Wireless Kodak printers save you $$ printing

Posted in Printers by Nino Marchetti on September 23rd, 2008

Kodak ESP 9

Kodak’s got itself a couple of new wireless all-in-one inkjet printers which reportedly offer the “lowest ink replacement cost in the industry.” These printers are the ESP 7 and ESP 9, priced around $200 and $300, respectively.

Kodak says these new printers will save you, the consumer, around $110 a year on ink, compared to “other leading consumer inkjet printers on the market.” This is done by combining “the latest in printing technology with affordable, premium-quality inks.” The ESP 7 and 9, for example, offer an intelligent paper tray system which automatically adjusts settings based on 4×6 or 5×7 sizes and estimates paper amounts on both trays.

Epson gets all stylish with new Artisan inkjet AIOs

Posted in Printers by Nino Marchetti on August 26th, 2008

Epson Artisan 800

Epson seems to feel adding some style to its new Artisan all-in-one inkjets will convince you to lay down cash to make one part of your home office. The new Artisan 800 and Artisan 700 are priced around $300 and $200, respectively.

The Artisan 800 and 700, both available in September, do look nice with their stylish piano black finishes. What is really interesting though is the mix of features. This is particularly true of the 800, which includes both Wi-Fi and faxing capabilities, in addition to being able to print, copy and scan at 4800 …

Canon announces 2 new Selphy printers

Posted in Printers by Conner Flynn on August 26th, 2008

Canon announces 2 new Selphy printersCanon has two new Selphy compact photo printers, the Selphy ES3 and Selphy ES30. Both are nice and portable. The ES3 will come with 1GB of internal memory, a 3.5″ LCD display for navigation and preview and a 15-in-1 memory card reader.

The Selphy ES30 will feature a 3″ LCD display and a 15-in-1 memory card reader. Both include three all-new image effects (Modern Bright, Pinhole Camera and Nostalgic), reduced footprints and a fixed carry handle for easier portability. The handle gives it a bit of a child’s toy look, but what are you gonna do? The Selphy ES3 and Selphy ES30 will cost you $199.99 and $149.99 respectively. They have new photo printing options as well, like new Gold and Silver Easy Photo Packs.

Canon pops out a couple of new all-in-one printers

Posted in Printers by Nino Marchetti on August 11th, 2008

Canon PIXMA MP480

Canon was busy today pimping some new photo all-in-one printers targeted at general use. They are called the PIXMA MP480 and PIXMA MP190 and pricing is set at around $50 and $70, respectively.

The PIXMA MP480 includes features to auto fix photos and automatically scan. It is capable of text print speeds of up to 20 pages-per-minute (ppm) in black and up to 16 ppm in color. It is also capable of printing 4 x 6 inch borderless prints in approximately 45-seconds.

New Dell color laser printers do that printing thing

Posted in Printers by Nino Marchetti on August 9th, 2008

Dell 2135cn

Dell is rolling out three new color laser printers for home and office settings to address broader business needs. These new models - the 2135cn, 2130cn and 3130cn - should all be available shortly.

Dell said these new color laser printers are reportedly more energy efficient. Other than that, they are pretty standard printers for their class. Full details after the jump, directly from the mouth of Dell.

Look - new Lexmark wireless printers: try not to yawn

Posted in Printers by Nino Marchetti on July 25th, 2008

Lexmark X7675

Lexmark earlier this week put out some new printers for those working in homes or running small businesses. They are the X4975, X6675 and X7675, priced around $180, $150 and $200, respectively.

There’s not much outstanding to say about these three printers - except for the fact all are wireless, allowing you to print from somewhere else around your home or office. You’ll also find Ethernet connectivity available on the high end X7675.

HP announces new printers, enhanced printing technology

Posted in Printers by Nino Marchetti on July 23rd, 2008

HP Photosmart D5460

HP recently did some updates to its consumer printers and technology, unveiling two compact photo printers, a new five-ink printing system and a home printer which can print from the Web. The HP Photosmart A630 and A530 Compact Photo Printers are expected to be available in August at around $150 and $100, respectively, while the HP Photosmart D5460 Printer is available now for around $100.

The main item of interest here is the five-ink printing system, which uses  a single dual-drop-volume printhead that delivers an extremely small drop size and offers consumers what HP says is “better control over costs by requiring fewer cartridges to manage.” You can get full details on these new HP printing functions after the jump.

Epson debuts upper end photo printer

Posted in Printers by Nino Marchetti on May 27th, 2008

Epson Stylus Photo R2880Epson is touting its new Stylus Photo R2880 printer as one worthy of creating “exhibition” quality prints for professional and fine art photographers. This printer prices at around $800.

The Epson Stylus Photo R2880 offers something called UltraChrome K3 with Vivid Magenta ink technology to produce a wider color gamut, reportedly thereby dramatically improving color quality. Another built-in technology is called Radiance and it “smoothes color transitions and optimizes highlight and shadow detail.”

Samsung releases smallest color laser printers

Posted in Printers by Conner Flynn on April 29th, 2008

Samsung releases smallest color laser printers
One thing is always true about new devices. They get smaller. Samsung Korea has released the world’s smallest color laser printers, the CLP-315K and CLX-3175FNK. The CLP-315K is equipped with a NO-NOIS print engine that offers a resolution of 2,400 x 600 dpi, 32MB of internal memory, 16 pages per minute(black) and 4 pages per minute in color. This one is 20% smaller than the previous CLP-300 model.

The company also released the CLX-3175FNK laser printer with built-in scanner and fax. It’s 40% smaller than the previous CLX-3160 series. With this printer, you can easily scan documents to USB memory or print documents stored on USB sticks, camera phones and digital cameras without the PC. Until we see something still smaller, these hold the title for now.

New Kodak all-in-one printer looks cool, does typical jobs

Posted in Printers by Nino Marchetti on April 24th, 2008

Kodak ESP 5 All-In-One printer

Kodak today said it is readying a new all-in-one printer for distribution to consumer markets. It is known as the ESP 5 and it will price at around $170.

There’s nothing overly exciting about the ESP 5 from Kodak, though it does have somewhat of a cool design. It does your typical printing, scanning and copying and sports a three-inch display to let you view digital images loaded via its memory card slots and USB interface. You can on-board edit your images before printing them as well.

Canon unveils new mobile printer

Posted in Printers by Nino Marchetti on April 14th, 2008

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Canon has debuted a new mobile printer for those in need of the ability to print while speeding down the highway at 65MPH. It is called the Canon PIXMIA iP100 Mobile Printer and you’ll find it pricing at around $250.

The Canon PIXMIA iP100 lets print borderless color photos with an increased resolution size up to a maximum of 9600 x 2400 dpi. Canon says this printer is the first mobile printer “to have a minimum one picoliter droplet size, and increased print speed as well.” It can print at up to 20 ppm for black and 14 ppm for color.

New Lexmark printers go wireless

Posted in Printers by Nino Marchetti on March 5th, 2008

Lexmark Z2420Lexmark yesterday unveiled several new printers and all-in-one devices which are geared towards home use. Major highlights of these new printers include two wireless models and also an all-in-one with a front laptop port.

Five new models in all were debuted, including the Z2420 ($80), X3650 ($80) and X4650 ($130). Specific features and availability are noted after the jump.

Canon PIXMA MX7600 shoots for high end printing on cheap paper

Posted in Printers by Nino Marchetti on March 3rd, 2008

Canon PIXMA MX7600 Office AIO PrinterCanon brought to market today a new all-in-one printer it says “has the ability to produce crisp graphics and text on plain paper with the incorporation of the new Pigment Reaction (PgR) technology.” The printer is the Canon PIXMA MX7600 Office AIO and pricing is set at around $400.

The Canon PIXMA MX7600 Office AIO Printer is designed in essence to bring high quality printing jobs to regular paper, thus bringing savings to individuals and business which might otherwise have to fork out more money for better quality paper. Canon says its new printing technology means “curling, ink bleeding and printing through the paper sometimes associated with color inkjet printing on plain paper is dramatically reduced so that end-results are sharp, professional, business documents.”

Epson offers up networked all-in-one printer

Posted in Printers by Nino Marchetti on February 5th, 2008

Epson Stylus CX9475FaxEpson is set to offer a new all-in-one printer with wired and wireless network connectivity which will reportedly offer an ability to make it easier to install on a network. The Epson Stylus CX9475Fax will price at around $180.

The Epson Stylus CX9475Fax lets Windows users “connect to a wireless network through a streamlined, automated configuration” by integrating the printer and printer server installation applications. Once up on a network it offers up printing, copying, scanning, and black-and-white or color faxing, as well as the ability to print photos with or without a computer, using the 2.5-inch tilt LCD.

Xerox offering low(er) cost color laser printer

Posted in Printers by Nino Marchetti on February 4th, 2008

Xerox Phaser 6125Xerox said today it is bringing to market its lowest price color laser printer to date. It is called the Xerox Phaser 6125 and pricing is set at around $350.

The Xerox Phaser 6125 is designed to print up to 12 color pages or 16 black and white pages per minute. It comes with pre-installed toner cartridges and makes available to the end user features like networking and upwards of 1GB of memory installed.


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