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Quick Guide

PRINTERS, ALL-IN-ONE

if ail you do is print, you can save money and space by purchasing a dedicated printer. But if you want to copy or scan, or even fax, it's worth investigating an all-in-one.

What to iook for

If you don't need to print in color or scan color photos, an all-in-one laser for superior quality, faster print speed, and a lower cost per page An all-in-one inkjet, if you want color printing and a model that excels at printing your photos A built-in duplexer to print on both sides of the page
What to skip

costs, which can make a bargain-priced printer a bad deal in the long run An inkjet with a single color cartridge, because separate color cartridges may be more economical, depending on your photos
What you'ii pay

Shopping tip
If you're printing photos, a memory card reader or PictBridge compatibility can be helpful.

All-in-ones are actually getting less expensive and more versatile. Inkjets cost $60 and up.
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Overall score is based on speed and quality of print, scan, and copy functions, plus ease of use. The displayed score is out of a total of 100 points. Ink and paper/month is estimated cost (in dollars) for ink and photo paper in a month of typical use, based on our tests and how our readers told us they print. For inkjets: 23 text pages, 9 graphics pages, 2.4 large photos, 3.6 small photos, and 3.5 photos on plain paper. For lasers: 62 text pages, 24 graphics pages, 1.7 large photos, 1.9 small photos, and 2.3 photos on plain paper. Photos cost the most, text documents the least, so your results may vary from these figures, but they are useful for comparing models. Photo quality reflects a photo's appearance. The 4x6 photo time score reflects how quickly the model can print one 4x6 photo on photo-quality paper. One minute or less is excellent; 1 to 2 minutes is very good; 2 to 4 minutes is good; 4 to 6 minutes is fair; and longer than 6 minutes is poor. The 8x10 photo time score reflects how quickly the model can print one 8x10 photo on photo-quality paper. Two minutes or less is excellent; 2 to 4 minutes is very good; 4 to 6 minutes is good; 6 to 8 minutes is fair; and longer than 8 minutes is poor. Text quality assesses clarity and crispness of black text. Text speed score reflects how quickly the model can print text on five pages of plain, , letter-sized pages. Thirty seconds or less is excellent; 31 to 60 seconds is very good; 61 to 90 seconds is good; 91 to 120 seconds is fair; and longer than 120 seconds is poor. Graphics quality assesses the appearance of color graphics produced by the printer. Black and white lasers were iudged on black and white graphics. Scan quality is for color photos, graphics, and text scanned at each model's default settings. Copy quality is for graphics and text. Power savinq indicates how well the printer conserves power between uses. For networking, E indicates the model can network using wired Ethernet; W indicates wireless capability. Price is approximate retail.

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PRINTERS, REGULAR

Ini^jet and laser printers have become more affordable and increasingly full featured.

Shopping tip
A printer with an Energy Star label will consume very little power when not printing.

What to iooit for

A iaser printer, if you want fast, low-cost, top-quality black-and-white text An inkjet, if you want the most versatile printer. You can print color photos and graphics, as well as text Features such as a memorycard reader, PictBridge support, or a wireless interface, if you want to print photos without a computer
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are more costly than their monochrome counterparts and unsuited for photos Snapshot printers, most of which didn't provide the photo quality of the best regular Inkjets in our tests
What you'll pay

Color inkjets can cost as little as $50, and monochrome laser printers less than $80.
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Overall score is based mainly on speed and text/photo guality. The displayed score is out of a total of 100 points. Ink and paper/month is estimated cost (in dollars) for ink and photo paper in a month of typical use. For inkjets: 23 text pages, 9 graphics pages, 2.4 large photos, 3.5 small photos, and 3.5 photos on plain paper. For lasers: 62 text pages, 24 graphics pages, 1.7 large photos, 1.9 small photos, and 2.3 photos on plain paper. Photo quality reflects a photo's appearance. The 4x6 photo time score reflects how quickly the model can print one 4x6 photo on photo-quality paper. One minute or less is excellent; 1 to 2 minutes is very good; 2 to 4 minutes is good; 4 to 6 minutes is fair; and longer than 6 minutes is poor. The 8x10 photo time score reflects how guickly the model can print one 8x10 photo on photo-guaiity paper. Two minutes or less is excellent; 2 to 4 minutes is very good; 4 to 6 minutes is good; 6 to 8 minutes is fair; and longer than 8 minutes is poor. Text quality assesses clarity and crispness of black text. Text speed score reflects how quickly the model can print text on five pages of plain, letter-sized pages. Thirty seconds or less is excellent; 31 to 60 seconds is very good; 61 to 90 seconds is good; 91 to 120 seconds is fair; and longer than 120 seconds is poor. Graphics quality assesses the appearance of color graphics produced by the printer-or black and white graphics for black and white lasers. Power saving indicates how well the printer conserves power between uses. For networking, E indicates the model can network using wired Ethernet; W indicates wireless capability. Price is approximate retail.

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