Name | Price | Rating | Comment | PPM | MAX DPI | PS | Supplier | Tel | Issue | Page no | Additional comments, notes | |
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Canon BJC 210 | £259 | llllmm | Good value for a budget printer. | 0.25 | 360x360 | N | Canon | 0121 666 6266 | 20 | 104 | ||
Canon BJC 210 | £229 | lllmmm | Canon tries hard with this printer, but the cost cutting shows. | 3.4-4 | 360x360 | N | Canon | 0181 773 3173 | 22 | 78 | ||
Canon BJC600e | £499 | llllmm | Compact. Best suited for the home. | 0.6-1.2 | 360x360 | N | Canon | 0181 773 3173 | 12 | 62 | ||
Canon BJC600e | £499 | lllllm | Highly capable and attractively priced. | 1 | 360x360 | Canon | 0181 773 3173 | 10 | 100 | recommended | ||
Canon BJC610 | £499 | lllmmm | Patchy graphics output and slow WPS engine. | .055 to 1.6ppm | 720x720 | N | Canon | 0181 773 3173 | 22 | 79 | ||
Canon BJC-4000 | £399 | lllllm | Impressive colour output, and fast. | 360 | Canon | 0181 773 3173 | 3 | 111 | ||||
Canon BJC-4100 | £349 | llllmm | Good quality mid-range printer, with crisp bright colour output. | 0.8 colour 4.5 mono. | 720x360 colour 720x360 mono | Canon | 0121 666 6262 | 21 | 122 | |||
Canon BJC-4100 | £299 | lllmmm | A reasonable choice and excellent drivers. Really needs coated paper. | .08 to 4.5 | 720x360 | N | Canon | 0181 773 3173 | 22 | 78 | ||
Citizen Projet IIC | £279 | llmmmm | Budget printer with obvious cut corners. | 3 | 300 | N | Citizen | 01753 584111 | 12 | 62 | ||
Epson Stylus Colour II | £385 | llllmm | Remarkable results on coated paper. Not so good on plain paper. | 4 | 720 | Epson | 01442 611144 | 14 | 133 | |||
Epson Stylus Colour II | £291 | lllmmm | An adeuqate performer, but below average print speeds. | 4 | 720x720 | N | Epson | 0800 220546 | 22 | 82 | ||
Epson Stylus Colour IIs | £197 | llmmmm | Surprisingly good results for a budget printer, but poor on plain paper. | 1 colour 2.5 mono | 720x720 | N | Epson | 0800 220546 | 22 | 82 | ||
Epson Stylus Pro | £525 | lllmmm | Needs epxensive paper for best quality printing. | 3 | 720x720 | N | Epson | 01442 611144 | 12 | 63 | ||
Epson Stylus Pro | £436 | lllmmm | A solid mid-range printer, that can deliver fine results. | 1.5 colour 3 mono | 720x720 | N | Epson | 0800 220546 | 22 | 84 | ||
Epson Stylus Pro XL | £1,295 | lllmmm | Only the A3 capability justifies the high price. | 1.5 colour, 3 mono | 720x720 | N | Epson | 0800 220546 | 22 | 84 | ||
Epson Stylus Pro XL+ | £1,295 | lllllm | A3 printer capable of rich, bright and vibrant colours. | 1.5 A4 colour 3 A4 mono. | 720x720 | N | Epson | 0800 220546 | 24 | 156 | recommended | |
HP Deskjet 320 | £199 | lllllm | Good little portable, not speedy but prints well. | 2 | 300 | Hewlett-Packard | 01344 369222 | 2 | 123 | recommended | ||
HP Deskjet 340 | £234 | lllmmm | Average colour, good text output. Infra red not ready yet. | 1 | 300 | N | Hewlett-Packard | 01344 369222 | 14 | 132 | ||
HP Deskjet 400 | £229 | lllmmm | Compact and capable, though reds are poor. | 0.3 | 300x300 | N | Hewlett-Packard | 0990 474747 | 20 | 102 | ||
HP Deskjet 540 | £275 | lllllm | Versatile printer producing good quality output. | 3 | 600x300 | Hewlett-Packard | 01344 369222 | 7 | 97 | recommended | ||
HP Deskjet 600 | £289 | lllllm | Amazing quality at a bargain price. | .025-1 | 600x600 | N | Hewlett-Packard | 01344 369222 | 12 | 63 | value | |
HP Deskjet 660c | £333 | llmmmm | Moderate speed and print quality. | 1.5 colour 2.5 mono | 600x300 | N | Hewlett-Packard | 0990 474747 | 22 | 86 | ||
HP Deskjet 850c | £539 | lllllm | Great value colour. Suit home or office. | 1-3 | 600x600 | N | Hewlett-Packard | 01344 369222 | 12 | 64 | Quality and distinction | |
HP Deskjet 850c | £539 | lllllm | Superb colour and text output. | 1 | 300 | N | Hewlett-Packard | 01344 369222 | 9 | 98 | recommended | |
HP Deskjet 850c | £440 | llllmm | Excellent print speeds and reasonable graphics. Ideal for the office. | 2 colour 6 mono | 300x300 | N | Hewlett-Packard | 0990 474747 | 22 | 86 | value | |
HP Deskjet 870cxi | £420 | lllllm | Fast, competent and well made. Good status reporting for networks. | 4 colour, 8 mono | 600x300 colour 600x600 mono | Hewlett-Packard | 01344 369222 | 25 | 170 | recommended | ||
HP Deskjet 1600C | £1,150 | llllmm | Great value. High quality output. | 2 | 600 | Level 2 | Hewlett-Packard | 01344 369222 | 12 | 67 | ||
HP Deskjet 1600C | £1,150 | lllllm | Top quality text and superb colour output. | 2 | 300 colour 600 mono | N option available | Hewlett-Packard | 01344 369222 | 8 | 103 | recommended | |
HP Deskjet 1600CN | £1,450 | llllmm | A heavy duty networkable machine that prints well and is fast. | 2 colour 6 mono | 300x300 | Level 1 option | Hewlett-Packard | 0990 474747 | 22 | 88 | ||
Integrex BetaJet C | £139 | lllmmm | Cheap but basic driver spoils print quality. | 2 | 300 | N | Integrex | 01283 551551 | 15 | 92 | ||
Lexmark Colour JetPrinter 1020 | £220 | lllmmm | Excellent drivers but not suitable for mixed colour and DTP work. | 2-4 colour 3 mono | 600x300 | N | Lexmark | 01628 481500 | 22 | 88 | ||
Lexmark Colour JetPrinter 2070 | £375 | lllllm | Excellent balance of price, print quality and performance. | 1 colour 7 mono | 600x600 | N | Lexmark | 01628 481500 | 22 | 89 | value | |
Lexmark Colour JetPrinter 4079+ | £2,775 | lllmmm | An impressive A3 printer, but needs coated paper for best results. | 1.7 colour 1.7 mono | 360x360 | Level 2 | Lexmark | 01628 481500 | 22 | 89 | ||
Lexmark WinWriter 150C | £297 | lllmmm | Compact, but there are better printers for the price. | 3 | 300 | Lexmark | 01628 481500 | 10 | 98 | |||
Lexmark 4079 Plus | £2,775 | llllmm | A3. Extremely high specifications, but not up to its rivals. | 360 | Y | Lexmark | 01628 481500 | 13 | 115 | |||
MT T7040 | £275 | lllmmm | Hard to recommend as there are cheaper, better alternatives. | 3-5 | 300x300 | N | Mannesmann Tally | 01734 788711 | 22 | 90 | ||
MT T7118c | £255 | lllmmm | Average speed and performance. | 3 | 300x300 | N | Mannesmann Tally | 01734 788711 | 22 | 90 | ||
Okijet 300C | £299 | lllmmm | Antique DOS installation programme that crashes in Windows. | 3 | 300x300 | N | Oki | 01753 819819 | 12 | 64 | ||
Okijet 2010 | £340 | llmmmm | Apalling colour output let down good compact design. | 3 | 300 | Oki | 01753 819819 | 17 | 94 | |||
Tektronix Phaser 140 | £995 | lllmmm | Print speed too slow for heavy use. | 1 | 360x360 | Level 2 | Tektronix | 01628 403601 | 12 | 77 | ||
Tektronix Phaser 140 | £1,395 | lllllm | Superb colour quality, impressive speed, first class documentation. | 360 | Level 2 | Tektronix | 01628 403601 | 3 | 110 | |||
Tektronix Phaser 140 | £1,150 | lllmmm | An inexpensive postscript printer, but poor black on standard paper. | 1-2 | 360x360 | Level 1 and 2 | Tektronix | 01628 403600 | 22 | 91 | ||
Tektronix Phaser 340 | £3,995 | lllllm | A professional, solid printer with outstanding colour quality and speed. | 4 | 600x300 | Level 1 and 2 | Tektronix | 01628 403600 | 22 | 91 | quality | |
TI Micromarc Color | £299 | llllmm | Compact, excellent driver control, affordable. | 300 | Texax Instruments | 0181 875 0044 | 1 | 103 | ||||
Laser | ||||||||||||
HP Colour Laserjet | £5,850 | lllllm | Fast throughput, low cost per page, good network connectivity. | 2 | 300 | Hewlett-Packard | 01344 369222 | 3 | 106 | recommended | ||
HP Colour Laserjet 5M | £7,180 | lllllm | Vibrant output quality at a competitive price. | 2 | 300 | Y | Hewlett-Packard | 0990 474747 | 19 | 115 | recommended | |
Lexmark Optra C | £7,599 | lllllm | The best colour laser we've seen. Pricey though. | 2 | 600 | Option | Lexmark | 01628 481500 | 16 | 113 | recommended | |
QMS Magicolour WX | £2,995 | llllmm | Remarkably cheap with reasonable output. | 6 colour 12 mono | 600x600 | QMS | 01784 442255 | 25 | 164 | |||
Tektronix Phaser 540 | £6,995 | lllllm | Fast, but graphics are a little dark. | 3.5 | 600x600 | Level 2 | Tektronix | 01628 403601 | 12 | 78 | ||
Tektronix Phaser 540 | £6,995 | llllmm | For those with heavy colour printing needs. | 3.5 | 600x600 | Tektronix | 01628 403601 | 9 | 94 | |||
Tektronix Phaser 550EF | £7,295 | lllllm | Excellent print quality and fast monochrome print speeds. | 5 colour 14 mono | 1200x1200 | Y | Tektronix | 01628 403600 | 22 | 132 | recommended | |
Xerox Xprint 4920 | £5,995 | llllmm | Competitively priced, good quailty output. | 600 | Y | Xerox | 0800 454197 | 14 | 134 | |||
Thermal Wax | ||||||||||||
Mitsubishi G2700-10 | £645 | lllllm | Superb quality colour output, compact and quick. | 2 | 300 | N | Mitsubishi | 01707 278614 | 11 | 106 | recommended | |
Mitsubishi G2700-10B | £645 | llllmm | Compact and fast. | 1 | 300x300 | N | Mitsubishi | 01707 278614 | 12 | 68 | ||
Mitsubishi G6710-10B1 | £4,695 | lllmmm | A3. Black printing is slow and colour reproduction is not great. | 1 | 300x300 | N | Mitsubishi | 01707 278614 | 12 | 68 | ||
Tektronix Phaser 240 | £2,995 | llllmm | A fair compromise between price and performance. | 2 | 300x600 | Level 2 | Tektronix | 01628 403601 | 12 | 79 | ||
Dye Sub | ||||||||||||
SpectraStar DSX | £7,921 | lllmmm | Colour accuracy not great expecially with text. | 600 | Y | Graphico | 14 | 135 | ||||
Tektronix Phaser 440 | £6,295 | lllllm | Amazing quality. | 2 | 300 | Level 2 | Tektronix | 01628 403601 | 12 | 79 | Quality | |
Tektronix Phaser 440 | £6,295 | lllllm | Specialist product at corresponding price, but excellent quality. | 300 | Level 2 | Tektronix | 01628 403601 | 2 | 128 | |||
Thermal Wax/Dye Sub | ||||||||||||
Nec SuperScript Colour 3000 | £949 | llllmm | A great option for a tight budget. | 0.1-1 | 300 | N | NEC | 0345 300103 | 12 | 78 | ||
Fargo Primera Pro | £1,649 | lllmmm | Let down by speed and colour accuracy. | 0.6-0.8 | 600x300 | Level 2 | Bannerbridge | 12 | 67 | |||
Fargo Primera Pro | £1,649 | lllllm | Capable of stunning output. | 300x300 | option | Bannerbridge | 4 | 122 | ||||
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solid inkjet | Tektronix Phaser 340 | £5,495 | lllllm | Sound compromise between cost and accuracy. | 4 | 300x600 | Level 2 | Tektronix | 01628 403601 | 12 | 77 | Quality |
Tektronix Phaser 340 | £5,495 | lllllm | Speed and print quality make this a major contender. | 4 | 600x300 | Level 2 | Tektronix | 01628 403601 | 7 | 100 | recommended |
Last Update: 11/10/96
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