Here are Canon’s IT Show 2013 promotions for laser/inkjet printers and multifunction devices, as well as scanners.
Click to view or download Canon printer promotions during IT Show 2013. Caution: large 7/3MB PDF file.
You can look for Canon’s printers and scanners at resellers at IT Show 2013.
HP is at IT Show 2013 at Marina Bay Sands at Level 1, Booths 1221 & 1225.
Click to view or download HP promotions for personal computers during IT Show 2013. Caution: large 3.3MB PDF file.
Check out HP’s range of ENVY and Pavilion series desktops and All-in-One computers, monitors, as well as ENVY notebooks and Ultrabooks, and Spectre notebooks and sleekbooks.
Click to view or download HP promotions for laser and inkjet printers.
If you’re looking for a SOHO printer, check out the Officejet Pro 8600 Plus e-All-in-One (S$449) which I’d reviewed earlier – it’s good value for money for a small office.
Click to view or download HP promotions for computer accessories.
If photo quality is important, look for the Photosmart 7520 e-All-in-One (S$299). I’m reviewing it right now and the image quality – even on plain A4 paper is simply amazing.
Brother will be at IT Show 2013 at Marina Bay Sands at Level 1, Booth 1403.
Click to view or download Brother promotions during IT Show 2013.
Check out Brother’s range of Mono/Colour single/multifunction laser/inkjet printers, scanners, labellers and home sewing machines at the IT Show 2013.
Epson will be at IT Show 2013 at Marina Bay Sands at Level 1, Booth 1217.
Click to view or download Epson promotions during IT Show 2013.
Check out Epson’s range of single and multifunction inkjet and laser printers, as well as single function scanners and projectors.
Also take a look at the newly launched L-series inkjet printers using the refillable ink tank system.
Fuji Xerox will be at Level 1, Booth 1309 at the IT Show 2013 (7-10 March) in Marina Bay Sands.
Click to view/download Fuji Xerox’s 2-page flyer for IT Show 2013.
Three printers worth looking at are the DocuPrint P255 dw (S$169), DocuPrint M255 z (S$349) and DocuPrint M355 df (S$559). There are additional S$50 NTUC vouchers in addition to these discounted prices.
Check out why (laser vs inkjet printers) you may want to consider a laser printer even for a small or home office.
Click to view/download Fuji Xerox’s promotions for IT Show 2013.
With the prices of laser printers becoming more affordable, many home and small offices are choosing to buy laser printers to enjoy the more economical print per page costs, faster speed and professional document print quality.
I reviewed an S-LED printer (DocuPrint M255 z) from Fuji Xerox last week and was curious how its S-LED technology worked. Both LED and Laser involve Page Printing, utilising similar technology – electrophotography.
Laser printers are the workhorse of the office where large numbers of prints are made. This is because they are fast, produce professional print quality for documents, and most importantly – print per page is much cheaper than the inkjet printer at home.
LED printers are also known as laser-class printers. S-LED print head technology keeps the advantages of conventional LED’s mechanical reliability and compact design while improving print quality and reliability.
Only problem is – they used to be bulky and were much more expensive than inkjets. So home and small offices who are budget conscious tend to use inkjets instead, especially if the quantity of prints is small.
Xerox developed the industry’s first laser printer in 1977, offering a lower cost, reliable, and high print quality printer.
Today, laser technology is a sophisticated printing technology, providing fast printing, quality finishing and easy operation advantages.
Fuji Xerox was voted on HardwareZone as the Best LED Printer Brand 2013 – Readers Choice, and Best SOHO Multi-Function Printer (Editors Choice) DocuPrint M355 df. I asked the company how the laser printer compares with an inkjet printer today.
Pros and cons of a laser printer and inkjet printer. Click to enlarge.
The above is their qualitative comparison against a generic inkjet printer. What everybody already knows, of course, is that the laser printer trounces the inkjet for printing large volumes at very fast speed.
36,000 pages over 3 years. *Warranty period of 4 years – 2-year standard (labour+parts) + 2-year limited (parts only) warranty including replacement of drum cartridge. Click to enlarge.
In terms of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), above is comparison chart for a high usage rate of 1,000 pages per month over 3 years, as well as a relatively low usage rate of 50 pages per month below.
Even for a low throughput of only 50 pages per month over 3 years, a laser could be more economical than an inkjet. Click to enlarge.
In both cases, Fuji Xerox believes laser printers incur a lower TCO than inkjets.
Summing up the charts, there are savings of over 60%, even with low scale of printing of only 50 pages a month over a period of 3 years. The savings increases with the volume of printing as seen in chart 2 of over 36,000 pages in 3 years.
You can enjoy these savings too, by using a laser printer.
Laser printers work in a dramatically different manner. A laser projects the image of a document onto the printing drum, which is electrically charged. This image is then sprayed with dry ink, or toner, which sticks to the charged areas. The drum is then rolled onto paper and the ink is fused to the paper by a heat source.
This printing process differs dramatically from inkjets because the entire document is loaded into the printer, rather than in a continuous stream, as is the case with inkjets. This difference makes the laser printer ideal for entirely different printing needs than the inkjet.
Epson introduces refillable ink-tanks with its L-series printers. Prices and availability in Singapore TBA.
The Epson L355 above is one of seven new printers in the L-series using the ink tank system.
With the L-series printers, Epson promises the world’s lowest printing cost, with a high page yield of 4,000 pages for each bottle of ink at S$9.90.
Each printer is bundled with four bottles of ink (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black), plus two additional bottles of black ink.
There will be 7 new models (listed below) in Epson’s L-series using the new ink tank system, catering to home users, small to medium businesses, and even photo enthusiasts.
The DocuPrint M255 z is a four-in-one multifunction machine that prints (monochrome laser), copies, scans (with OCR), and faxes.
Targeted towards small businesses or the home office, it is priced at S$399 (incl. GST).
Fuji Xerox DocuPrint M255 z S-LED Multifunction Desktop Printer (RRP:S$399).
I used the DocuPrint M255 z for two weeks and found it to be easy to set up, churned out good print quality, and felt faster than its specs suggested.
Physical dimensions
W x D x H:
420 x 398 x 365mm
Although it’s labelled a desktop printer, it does take up the better half of a regular work desk – but that’s no surprise since it’s a multifunction machine that not only prints, but copies, scans and faxes as well.
It’s no bulkier than other office multifunction laser printers that I’ve used from other makes.
The control panel looks busy with plenty of buttons. Once you get the hang of it, the user-interface is actually quite easy to use.
The DocuPrint M255 z is able to print double-sided, saving much time and paper cost. Most importantly to me, that makes it all the more environmentally friendly.
Main specs
The printer has a fixed drum feature that means that there is only one consumable to replace, further keeping the cost of ownership down.
Print resolution is 1,200 x 1,200 dpi and I had no complaints with the print quality – be it text documents or black-and-white printouts of graphics, illustrations, and photos in black-and-white.
A toner save mode provides the option of using uses less toner per page. Although the printout was slightly fainter, I found that the printout was still crisp, sharp and readable.
One might not even notice the difference if not told that toner save mode is used.
Print speed is up to 30 pages per minute but it certainly feels much faster – at least compared with what I’m used to. It’s like the machines sucks in paper from the feeder and spits it out almost instantaneously, albeit rather vehemently.
If you’re looking for a capable workhorse for your home office, this duplex A4 inkjet printer gives you the full range of print, copy, scan and fax capabilities you’ll need.
Print quality is good, operation is simple and fast – but make sure you have enough space for it.
RRP: S$499 (incl. GST).
HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus e-All-in-One inkjet prints up to 20 ppm in black, and 16 ppm in colour.
The print quality of the Officejet Pro 8600 Plus is excellent. Text documents look as if they were printed by a laser printer, while photos (printed on glossy photo paper) were crisp and vibrant.
I was told the prints on normal A4 paper were “water-proof” so I immersed a few printed sheets in water overnight.
Indeed the ink didn’t run at all.
Of course the paper got all wrinkled after it dried but that’s got nothing to do with the ink or printer.
You’ll be hard put to tell they were not printed on a dedicated photo printer.
I tested the photo-print quality by printing full A4 sized outputs on glossy photo paper.
I was rather impressed as I didn’t expect a multi-function printer meant for office-use to produce photo prints almost as well as a dedicated photo printer.
HP will be at SITEX 2012 at Hall 6 Booths 6B01 and 6E10 in the Singapore EXPO.
Click to view or download SITEX 2012 promotions for HP desktops, All-in-One computers, notebooks, tablets, and notebook-tablet transformers. (Caution: Large 2MB PDF file)
The much anticipated HP ENVY X2 is now available at a special pre-order price of $1,099 (U.P $1,199)
Other HP computers to check out include the HP ENVY 4 TouchSmart Ultrabook, HP Pavilion Sleekbook, as well as the HP ENVY 23” and 20” AiO PCs.
Click to view or download SITEX 2012 promotions for HP printers. (Caution: Large 2MB PDF file)
Also check out HP’s printers, such as the HP LaserJet Pro 200 M276nw Color MFP and the HP Officejet 6700 Premium e-All-in-One printer.
Click to view or download SITEX 2012 promotions for HP printer supplies, including ink, toner and paper.
My favourite is the HP Photosmart 7520 e-All-in-One printer, which is equipped with HP’s wireless direct printing featureand allows users to print from any Wi-Fi-enabled mobile device, such as smartphones, tablets and laptop computers without the need for network or internet connections.
Click to view or download SITEX 2012 promotions for HP accessories including mouse, keyboards, headsets, speakers, bags and webcams; as well as software.
