 2 desktops and a laptop to Vista SP1 yesterday - all three completed in less than the time promised. All three work, network access is a little snappier.Oh well, I am...
- Tags: Printers, Patches, PostScript, Instant Hijack, printer driver, printer, security
- Discussion threads 2008-03-19
- Lexmark X7550
- The $200 Lexmark x7550 is a misfortunate victim of the all-in-one Achilles heel: In combining several features into one unit, the whole ends up sacrificing functionality on each of the individual parts. The printer quality is trumped by even the most entry-level inkjets, the fax machine is mediocre because of...
- Tags: Printers, Document management, Fax, Wi-Fi, Lexmark International Inc., x7550, Lexmark X7550, printer
- Product reviews 2008-03-18
- Microsoft's biggest lemon - Windows Home Server
- Microsoft's biggest lemon - Windows Home ServerI was thinking of buying this until this article.At home we have 2 PC's and 3 laptops. I have a NAS drive for common storage, and a tiny print server to share the printer.I was thinking of getting WHS purely because it is a...
- Tags: Printers, Servers, Operating systems, data corruption bug, server, lemon, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Windows Home, printer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-11
- Canon Pixma iP2600 Photo printer
- The Pixma iP2600 is Canon's inkjet photo printer for users on a budget. The retail price is $49.99, replacing the Pixma iP1800 as its entry-level, straightforward printer with limited features. As expected in a baseline product, the iP2600 lacks a PictBridge port and a memory card slot but makes up...
- Tags: Printers, printer, Pixma iP2600, Canon Inc.
- Product reviews 2008-03-06
- (Photos: Kodak EasyShare All-In-One printers)
- (Photos: Kodak EasyShare All-In-One printers)Kodak 5100 printerI made the mistake of buying one. The printer quit printing black after the second ink change. The warenty had expired, I contacted Kodak. They told me to download the newest drivers. That did not work, so I contacted them again. They told me...
- Tags: Printers, Eastman Kodak Co., printer, Kodak EasyShare All-In-One, Kodak EasyShare, photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-01-19
- Time Capsule works with PCs too
- Time Capsule works with PCs tooMaybe a silly question, but......why would anyone need a Gigabit WAN connection? Are there people out there with dedicated OC-24 connections into their houses?Very nice and well pricedWireless backup is a breakthrough product. Very nice.Combined with a 1/2T drive, wireless printer port and Gbit Ethernet...
- Tags: Desktops, Linux, Printers, Network technology, Wireless backup, Time Capsule, PC, Time Machine, T/C, printer
- Discussion threads 2008-01-16
- Samsung multi-function printers scan direct to USB
- Samsung multi-function printers scan direct to USBLeast used for some....At my office if the scanner is down, some jobs come to a halt. We use the scanner for emailing in place of fax. We spent quite a bit of time getting the unit setup to work with our...
- Tags: Scanners, Printers, fax, scan-to-USB, multi-function printer, printer, USB, e-mail, memory card, Hewlett-Packard Co., scanner, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2008-01-14
- Epson Stylus Photo R1900
- Advances in printer technology don't come along very frequently and tend to be less than earth shattering. Almost three years after Epson introduced the widely popular Stylus Photo R1800, they have released the Stylus Photo R1900, which brings along with it a new version of the company's pigment-based UltraChrome Hi-Gloss...
- Tags: Printers, Epson, printer, Stylus Photo R1900, cartridge
- Product reviews 2008-01-07
- Turn off the lights! And the PCs, and printers, and the ...
- Here's a thought. If your office is shutting down for a four-day holiday weekend, you can bring a little extra cheer to your boss by remember to shut off all the equipment that will be sucking up power when you're not there. According to 1E, which makes...
- Tags: Printer, Power Management, PC, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2007-12-21
- Brother's HL-2170W laser printer gives you Wi-Fi for $149
- Brother's HL-2170W laser printer gives you Wi-Fi for $149A Question ...I'm not up on wireless stuff. Is there any reason you couldn't just plug a USB wireless adaptor directly into a printer?Perhaps manufacturers would need to offer a replacement chip or a firmware upgrade accessible by connecting regular USB cable...
- Tags: Printers, Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, printer, Brother HL-2170W Laser, Wi-Fi, Brother Hl-2170w, laser
- Discussion threads 2007-12-20
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