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PRINTERS &SCANNERS
EPSONWorkForce
WF-7710DWF
★★★★★
£161•www.amzn.to/2JVaD3B
EPSONExpressionPhotoXP-8600
★★★★★
£90•www.amzn.to/2WNU54e
CANONPixmaTS205
★★★★★
£30•www.ebuyer.com
EPSON EcoTankET-7750
★★★★★
£540•www.amzn.to/2RDCQ3c
The WorkForce WF-7710DWF allows you to print at
the larger A3+ paper size,aswell as faxand scan at
A3, so it’s great forhome office userswho require a
bit more flexibility from their MFP.
The Expression Photo
XP-8600 focuseson
creative use,and does
agreat job of it,too.Atthis kind of
price,nothing else comes close on the quality of printed photos.
It has abasic feature set
and isn’t very fast, but
the Pixma TS205’s print
quality makes it abargain. Replacement ink
cartridges are the biggest expense,but
that’s fine if you’re only printing at home occasionally.
Like all EcoTank MFPs, the
ET-7750 offsets its high
price with low running
costs, and this specific model delivers sharp,
solid colours that suit photoprinting well.
TECHNOLOGYPiezoinkjet•MAXIMUMPRINTRESOLUTION4,800x2,400dpi•DIMENSIONS
340x567x452mm•WEIGHT18.7kg•MAXIMUMPAPERSIZEA3+•WARRANTYOneyearRTB•
DETAILSwww.epson.co.uk•PARTCODEC11CG36411•FULLREVIEWNov2018
TECHNOLOGYPiezoinkjet•MAXIMUMPRINTRESOLUTION5,760x1,440dpi•SCANNER
RESOLUTION1,200x4,800dpi•DIMENSIONS142x349x340mm•WEIGHT6.7kg•MAXIMUM
PAPERSIZEA4/legal•WARRANTYOneyearRTB•DETAILSwww.epson.co.uk•PARTCODE
C11CH47401•FULLREVIEWJan2020
TECHNOLOGYThermal inkjet•MAXIMUMPRINTRESOLUTION4,800x1,200dpi•DIMENSIONS
131x426x255mm•WEIGHT2.5kg•MAXIMUMPAPERSIZEA4/legal•WARRANTYOneyearRTB
- DETAILSwww.canon.co.uk•PARTCODE2319C008•FULLREVIEWSep 2019
TECHNOLOGYPiezoinkjet•MAXIMUMPRINTRESOLUTION5,760x1,440•
SCANNERRESOLUTION1,200x2,400dpi•DIMENSIONS168x526x415mm•WEIGHT10.5kg•
MAXIMUMPAPERSIZEA3•WARRANTYOneyearRTB•DETAILSwww.epson.co.uk•
PARTCODEC11CG16401CE•FULLREVIEWSep2018
EPSON EcoTankET-M3180
★★★★★
£388•www.printerland.co.uk
If you need topump out
black-and-whitedocuments, the
ET-M3180 is agreat alternative
to abulkylaser MFP.This ADF-equipped printer
and scanner is impressively fast and, like the rest of the EcoTank
range,has incredibly low per-page running costs.
TECHNOLOGYPiezoinkjet•MAXIMUMPRINTRESOLUTION2,400x1,200dpi•DIMENSIONS
375x347x346mm•WEIGHT7.2kg•MAXIMUMPAPERSIZEA4/legal•WARRANTYThreeyears
onsite•DETAILSwww.epson.co.uk•PARTCODEC11CG93402BY•FULLREVIEWNov2019
CANONimageFormula
DR-C230
★★★★★
£274•www.ebuyer.com
This sheet-fed document scanner
is perfect forgetting through stacks of documents
without having to manually scan each page.It’s
pleasantly fast and pairs with Canon’s powerful CaptureOnTouch Pro
software,which does afine job of processing your scans.
TECHNOLOGYDual CISsheet-fed scanner•SCANNERRESOLUTION600x600dpi•DIMENSIONS
231x291x530mm•WEIGHT2.8kg•MAXIMUMPAPERSIZEA4/legal•WARRANTYOneyearRTB
- DETAILSwww.canon.co.uk•PARTCODE2646C003•FULLREVIEWFeb2018
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Laserprintersusedtobemuch
moreexpensivethaninkjetsand
weretypicallyrestrictedtooffices.They
arenowmuchmoreaffordable,however,
andofferseveralbenefitsoverinkjets,
including lower per-page printing costs
and faster print speeds.
02
Adecent laser printer will typically
cost around £80, and will happily
print hundreds of black-and-whitepages per
hour.Ifdocuments are your priority,you’ll
want ahigh minimum speed and low print
costs. However,you’ll probably be limited to
black-and-whiteprinting at this price.
03
Although you can still buy single-
function laser printers, multifunction
Choosinga... Laserprinter
peripherals (MFPs) are now farmore
common. These models can scan and
photocopydocuments as well as print them,
and some of them also have faxcapabilities.
Laser MFPsstart from around £200.
04
Heavy-duty office lasers designed for
printing thousands of pages per
month can cost thousands of pounds. They
use large individual toner drums, which can
cut running costs. Automatic duplex
(double-sided) printing is also common here.
05
Although laser printers are more
suited to printing text than graphics,
many are still able to produce high-quality
photographs. Speed isn’t apriority here
–instead choose aprinter that reproduces
subtle tones well. Youcan’t determine this
by looking at the specifications; only
hands-on testing will do,soremember to
check our reviews before you buy.
Borderless printing (up to the edge of the
paper) should also be possible.
06
If you want to print from multiple
devices, make sure you look for
extended connectivity.Decent laser printers
can be shared on your local network and
have USB ports fordirect printing, memory
card slots forprintingimages from adigital
camera, and iOS, Android or Google Cloud
Print support forprintingfrommobile
devices such as smartphones or tablets.
An LCD preview screen offers greater
control forthismethod of printing.
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