Printer reviews, including laser, inkjet, and photo printers

Review: Canon Selphy CP790 snapshot printer

Susan Silvius — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0800

This printer is cute and stylish, but it wastes ink and has an awkward paper-handling setup

Review: Print Magic for iPhone

Jeff Merron — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:52:00 -0800

This app, which aims to let you print from your iPhone to a printer on your network, has a lot of promise. Unfortunately, the current version commits too many unpredictable errors to be worth your download.

Apple posts Snow Leopard printer driver updates

Philip Michaels — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:12:00 -0800

The drivers -- available from the company's Support Downloads site -- cover printers made by Canon, HP, Brother, and Lexmark.

Dell touts "World's fastest office laser printer"

Roman Loyola — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0800

Dell announced the 5130cdn ($1549), a workgroup color laser printer that the company claims is the “world’s fastest single function letter-size office color laser printer.”

Five unbelievable printers you can't have

Heather Kelly — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0800

While ink-on-paper printing technology is getting smaller, faster, and more affordable, the world of specialty printers is expanding. Mind-blowing tools are being developed that can print everything from food to human organs.

A look at two Internet-connected printers

Roman Loyola — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0800

Roman Loyola takes a quick look at the Internet features in the HP Photosmart Premium with TouchSmart Web and the Lexmark Interact S605 printers.

Get better prints

Dave Johnson and Kelly Turner — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:30:00 -0800

No matter how much you enjoy taking digital photos and sharing them electronically, there’s something special about photos that you hold in your hand. These days, it’s popular to let someone else make prints for you. But there are advantages to printing your photos.

Primera intros BravoPro Xi-Series disc publishers

Nick Spence — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:05:00 -0800

Primera Technology, a developer and manufacturer of CD/DVD/BD duplication and printing equipment, has announced the new BravoPro Xi-Series Disc Publishers.

Solve inkjet printer problems

Robert Ellis — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0800

Troubled by blurry prints or strange colors? Try these solutions to common printer frustrations.

Bugs & Fixes: What bugs Mac OS X 10.6.2 tackles

Ted Landau — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:27:00 -0800

The Mac OS X 10.6.2 update fixes several bugs that Ted Landau looked at in previous columns. Here's a rundown of what the updated OS addresses.

Primera intros PTPublisher burning and printing software for Mac

Nick Spence — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:30:00 -0800

Primera Technology, a leading developer and manufacturer of CD/DVD/BD duplication and printing equipment, has announced PTPublisher for Mac.

How to print 35mm slide scans

Derrick Story — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:40:00 -0800

A quick trick for printing high resolution scanned 35mm slides larger than their original, tiny size.

iMo Foto Frame also prints your pictures

Kelly Turner — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:02:00 -0800

This two-in-one digital photo frame prints 4-by-6-inch photos, too.

Canon introduces photo printing app

Nick Spence — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:00:00 -0800

Canon introduces Easy-PhotoPrint for iPhone, a free app for the iPhone and iPod touch.

Save printer ink by using an ink-saving font

Rick Broida — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:46:00 -0700

Ecofont is a free typeface that promises to reduce ink use by up to 20 percent.

Printing mailing labels

Christopher Breen — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:19:00 -0700

No need to search for a special tool to print address labels. The tool is built into OS X.

Design basics: The alignment analysis

Lesa Snider — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:00:00 -0700

You don't need a degree in graphic design to create great-looking documents. You just have to follow a few simple rules. Today we learn about alignment.

Epson introduces new PictureMate Charm photo printer

Roman Loyola — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:30:00 -0700

Epson announced a new compact photo printer called the PictureMate Charm.

Lexmark introduces new laser printers

James Galbraith — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:54:00 -0700

Lexmark launched three new laser printers, all of which offer 500-sheet input paper capacity, high-yield toner cartridges, and and price tags for less than $1,000.

Xerox announces Phaser 6140N

James Galbraith — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:09:00 -0700

Xerox's new networked color laser features faster print speeds, duplex and paper tray options.

HP to focus on services with new print division

Agam Shah — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:10:00 -0700

Hewlett-Packard on Monday formed a new print services division with a focus on managing print and imaging hardware and software in enterprises.

HP adds Snow Leopard printer drivers after customer complaints

Gregg Keizer — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:11:00 -0700

Hewlett-Packard has added support for an additional 38 printer models or printer series to Snow Leopard.

Opinion: What can the new Stylus Pro 3880 do for you?

Rick LePage — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:00:00 -0700

What can photo pros take away from Epson's upgraded printer?

Get an Ethernet-networked printer working in Snow Leopard

Ted Landau — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:22:00 -0700

After upgrading to Snow Leopard, Ted Landau's trusty old HP LaserJet 4000N no longer responded to Print requests from his Mac. Here's how he tackled the problem. Plus: a bonus look at the low ink level warning in OS X 10.6.

Brother rolls out new color all-in-ones for home offices

Peter Cohen — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:06:00 -0700

Brother has rolled out five new printers, including three new all-in-ones; all use LED technology to print color output at up to 600 x 2400 dpi resolution.

Kodak rolls out new all-in-one inkjet printers

Peter Cohen — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:13:00 -0700

Kodak has introduced two new all-in-one inkjet printer models that work with the Mac -- one has built-in Wi-Fi.

Lexmark rolls out new all in one printers for business

Peter Cohen — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:44:00 -0700

Lexmark has rolled out eight new all-in-one inkjet printers designed for small business and home office use.

The $300 challenge: The photographer

Derrick Story — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:00:00 -0700

Mac photographer Derrick Story tries to turn a basic Mac into a fully-functional photo studio without going over budget.

Epson unveils Stylus Photo 3880 photo printer

Roman Loyola — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:00:00 -0700

Epson unveils the new Stylus Photo 3880 wide-format ink-jet printer.