The Canon Pixma MP620 is an all-in-one inkjet photo printer so it's safe to say without even reading the review that it's a busy little machine. It's packed with a scanner, copier, two paper trays, a built-in card reader and wireless network capability and decent print speeds for $150. Seems too good to be true.

That's why I was so delighted to get this printer in for review last month; I couldn't wait to see if the Canon Pixma MP620 was all that it claimed to be, especially after the positive review we gave the MP970 a few months back.

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When you're already making one of the best ranges of all-in-one printers, it may be hard to think of ways to improve. With the PIXMA MP980, Canon has decided to look at the inks, offering a different colour mix for those who want to print black and white as well as colour photos.

This is a bulky printer, like its predecessors, but the silver and black lines are clean and unfussy. A panel inset into the top surface of the scanner swings up to reveal the device's controls and a large 88mm LCD screen. Canon has always been good at control panels; the continued use of its rotating click-wheel for selecting menu options is here supplemented by two context-sensitive buttons, as well as a range of others, including separate ones for colour and black copies.

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In addition to its simplicty of form, the Lexmark X6650 also appeals to our sense of thrift, since its $130 price buys a copier, scanner, and fax as well as a printer, plus 802.11b/g Wi-Fi for wireless printing on a home network. Or a small office network, of course, although since Lexmark has sorted its inkjets into two groups the X6650 is officially part of the company's Home and Student Series. Its twin in the Small Office Pro series is called the X6675 and comes with a longer warranty and larger starter ink cartridges for $20 more.

The X6650 offers other checklist items for multifunction printer shoppers. There's a 25-sheet automatic document feeder (ADF) on top, so multipage copying or faxing jobs avoid the chore of opening and closing the scanner lid to place one page at a time. A PictBridge USB port and two slots on the front panel for media cards (SD, MS, xD, MMC, and CF) allow printing images directly from USB flash drives or digital cameras' memory cards.

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Lexmark International, Inc.'s new Lexmark X658 family of monochrome laser multifunction products (MFPs) offers the robust design and rapid output speeds of large copiers in a smaller, more efficient device that saves valuable office space and can lower the total cost of printing and boost productivity.

The Lexmark X658 family, part of the new Lexmark X650 Series of monochrome laser MFPs, is targeted squarely at the high-growth A4 letter-size (8.5 inch x 11 inch) office segment. Sales of A4 MFPs are growing quickly due to their many inherent advantages over A3 tabloid-capable (11 inch x 17 inch) devices in most office environments, such as:

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TROY Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in secure on-demand printing solutions, has introduced the first HP based MICR Secure multi-function printer (MFP). The MICR MFP provides companies with the ability to securely print financial documents, while conserving space and saving money by eliminating the need for multiple devices.


Based on the popular HP LaserJet 3035 MFP; the TROY 3035 includes all the TROY recommended features to help secure check printing as well as important HP features that help protect confidential financial information. The TROY MICR 3035 Secure MFP provides customers 35 pages per minute printing, as well as copy, fax, scan to email, and scan to file functionality. The TROY 3035 is ideal for check printing and other office imaging applications in retail bank branches, corporate accounting departments, and any financial department where limited space requires a MFP device.

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Leverage the power of color printing in your business for a fraction of what it cost previously with Lexmark International, Inc.'s new Lexmark C782n XL color laser printer and Lexmark X782e XL color laser multifunction product (MFP).

Designed for high-volume color printing, the Lexmark C782n XL and X782e XL are new additions to the award-winning C782n and X782e color laser family, a line of workhorses that help business customers save time and money by printing professional color documents in-house.

"Color can significantly enhance business documents, but many organizations are concerned about the costs of color printing," said Marty Canning, Lexmark vice president and president of its Printing Solutions and Services Division. "With Lexmark's new XL high-yield cartridges for the C782n XL and X782e XL, there is no premium for color toner. Customers can print volumes of color documents affordably and avoid outsourcing to an expensive print shop."

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Epson is one of the best-known names in inkjet printers; many home offices have one, and their Artisan multifunction line is quite popular. So a new model in this category is always welcome, but does the latest one live up to the company's reputation? Keep reading to find out.
Introduction

As Epson's new flagship printer for 2008, theArtisan 800has a lot to live up to in terms of print quality, speed, and overall functionality. On the surface this beautiful-looking printer looks as though it will live up to this challenge, but I decided to get hands-on with this multifunction printer to see if its awesomely good looks were matched with equally impressive performance and features.

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Just today, Epson introduced their new line of Stylus Office printers. Engineered to meet the needs of SOHOs and SMEs, the new Stylus Office printers sport Epson's reengineered Micro Piezo print head.

The event, held in the heart of Singapore's Central Business District at the stylish and chic Geek Terminal, was kick-started by Epson General Manager Ms. Felicia Gan. In her welcome address, she spoke about how the new Stylus Office printers will help SOHOs and SMEs reduce cost and increase productivity. She also told members of the media that Epson believes that printing should be as easy as "Click, Print and Show".

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Making it easier for small offices, workgroups and home offices to leverage big office technology, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in document imaging and office solutions, today introduced two new color laser multifunction printers. Canon’s new imageCLASS MF9150c and MF9170c expand the Company’s extensive laser multifunction printer portfolio and provide small and home offices with multiple options to choose the right solution for their business.

The new imageCLASS MF9150c and MF9170c models, which will be available through resellers, were designed for any size office workflow with the availability to choose the optimal speed and value-added features all in a single device. Moving from multiple single function devices to a single streamlined multifunction laser platform device is inherently more beneficial in limited office-space environments. The new imageCLASS products allow for a better use of space while also accommodating all the tasks previously performed by four or more devices.

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If you are a fan of quality printing yet don't really like massive bulky laser printers in your home office (and really, who does?!) then Samsung's boast that its new laser printer is the smallest in the whole wide world will no doubt impress you deeply.

This "multi-talented, four-in-one, wireless colour laser printer" is memorably named the 'CLX-3175FW' and "guarantees an ultra high-resolution output in copy, print, scan and fax, along with a small, compact footprint, giving you maximum space saving and value for money."

It looks quite cool as well, if you need something to accompany your shiny new MacBook Air in your flashly minimalist home work space to impress work colleagues and friends with.

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Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announced the introduction of the bizhub PRO(R) C6501/C6501P/C5501 Series of color production print systems. The bizhub PRO C6501/C6501P Series features 65 pages per minute (ppm) color and black and white printing and copying with a high volume 300,000-page monthly duty cycle, while the bizhub PRO C5501 offers 55 ppm color and black output with a robust 250,000-page monthly duty cycle.

"The bizhub PRO C6501/C6501P/C5501 Series is poised to redefine the price/performance curve for color production print systems," said Kevin Kern, Vice President, Marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. "The combination of quality, speed, reliability, reduced cost of ownership, flexible throughput and finishing, and powerful front-end RIP options offered by the bizhub PRO C6501/C6501P/ C5501 Series make it an excellent choice for print professionals."

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The mono laser printer continues to be a stalwart of many offices and the multi-function version, which usually includes a scanner with Auto Document Feed (ADF), can be even more useful. Dell's 2335dn is a mid-range device, which the company claims is capable of 32ppm, making it ideal for small to medium workgroups.

There are a lot of different styles you can pick when designing a multifunction printer, but Dell seems to have gone for the 'Le Corbusier tank' look. Everything is monolithically square cut, with clean diagonals and rectangular apertures. The ADF manages to look pretty much like a turret and with a couple of caterpillar tracks underneath the 2335dn would be a scary piece of office munitions. It's has a big footprint for a mono laser machine.

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HP's Color Laserjet CM6040 MFP is a replacement for the 9500 series and is designed for large workgroups or even small departmental use. The basic machine – if you can call a 40ppm, A3, duplex, colour laser multifunction basic – can be expanded with extra trays, staplers and finishers, so can grow with its environment if requirements change.

As you might expect, this is a substantial machine, with a basic weight of 140kg, so you'll need to get it installed and find a place with good access to control panel and drawers. Everything important in the machine is accessed from the front, though you may need to get at its sides in the event of a paper jam.

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Brother now has a bewildering range of all-in-one printers on its books, so many that it's hard to believe it needs another. Although pitched as a high-end device, its price is still well under £100 and for this you get printing, scanning, copying and photo printing in a low-profile printer.

Although a little different in looks from most of its rivals, the DCP-585CW mimics many of its predecessors. Coloured in pale grey, with large areas of high-gloss, piano black, it's basically a large square box, roughly the size of a vinyl record deck, sloped slightly at the front to take the control panel and Brother's now trademark double-width, full-colour LCD display.

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Color inkjet printers and MFPs seem to get all the attention, but there’s still plenty of demand among SOHO and business users for faster, cheaper monochrome laser workhorses. That’s what Lexmark International is delivering with its Lexmark 650 family of monochrome laser printers and MFPs.

In all, Lexmark is rolling out 11 MFPs (the X650 line) 9 monochrome laser printer (the T650 line). The devices are based on a sixth-generation laser engine that delivers up to 1200x1200-dpi resolution and speeds up to 55 pages per minute (ppm). Many models in the Lexmark 650 family deliver (SEE THIS)-friendly features, such as two-sided printing (to reduce paper use), (SEE THIS)-Mode to reduce power consumption, and Quiet Mode to minimize environmental noise.

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Epson has launched the Epson Stylus TX101 -- a multifunction printer that allows users to manage their desktop space by combining many functions into a single device. From printing documents to scanning to copying to producing lab quality photo prints, the new Epson Stylus TX101 multifunction unit is claimed to provide the versatility, convenience and quality expected by today’s discerning consumers.

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Most of Epson's new range of inkjet all-in-one printers follow the same lines, with a matte and gloss black finish and incorporating an Auto Document Feeder (ADF) over the flatbed scanner. The Stylus Office BX300F is at the low end of the range and with a bit of careful comparison shopping, can be found for under £50.


The paper path in the printer is typical of most Epson designs, with pages feeding from a near-vertical, telescopic paper tray at the rear to another at the front. The paper support in the rear tray isn't quite as easy to use as in previous models, mainly because it no longer has a smooth face resting against the paper. Thus it's best to move the guide out to full width before inserting paper stock.


The black control panel is well laid out and includes a number pad for the machine's fax functions. It's unusual to find a machine at this price offering fax functionality and even with the ubiquitous spread of e-mail, fax is the technology which will not die mainly because it just works.

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Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment, today introduced the Ricoh Aficio MP C2800/ C3300 and MP C4000/C5000 Series. These versatile color multifunction products (MFPs) offer enhanced productivity and improved image quality for businesses of any size, all with a low total cost of ownership (TCO).

Designed with the end-user's workflow in mind, the Aficio MP C2800/C3300 and MP C4000/C5000 are able to meet the demands of any business and workgroup. To enhance productivity, the Aficio MP C2800/C3300 and MP C4000/C5000 Series boasts output speeds of 28 pages per minute (ppm), 33 ppm, 40 ppm and 50 ppm for both full color and black and white, respectively. In today's business environment, developing professional color documents is vital, and the Aficio MP C2800/C3300 and MP C4000/C5000 Series offers benchmark image quality via the latest version of Ricoh's patented PxP(TM) Toner technology, and print resolutions of up to 1200 x 1200 dots-per-inch (dpi).

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Xerox Alliance Partner, triboni, has introduced its Xerox Multi-Functional Printer (MFP) suite, software which integrates some Xerox printers with corporate business processes - and offers support for the iPhone.

iPhone users can access these business processes - supported by Xerox’s Extensible Interface Platform (EIP) - remotely, bringing a new mobile dimension to the workflow. The software allows users to scan batches of documents on a Xerox MFP and send them directly to another person, location or workflow and store them in a content management system such as Xerox’s Docushare.

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I personally have never been excited about a printer, but when I was first introduced to the Artisan 800 by Epson this past July I immediately fell in love with it and when Epson finally announced it I knew I wanted one.

So when Epson told me they were sending me one for review, I was extremely excited in fact for the past 17 hours all I have done is play with the Artisan 800 non stop and I feel as if I know this Printer, Copier, Fax better than I know myself. The last time I was so excited about a product was when I bough my iBook 4 years ago, and I never would of thought I would get so excited about a printer.

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In a market where competition is fierce to create an affordable yet functional printer that can appeal to even the most casual user, HP has upped the ante by introducing the Deskjet D2545, an inexpensive ink-jet printer that’s also environmentally friendly.

The D2545 is comprised of 83 percent recycled plastic and costs $45. Considering how wasteful ink cartridges are, it’s also reassuring that the D2545’s cartridges are also made from recycled plastic resins. Replacing your ink will set you back $30, which is about average for printers like the D2545, but seems expensive when you realize that for another $15 you could just replace the printer itself—but that would sort of defeat the purpose of buying a printer made from mostly recycled material.

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Most printers meant for the home focus at least somewhat on photos, often to the point of dropping the ball on text and graphics. The HP Photosmart D7560 Printer ($149.99 direct) manages to focus even more on photos than most while doing a better-than-average job overall with text and graphics. It even prints on optical discs. The result seems nearly oxymoronic—a photocentric but surprisingly capable all-purpose home printer.

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Toshiba America Business Solutions announces the launch of the e-STUDIO 202S/203S/203SD multifunction product (MFP) series, a compact fully-featured copy/scan/print device for today's small business markets. Toshiba's e-STUDIO202S/203S/203SD includes robust features and paper handling options of a full-sized monochrome MFP, capable of producing crisp, sharp documents at business speeds.

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Canon unveils the new sleek, compact, easy to use and feature-rich Color imageRUNNER C1022 Series. The new Color imageRUNNER Series, which is built upon the Canon imageCHIP (Concurrent Hyper Intelligent Platform) Lite system architecture, combines the capabilities of single function printers, stand-alone Fax devices, scanners and copiers into one user-friendly, high image quality multifunction device. The Color imageRUNNER C1022 Series deliver exceptional letter-sized output speeds of up to 22 pages-per-minute (ppm) in monochrome and color, and accurate color scanning at up to 20 impressions-per-minute (ipm) for single- or double-sided letter-sized originals.

To help better support today's mobile workforce, the new Color imageRUNNER C1022 Series comes with advanced scanning and printing capabilities to output documents whenever they are needed without connecting to a laptop or a computer. Using the Scan to Store feature on the control panel, users can convert scanned data to various files formats, including TIFF, JPEG or PDF formats, and store the document in a USB memory media device. Through the Direct Print feature, users can print out images from a range of memory media, including Compact Flash, SD cards and USB Memory Media Devices, which can plug directly into the Color imageRUNNER control panel. Also, with this feature, users can create an index print of all images saved on a memory device for easy reference (up to 20 JPEG index prints per letter-sized page).

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Lexmark has recently done the facelift thing on its range of home and school inkjet all-in-ones and the X5650 sits firmly in the middle of this market. At relatively low cost, the machine is designed for printing, scanning, copying, photo print and fax. Even with the new look, though, the print engine is little changed from its predecessors.

Borrowing something from Canon’s curvy black and silver profiles, Lexmark uses mid-grey instead of silver and has designed its new machine with a wraparound effect, which is both functional and easy on the eye.

Lexmark has put a small handle on the right-hand side of the machine’s paper feed tray, to adjust the paper guides without having to move them by hand. We can't see this as a big advantage and we also wonder about the sprung flap, sitting in front of the tray – as with so many recent Lexmark models. It doesn't appear to do anything useful. We thought at first these flaps were designed to stop dust falling into the feed mechanisms, but considering the size of the gap between this flap and the paper, it must be pretty ineffective.

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