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All-in-one (AIO) printers touting three to four features such as copying, scanning, and faxing are aplenty. But when we received news of a 9-in-1 model, it nearly blew us away.
Brother's MFC-885CW has to be one of the most feature-packed printers we've seen this year. This color inkbox can not only print, scan, copy, and fax, but it is also capable of direct photo printing from a flash card or USB drive and PC fax. That's six features already. Then the Wi-Fi-enabled printer goes to the next level, incorporating a cordless phone, built-in speakerphone, and, to sweeten the deal, an answering machine.
Set on the printer is a nice 4.2-inch color widescreen display, one of the biggest we've seen for an all-in-one, which you can use to view photos or edit (tweak colors or remove red-eye) before printing.
The MFC-885CW is a part of the new lineup of printers that Brother is launching this year for its 100th anniversary. For an additional 50 bucks, you can even make it dispense Coke and make toast Just kidding.
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The Canon Pixma MP970
(Credit: Canon USA)Have you recovered from the onslaught of new Canon cameras yet? Now that you have a shiny new camera, how about picking up a shiny new Canon printer to go with it? Because as many cameras an Canon released this week, they're not losing pace on the printers. The new offerings include three photo-oriented multifunctions, three office-oriented multifunctions, two single-function photo printers, and one portable photo lab. Whew! Ready for the rundown? Here we go...
If you're interested in a photo-oriented printer but still want the flexibility of being able to scan, copy, and fax, check out the following three offerings. All three offer a color graphics LCD for previewing images and a scroll wheel for navigating menus and images.
Small or home offices have slightly different needs. The following, which all offer fax capability, are geared for those needs.
If a multifunction offers more features than you need, you can still find high-quality single-function printers:
The Canon mini320 portable snapshot printer.
(Credit: Canon USA)Finally, the mini320 ($180) is Canon's newest snapshot printer offering. It's capable of printing photos up to 5x7 size. Its 2.5-inch color LCD lets you preview images and the scroll wheel lets you spin through the menu options. A handle makes it easy to carry around, too.
Check back soon for full reviews of all of these products.
...Or at least, multiple armloads of printers. Lexmark announced six new printers today, both wired and wireless, but all inkjet. Lexmark has been at the forefront of offering wireless capability built-in, even on its low-cost, consumer oriented single-function printers like the Z1420. This new batch of printers includes four that offer wireless networking:
The Lexmark X7550 Wireless All-in-One.
(Credit: Lexmark)- X6570 Wireless All-in-One ($150): this unit prints, scans, copies, and faxes. It also offers memory card slots, a PictBridge enabled USB port, an automatic document feeder, an auto duplexer, and optional six-color printing. It lacks a graphical LCD however, offering just a text LCD.
- X7550 Wireless All-in-One ($200): the X7550 is basically the X6570, with the addition of a 2.4-inch color LCD for previewing photos, and faster print speeds.
- X4850 Wireless All-in-One ($150): the X4850 lacks both ADF and fax functionality, but includes a graphical LCD.
- Z1520 Wireless Color Printer ($130): the Z1520 is the update to the Z1420. It offers memory card slots and optional six-color photo printing.
The X5070 and X5495 are both full-color all-in-one printers, though unlike the previous models, they lack wireless capability. The $90 X5070 features fax, scan, and copy capability, a built-in handset (for faxing), an automatic document feeder, and PictBridge support. The $100 X5495 offers slightly faster print speeds than the X5070, but a smaller ADF.
All of these models will be available in September, except for the the X5495 which will hit stores in December.
The Photosmart C4280 All-in-One
(Credit: HP)Today, HP unveiled five new printers: three Deskjets and one Photosmart.
- The HP Photosmart C4280 is a three-function unit (print, scan, copy) that prints black at 30ppm and color at 23ppm. It offers a 1.5-inch color LCD, memory card slots, borderless 4x6 photo prints, and optional six-color printing. The $100 printer will be available in May.
- The Deskjet D2460 is a $50 single-function inkjet printer that's available now. It offers 20ppm black and 14ppm color printing and optional six-color photo printing.
- The Deskjet D4260 is also a single function printer, and it replaces HP's D4100 series. The $80 printer prints black at 30ppm and color at 23ppm. It sports a front-mounted USB port for printing directly from digital cameras or flash drives. It's available now.
- The Deskjet F4180 all-in-one replaces the F380 and offers print, scan, and copy functions. The $80 printer prints black at 20ppm and color at 14ppm.
Check back soon for full reviews of these new printers.
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