Archive for October, 2007
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When to Choose a Laser Printer
Monday, October 1st, 2007
This is probably the most important question to answer. If you just need to occasionally print out documents such as letters, copies of Web pages from the Internet or simple spreadsheets, a low-end inkjet or laser printer is fine. If you need to do presentations or high quality photographs, you want a photo printer.
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When a Color Inkjet Printer is the Best Choice
Monday, October 1st, 2007
Ink jets are a good choice if you are looking for high quality color photo output for a reasonable price. Prices start at less than $40, with only a few business-level ink jets costing more than $700-the starting point for color lasers. And ink jets that handle tabloid-size paper start at less than $500, which [...]
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A Cost Comparison Between HP and Epson (and other printers)
Monday, October 1st, 2007
Since I started this page I bought an Epson Stylus Photo 750 printer. It printed almost as well as one could wish but it was rather slow. It took around 20 minutes to print a full A4 photo picture. I did a lot of A4 photo quality prints for a particular job and found that [...]
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Don’t Buy!
Monday, October 1st, 2007
Don’t Buy the Cheapest or the Newest Model and NEVER BUY A PRINTER BUNDLED WITH A COMPUTER Remember that all printer manufacturers make a range of printers. Pay as much as you can afford for your printer. Don’t go for the cheapest one in the range if you can help it. Don’t buy the latest [...]
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Which sort of Inkjet Printer should I buy?
Monday, October 1st, 2007
Before you buy any sort of printer I advise you to make sure that the cartridges used in the printer are easily obtained and do not cost too much. In my experience it is easy to get cartridges for Epson, Hewlett Packard and Canon printers at reaonable prices. Several companies refurbish print head cartridges – [...]