Released on = June 28, 2007, 5:47 am

Press Release Author = Stinky ink

Industry = Computers

Press Release Summary = Thinking of buying a new Printer?

Press Release Body = Needs to be easy to use and low cost to run, so that you can
afford to print off those school projects and loads of web page information without
having to take out a second mortgage. DO NOT BUY HP, Lexmark or Dell. These
manufacturers all use an ink cartridge with a built in print head, but also use a
method which puts three different colours all in one cartridge - when one colour is
run out the cartridge is finished. Epson, Canon and Brother all use a technology
where the print head is built into the printer, so as you finish one colour you just
replace that ink tank - a much cheaper option immediately. These days, I would
recommend looking for a Multi-Function device, that is a printer that is also a
scanner, copier and printer all in one. Basically one machine will print documents
from your PC, but will also allow you to scan documents back into the PC again and
Photo Copy documents whenever you need them. All of the major manufacturers offer
these types of machines so costs are very competitive, the thing you need to know is
the cost of owning and using them.

When you start looking at the cost of ink cartridges the immediate thing that jumps
out is the price differential between original and compatible or refilled
cartridges. For home use the compatible/refilled cartridges are more than adequate
for purpose. Compatible cartridges are manufactured by third party manufacturers and
are generally significantly cheaper than the Manufacturers original cartridges.

So, we need a Multi-Function printer, made by Epson, Canon or Brother and we now get
down to personal preference. For ease of use and ease availability of competitively
priced ink cartridges, I personally recommend Brother products - my daughter at
University has one and is delighted with the results.

This also fulfills the requirements for No 3 - Small office/Home office use; one
device in a small footprint which will fulfill three requirements - once again
Brother wins out in my opinion.

So I have covered options 1 and 3 above, next number 2 photo printing;

There are two different types of photo printers, Canon ,Samsung and Kodak produce 4
x 6″ photo printers, which use a ribbon technique called dye sublimation
printing. These produce a very high quality print which is equivalent to or better
than that produced by traditional silver halide photo processing in shops etc, the
drawback is that you are limited to the sizes that you can print and it can also be
expensive.

Your other option is an inkjet printer. To be able to print high quality photos you
must have at least six colours available, and some of the top end printers now use
up to 10 different colour cartridges. Using these inks and good quality inkjet photo
paper, the output you can achieve is breathtaking and in many cases better than
traditional methods of outputting photos. Which one to choose is a really difficult
question and probably revolves more around your personal preferences and the
thickness of your wallet than anything else. My own personal preference is for the
new Canon Pixma printers, results achieved with their new Chromalife 100 inks are
stunning, the inks are guaranteed for up to 100 years (with some caveats!) and they
are using semiconductor manufacturing technology for the print heads which enables
the printers to produce superb output every time.

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