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Peter's Printers / Scanners Blog June 2005 Archive

By Peter Piazza, About.com Guide to Printers / Scanners

Regarding Refubished

Thursday June 30, 2005
The NY Times published an article on buying refurbished technology. These are devices that were returned, fixed by the company, and resold for a lot less money. While many consumers ... Read More

Printing In Newark

Wednesday June 29, 2005
Yesterday, I went to a trade show called C3, which took place at the Jacob Javits Center in NYC. There wasn't much happening, but Xerox did have an event to ... Read More

Lexmark Intros New Printers

Tuesday June 28, 2005
Lexmark has announced three new monochrome laser printers for small businesses and individuals who do a lot of document printing. These are serious desktop printers; the lowest-priced of the three ... Read More

New Printer Server

Monday June 27, 2005
Keyspan, a company which manufacturers peripherals such as keyboards, mice, and, yes, print servers, has announced its latest, a four-port server priced at $99. Print servers allow you to switch ... Read More

Review of Low-Cost Laser

Friday June 24, 2005
One of the closest monochrome laser printers (at least, price-wise) to Dell's new cheapie may be Samsung's ML-2010, a personal laser printer that prices in at about $150. PC World ... Read More

How Good Is That Photo?

Thursday June 23, 2005
Be aware -- if you want to print anything but your own photos, you'd better do it yourself. Because it is so easy to simply download an image from the Web, ... Read More

Prices For Lasers Drop

Wednesday June 22, 2005
The trade press is buzzing today about Dell's new black-and-white laser printer that will cost $99 -- the first laser printer to come below the magic $100 mark. Some analysts ... Read More

30 People In Endicott

Tuesday June 21, 2005
Sometimes it's the small news stories that affects you. I went to college in Binghamton, NY, a city in upstate New York. Binghamton and the towns around it had grown ... Read More

Top 5 Dedicated Photo Printers

Monday June 20, 2005
If you want really good photos, but don't want to pay too much for them, you may be looking at a dedicated photo printer. These devices are usually smaller than ... Read More

Makes Your Ink Last Lonter

Friday June 17, 2005
Self SEO, a commercial site, has published a short article on how to save ink using such strategies as using draft printing and using black ink only when color isn't ... Read More

HP Rethinks -- And The Business Press Listens

Thursday June 16, 2005
The business press is full of stories about the new CEO of HP and his plan to re-split the printer and PC divisions of HP. He's also going to re-think ... Read More

Cheaper Printer Ink

Wednesday June 15, 2005
A free article on the normally pay-to-view Wall Street Journal site examines the question on whether cheaper inks are as good as vendor-sold ink. The writer tested a sample of ... Read More

HP Says "Never Mind..."

Tuesday June 14, 2005
About five months ago, Hewlett-Packard merged its PC business with its imaging/printing group. Now, it's decided that the two don't live well together, and have split them up again. HP ... Read More

Third-Party Cartridges, Considered

Monday June 13, 2005
A friend recently needed to buy a new ink cartridge for her printer. After she got back from Staples, she phone me nervously, "The salesman said that the Staples brand ... Read More

More On Lexmark Ruling

Friday June 10, 2005
In an analysis of the Supreme Court's refusal to hear Lexmark's case against Static Control, a third-party cartridge manufacturer, eWeek explains that it all hinged around Lexmark's invocation of the ... Read More

Fastest Draw In The West..Or East

Thursday June 9, 2005
According to a blog called The Red Ferret Journal, Brother has announced what it claims is the world's fastest inkjet printer. According to the blog, the printer is codenamed Cobra, ... Read More

Supreme Court Says No To Lexmark

Wednesday June 8, 2005
Lexmark won't get its day in court -- at least, in the Supreme Court. The printer manufacturer is trying to stop a company called Static Control from selling cheaper toner ... Read More

New Canon Scanners

Tuesday June 7, 2005
Just in case you think all scanners are part of all-in-ones, Canon has just come out with two new budget scanners: the CanonScan LiDE 25 and the CanoScan LiDE 60, ... Read More

What They're Saying About: The Canon Pixma MP760

Monday June 6, 2005
The latest reviewer roundup features the Canon Pixma MP760, one of the new series of photo/all-in-one printers that are coming out from several manufacturers. The nice thing about this one ... Read More

Troubleshooting Your Laser Printer

Friday June 3, 2005
A UK site called TechWorld has published an article that lists some of the most common problems that can afflict a personal laser printer, and cites some of the things ... Read More

Printer Vendors Vie For Home Offices

Thursday June 2, 2005
According to a recent study from IDC, one of the major technology analyst firms, home offices are still growing -- and buying printers, computers, and other tech stuff. Of the ... Read More

Photo Printer Roundup

Wednesday June 1, 2005
PC Magazine, which has been publishing printer roundups since the 1980s, has come out with its latest look at photo printers. This time, though, they've paired three low-cost cameras with ... Read More

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