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LASER PRINTER
HP COLOR LASERJET ENTERPRISE MFP M480F
$879.99
The HP Color LaserJet Enterprise MFP M480f mid-volume color laser AIO printer
outclasses the competition with its beautifully detailed printing. Text is of near-
typesetter quality, graphics output is magnificent, and photos are as good as
you can hope for from a laser printer. Its paper capacity consists of one
250-sheet cassette and a 50-sheet multipurpose tray, with an optional 550-sheet
tray available. Though its upfront price is a little steep, reasonable running costs
make up for that. A rich range of connectivity choices includes two USB 2.0 host
ports, one USB 2.0 device port, Ethernet, Wi-Fi Direct, and near-field
communication (NFC).
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PHOTO PRINTER
EPSON ECOTANK PHOTO ET-8550 ALL-IN-ONE WIDE-FOR-
MAT SUPERTANK
$699.99
The Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8550 All-in-One is a great investment for photo buffs.
Although its price is high, the ET-8550 includes up to a two-year supply of ink, and
additional ink costs a pittance. Its six-ink system, in which bottled ink is poured
into refillable tanks, adds photo black and gray to the standard cyan, magenta,
yellow, and black. This helps ensure crisp grayscale graphics and makes dark
areas in photos deeper and richer. The ET-8550 showed exceptional output
quality for text, graphics, and especially photos.
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3D PRINTER
ORIGINAL PRUSA I3 MK3S+
$999.00
The Original Prusa i3 MK3S+, an incremental upgrade from the Prusa MK3S, makes
Prusa Research’s flagship 3D printer even sturdier and more reliable. It has a
revamped print bed leveling system, stronger parts to hold rods and bearings in
place, and improved extruder airflow. The MK3S+ is easy to set up and use, and
in our testing, it consistently produced prints of above-average quality with no
significant problems. The MK3s+ supports printing with a wide variety of filaments
and includes the simple yet powerful PrusaSlicer software. Although a modest
upgrade from its predecessor, the Prusa i3 MK3S+ is the culmination of nearly a
decade of refinements to the company’s premier 3D printer.
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SCANNER
FUJITSU SCANSNAP IX1600
$495.00
The Fujitsu ScanSnap iX1600 is modestly priced and highly accurate for a desktop
document scanner. The iX1600 exceeded its rated speed for both one-sided
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