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Epson Stylus R320 Photo Inkjet Printer

Imagine being able to print pictures directly from your digital camera. The Epson Stylus R320 Photo Inkjet Printer lets you own that power.

For the office, this type of printer would be perfect for personalized brochures and flyers. Unpersonalized literature just doesn’t have the same impact. There’s something to be said for keeping your face and your logo in the minds of your customers. The Epson Stylus R320 Photo Inkjet Printer would also aid in creating the all-important portfolio.

For the home, I love the thought of fun greeting cards, and stationery. For anyone who keeps a journal or is into scrapbooking, this would be picture perfect. I also like the thought of adding visuals to my recipe cards, so I can strut my capacity for cunning culinary craftmanship.

Features:

  • USB 2.0 interface, built-in preview LCD; PC/Mac
  • 6-color photo printing at 5,760 x 1,440 optimized dpi
  • Up to 15 ppm black print speed; 4-by-6-inch photo in as little as 39 seconds
  • Accepts wide range of digital-camera memory cards
  • Supports inkjet-printable CD and DVD media

From the Manufacturer:

Print great photos and CDs–no PC required! A fast, full-featured performer, the Epson Stylus Photo R320 makes printing brilliant, long-lasting photos a snap! Plus, it prints directly on inkjet-printable CD-Rs and DVD-Rs, so it’s easy to customize each disk with a cool, finished look.
This versatile printer includes a color monitor to view, select, and crop photos. Print from popular memory cards or PictBridge-enabled digital cameras. For beautiful frame-ready photos, take advantage of BorderFree printing. This inkjet even connects directly to an external CD-R or Zip drive to save and print colorful moments with ease. It’s all within reach with the Epson Stylus Photo R320.

With up to 5,760 x 1,440 optimized dpi and superior 6-color Photo Inks, this printer offers precision color and detail, whatever the task at hand. And, whether printing stacks of photos or an important presentation, the Epson Stylus Photo R320 speeds through every project. With versatile, PC-free printing, brilliant image quality, and powerful performance, this inkjet offers a remarkable choice in the world of digital imaging. And, consider its convenient individual ink cartridges. When paired with Epson’s high-quality, value-priced papers, it delivers a remarkably affordable, home photo printing solution.

I love copywriters. They geek sexy.

Includes:

  • Epson Stylus Photo R320 inkjet printer
  • Cyan ink cartridge (T048220)
  • Light cyan ink cartridge (T048520)
  • Magenta ink cartridge (T048320)
  • Light magenta ink cartridge (T048620)
  • Yellow ink cartridge (T048420)
  • Black ink cartridge (T048120)
  • CD print tray and software
  • Printer documentation
  • CD-ROM containing printer drivers and software (Windows and Macintosh)

I rarely, okay I never, rely solely on a manufacturer’s assessment of what they’re selling, so I hunted around for product reviews by actual consumers. The consensus is that this printer does an amazing job, especially for the price. Most said they were actually pleasantly surprised by the quality of the pictures.

My biggest concern was whether or not the pictures would be pixelated, as they often are with these type of printers (as in the ones that don’t set you back thousands). Apparently that isn’t a problem with Epson Stylus R320 Photo Inkjet Printer. Good to know as I think I’m now on the need side of this printer.

Canon PIXMA iP4000

by Mike on October 24, 2005

We bought a new printer for our SOHO a while back. It’s a Canon PIXMA iP4000 and we love it.

It’s the first Canon we’ve owned and our next one will be a Canon, too, if this one is any indication of the type of output and reliability that Canon is pimping to the world.

Canon iP4000

From their website:

If you’re looking for outstanding quality, high speed and advanced convenience features, the Canon PIXMA™ iP4000 Photo Printer is ideal. Its ContrastPLUS 5-color ink system with four dye-based inks plus a pigment-based black ink produces true-life photos with improved color saturation and contrast along with laser-quality text. Plus, it achieves a resolution of up to 4800 x 1200 color dpi1, for exceptional detail and photo-realism. Canon Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering (FINE) uses a high-performance 1,856-nozzle print head that ejects consistent, prescribed-volume droplets as small as 2 picoliters. Simply put: more nozzles with higher accuracy equal better results at impressive speeds. You can even produce edge-to-edge borderless photos in 4 x 6, 5 x 7 and 8.5 x 11 in. sizes, with the look and feel of traditional photographs.

Using the PIXMA iP4000 Photo Printer is fast and easy. How fast? It can produce up to 25 ppm in black and up to 17 ppm in color, and a 4″ x 6″ borderless print takes only 36 seconds2. How easy? With direct photo printing, you can even print without a computer: simply connect any PictBridge compatible3 digital camera or DV camcorder, and print!

To help keep printing costs down, Canon has developed an efficient system that has five individual ink tanks that let you replace only the color that runs out, rather than an entire cartridge containing unused ink. Plus, a unique low-ink sensor alerts you when ink levels are low, so you are prepared to just drop in a new tank as needed. They call it ” Canon Think Tank System ”

The iP4000 has several unique features that make it a winner:

1) ContrastPLUS ink system for true-life photos and laser-quality text.

2) Up to 25 ppm black/up to 17 ppm color.

3) Dual paper path with built-in 2 sided printing.

4) Maximum 4800 x 1200 color dpi with microscopic droplets as small as 2 picoliters.

5) Direct photo printing from PictBridge compatible digital cameras & DV camcorders.

6) Borderless 4″ x 6″ photographs in approx. 36 seconds.

If you need a quality inkjet printer, give the Canon PIXMA iP4000 a try. It’s working for us.

CW75 Thermal CD-R Label Printer

by office on October 23, 2005

CD-R Label PrinterGood Lord we should have bought one of these a long time ago…seriously, while we’ve since switched to backing our data up on 60GB ATA-Tape cartridges, my department at work still has over a thousand backup CD-Rs—all with my cruddy handwriting scrawled across them. Not exactly PRO. To make matters worse, when our clients ask for backups of their data they get the same thing—a cheap looking CD-R with, you guessed it, my nearly illegible writing in black sharpie ink.

But no more! It’s time to move up, so I’ve been eyeing one of these babies, namely, the Casio CW75 Thermal CD-R Label Printer. Here’s a bit from the website:

Stand-Alone or PC Compatible Disc Title Printer • Creates crisp, clear professional-looking CDs without the hassle of applying labels • Thermal printing wont damage CD-R/DVD or drive! • Imports any font, graphic or data from your PC, including track names from Windows Media Player • Print area: each 5/8 x 2-15/16 • Typewriter-style keyboard for stand-alone operation; or hook up to PC. Print area equals 16 lines. 12-character/one-line display, shows CD-R/DVD layout. Print format: 18 alphanumeric and four graphics. Uses eight AA batteries (included) or optional AC Adapter (CSOADA12280L), sold separately. Includes USB cable, PC software with six fonts and 1,055 symbols, black ink ribbon, template and sample CD-R

Personally, I could care less about the computer compatibility…I just want to punch in a title and push print! If I can convince my boss to part with a few bucks I’ll post a review.

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