"Buyer's Guide: Choosing a Printer"

As consumer electronics have developed from their infancy, they have become more versatile, more available and far more moderately priced. This leaves you the consumer in a great buying position, if you know what you want. There are a few basic rules to follow if you want to get value for money and a printer that is going to service your needs well. Before parting with your hard earned cash you need to decide exactly what your needs are, what your budget is and what you expect for your pennies. ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Firstly consider your basic needs.....How often are you likely to use it? ...  Read the complete review

I recently purchased a Canon Stylus Epson CX3100 for S(Aust)349. (That is about 140-150 English pounds.) It will use quite a bit of ink, not all that economical, but I love it because it produces beautiful clear copies in colour oor black and white. It is also a flat bed scanner, very easy to use. I can put a photo of my granddaughter on it and scan it, which takes a couple of clicks and a short wait. That file is then ready to save or email to friends. I can also use the printer as a photocopier, even when the computer is not running. Since I have often had to line up at the photocopier in the library or the post office in the past, this is great, I don't ...  Read the complete review

If your looking for a reliable and reasonably priced inkjet printer then look no further than the Epson Stylus C62. A fantastic price for a hard working printer that supplies great printouts of great quality. It is very suprising how fast this printer actually prints out a page, whether it be plain text or a detailed image, the Epson Stylus C62 tackles every job your supply and does it well. With a 5760 optimised DPI print resolution its astonishing what the printer can handle, printing approximately 14 pages per minute, its a fantastic choice for office or home use. The software was easy to install and was very helpful along the way, plus with ...  Read the complete review

I know....printers.....what to buy?? As a photographer printers are an important part of my trade. Not only do they have to be high quality, and fast, but they also have to be economic. Many people suffer from the good old problem of having to change a 3 or 4 colour ink cartridge because just 1 of the colours has run out!!! EXPENSIVE WASTE !!!!!! Forget the price of the printer....cheap ones only last about 3 years and you will spend more on ink than you do on the printer itself!! A few rules : 1) Speed is measured in PPM (pages per minute)....is it fast enough for your needs 2) Does it have 2,3 or 4 (or possibly more) ...  Read the complete review

I have been using my Canon LBP-660 in a home office environment for over three years so don’t expect this to be a current model any more. However, much of what I am about to say could apply to any entry-level laser printer, Canon or not. A lot of people will think that, because they need a printer including a colour capability, that they must stick to an inkjet of some kind. Well, of course in the case of the colour requirement, they’d be right, since the cost of a colour laser doesn’t bear thinking about, unless it’s for corporate use, and the cost of not just competent but excellent colour inkjets is now very low. What ...  Read the complete review