Computer Shopper - UK (2019-08)

ISSUE 378|COMPUTER SHOPPER|AUGUST 2019 63

PRINTERS &SCANNERS

EPSONWorkForce

WF-7710DWF

★★★★★

£161•www.amzn.to/2JVaD3B

HPOfficeJetPro7720

★★★★★

£119•www.currys.co.uk

CANONPixmaTS3150

★★★★★

£36•www.ebuyer.com

EPSONEcoTankET-7750

★★★★★

£546•www.jessops.com

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 users who require a

bit more flexibility from their MFP.

The OfficeJet Pro 7720

strikes afine balance

between price,performance and features, making it

ideal forhome offices and small businesses –especially those that

could use A3 printing.

If you only print or scan

infrequently,you probably

don’t need aload of fancy features. The Pixma TS3150

does the job forhardly any money–it’s abit slow,but the results are

of ahigher quality than we’d expect from abudget MFP.

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

TECHNOLOGYThermalinkjet•MAXIMUMPRINTRESOLUTION4,800x1,200dpi•

SCANNERRESOLUTION1,200x1,200dpi•DIMENSIONS(HXWXD)307x445x585mm•

WEIGHT15.5kg•MAXIMUMPAPERSIZEA3(printonly)•WARRANTYThreeyearsRTB•

DETAILSwww.hp.co.uk•PARTCODEY0S18A•FULLREVIEWDec2017

TECHNOLOGYThermalinkjet•MAXIMUMPRINTRESOLUTION4,800x1,200dpi•

SCANNERRESOLUTION600x1,200dpi•DIMENSIONS126x373x315mm•WEIGHT3.9kg•

MAXIMUMPAPERSIZEA4/legal•WARRANTYOneyearRTB•DETAILSwww.canon.co.uk•

PARTCODE2226C008•FULLREVIEWJan2018

TECHNOLOGYPiezoinkjet•MAXIMUMPRINTRESOLUTION5,760x1,440•

SCANNERRESOLUTION1,200x2,400dpi•DIMENSIONS168x526x415mm•WEIGHT10.5kg•

MAXIMUMPAPERSIZEA3•WARRANTYOneyearRTB•DETAILSwww.epson.co.uk•

PARTCODEC11CG16401CE•FULLREVIEWSep2018

XYZPRINTINGdaVinciMinimaker

★★★★★

£177•www.xyzprinting.com

It’s not as fully featured as the da

Vinci Jr 1.0w,but the Minimaker

prints at identical speed and

quality,and costs much, much less. In fact, it’s the

most affordable 3D printer we’ve ever used.

TECHNOLOGYFusedFilamentFabrication•MAXIMUMPRINTRESOLUTION100microns•

MAXIMUMBUILDSIZE150x150x150mm•DIMENSIONS390x360x335mm•WEIGHT11.5kg•

FILAMENT1.75mmPLA•WARRANTYOneyearRTB•DETAILSeu.xyzprinting.com•

PARTCODE3FM1XXEU00D•FULLREVIEWApr2017

CANONimageFormula

DR-C230

★★★★★

£320•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.

TECHNOLOGYDualCISsheet-fedscanner•SCANNERRESOLUTION600x600dpi•DIMENSIONS

231x291x530mm•WEIGHT2.8kg•MAXIMUMPAPERSIZEA4/legal•WARRANTYOneyearRTB

• DETAILSwww.canon.co.uk•PARTCODE2646C003•FULLREVIEWFeb2018

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01

Laser printers used to be much

more expensive than inkjets and

were typically restricted to offices. They

are now much more affordable,however,

and offer several benefits over inkjets,

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 forprinting images from adigital

camera, and iOS, Android or Google Cloud

Print support forprinting from mobile

devices such as smartphones or tablets.

An LCD preview screen offers greater

control forthis method of printing.