You may have forgotten, but in November 2007 Epson announced a new high-speed inkjet printer that was supposed to be a compelling alternative to laser printer. I’m talking about Epson Stylus C120. Today, this printer is launched into production, so let’s see what they say it can. Printing speed. Based on independent testing, the Epson… Continue reading Epson Launches Fastest Inkjet Printer
Ricoh Americas Corporation, last week introduced the Ricoh Aficio MP 2550B/MP 2550 and Ricoh Aficio MP 3350B/MP 3350 Digital Imaging Systems. Ideal for small and mid-sized businesses, the MP 2550 and MP 3350 models have color scanning capabilities that produce clear images, store documents securely and boost productivity and efficiency. The MP 2550/MP 3350 models… Continue reading Ricoh Aficio MP 2550B/MP 2550 and MP 3350B/MP 3350 Imaging Systems
Kyocera Mita America recently announced its FS-1300D, the latest ECOSYS® monochrome laser printer a competitive six-second first print out time, and standard duplex for double-sided printing. This desktop printer delivers 30 pages-per-minute print speeds and a six-second first print out time, critical for printing tasks that include short simple document jobs. The FS-1300D has a… Continue reading Kyocera Mita FS-1300D: First Page in 6 Seconds
“Middling in price, performance, and design, this color laser printer suffers from spotty documentation.” This is a tagline of Melissa Riofrio’s reviewed of Ricoh Aficio SP C222DN Color Laser Printer for Washington Post. She says the Ricoh’s Aficio SP C222DN, being a lower-cost color laser printers, demonstrates some of the challenges of lower-costing. This midpriced… Continue reading Ricoh Aficio SP C222DN Color Laser Printer
At an event on March 10, 2008 in Tel Aviv, Hewlett-Packard offered a peek into future printing technologies, introducing a new inkjet printer that prints thousands of pages per minute and ink that retains its shine even when exposed to extreme elements. HP’s water-based Latex Ink is specially formulated to embed in a surface and… Continue reading HP’s Future Printing Technologies
One of the exhibits on CeBIT 2008 was Samsung’s new color laser. The company claims the Samsung CLP-310 to be the world’s smallest color laser printer. Apart from size, the CLP-310 stands out with its quietness – the company promises an ultra-low noise level of 46dB. The printer come cased in both traditional grey and… Continue reading World’s Smallest Color Laser Printer: Samsung CLP-310
To continue the subject of connecting a printer to several computers, it’s worth to notice there may be another type of connection – wireless. Let’s suppose you have a wireless network running in your home or office and you need to get a new printer up and running. One way to do so is to… Continue reading Connecting A Printer to A Wireless Computer Network
…an attendee approached me with a question I’ve been asked a hundred times before. “Are these water-based inks or pigment inks?” I gave my usual response, “Well, both—actually,” then launched into an explanation about ink formulation theory, the history of inkjet printing, and the correct application for ink types. He proceeded to tell me I… Continue reading How Dye-based Inks Are Different from Pigment Inks
DYMO is a company selling embossers, hand-held label makers, desktop label makers and other stuff that helps people organize and identify their home, office or worksite. What is interesting for us is that DYMO connects to the printing world via its newly announced DiscPainter. You may rest assured that this compact disc printer is “optimized… Continue reading DYMO DiskPainter Spins And Paints
Many people now have two or more computers at home and you maybe one of those. As many other people, you have only one printer, but you’re not the only one who wants to use it. What you may do in this situation? One solution is to visit a local computer store and buy another… Continue reading Connecting a Printer to Several Computers