2019-09-01_Computer_Shopper

ISSUE 379|COMPUTERSHOPPER|SEPTEMBER (^201963)
PRINTERS&SCANNERS
EPSONWorkForce
WF-7710DWF
★★★★★
£130•www.amzn.to/2JVaD3B
HPOfficeJetPro7720
★★★★★
£150•www.currys.co.uk
CANONPixmaTS3150
★★★★★
£40•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 requirea
bit more flexibilityfrom their MFP.
The OfficeJetPro 7720
strikes afine balance
betweenprice,performanceand features, makingit
ideal forhome offices and small businesses–especiallythose 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 specificmodel deliverssharp,
solid coloursthat 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 d
Vinci Jr 1.0w,but the Minimaker
prints at identicalspeed and
quality,and costs much, much less. In fact, it’s th
most affordable3D printer we’ve ever used.
TECHNOLOGYFusedFilamentFabrication•MAXIMUMPRINTRESOLUTION100microns•
MAXIMUMBUILDSIZE150x150x150mm•DIMENSIONS390x360x335mm•WEIGHT11.5kg•
FILAMENT1.75mmPLA•WARRANTYOneyearRTB•DETAILSeu.xyzprinting.com•
PARTCODE3FM1XXEU00D•FULLREVIEWApr2017
CANONimageFormula
DR-C230
★★★★★
£271•www.ebuyer.com
This sheet-fed documentscanne
is perfect forgetting throughstacks of documents
withouthaving to manuallyscan each page.It’s
pleasantlyfast and pairs with Canon’s powerfulCaptureOnTouch Pro
software,which does afine job of processingyour scans.
TECHNOLOGYDualCISsheet-fedscanner•SCANNERRESOLUTION600x600dpi•DIMENSIONS
231x291x530mm•WEIGHT2.8kg•MAXIMUMPAPERSIZEA4/legal•WARRANTYOneyearRTB

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

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01

Youshould be able to buy adecent

inkjet printer forless than £40.

High-qualityprintingis possibleon such a

printer,but it will be slow.The actual print

speed of an inkjet can be half the quoted

(maximum)speed fortext documents,

and even slower when printinggraphics.

Budgetinkjet printers such as these are

designedonly forlight use and can be

expensiveto run.

02

For£80 to £90 you can buy amore

capableprinterthat’seitherfasterand

better built or better at reproducingphotos.

If documentsare your priority,you’ll want a

high minimumspeed and low print costs.

Look forinkjets that can handle all your

office media, such as envelopesand labels.

Choosing an... Inkjetprinter

03

If photos are your priority,speed is

less important.Chooseaprinter that

reproducessubtle tones well. Youcan’t

determinethis by lookingat the

specifications–only hands-ontesting will

do,sorememberto check our reviews

before you buy.

Borderlessprinting(up to the edge of

the paper) should also be possible.Pay

particularattention to runningcosts:

photos use three times as much ink as

regularcolour documents.

04

Heavy-duty office inkjets can cost

up to £1,000 and their build quality

is improving. Theyuse large individualink

tanks, which can cut runningcosts.

Printers with automaticduplex (double-

sided) printingor A3 capabilitiesare now

much more affordable.

05

Pricier photoprinters let you print

from memorycards pluggedstraight

intothe printer,soyou don’t need to use a

PC. An LCD preview screen offers greater

controlforthis methodof printing.Many

inkjet printers now have aPictBridgeUSB

port, which you can use to print images

directlyfrom most digital cameras.

06

If you’re really seriousabout

photography,considerbuying an

inkjet that can produceborderlessprints

up to A3 size.The best devices can print

photos that look nearly as good as those

from professionallabs.