Anusha
01-17-2007, 11:13 PM
Read the full article @ Tom's Hardware Guide
(http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/01/17/multifunctional-printers/)
Only a few years ago, who would have imagined that you could put a printer, a scanner, a color copier, and in some cases a fax as well, on your desk for $150 or less? Yet that's what the most recent multifunction printers can do. The major makers have taken note of the success of all-in-ones - they couldn't really ignore it, given the way they've eaten big holes into the sales of standard 8½ x11 / A4 printers - and now all offer several economy models. For this roundup, we focused on models priced at between $100 and $150. Naturally, the four main manufacturers (HP, Canon, Epson and Lexmark) are represented, along with Dell, which claims to offer a kind of alternative, even though its range of models tends to be less responsive to the market than others. (Keep in mind that Lexmark supplies the printing engine for Dell's inkjet printers and multifunctions.)
(http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/01/17/multifunctional-printers/)
Only a few years ago, who would have imagined that you could put a printer, a scanner, a color copier, and in some cases a fax as well, on your desk for $150 or less? Yet that's what the most recent multifunction printers can do. The major makers have taken note of the success of all-in-ones - they couldn't really ignore it, given the way they've eaten big holes into the sales of standard 8½ x11 / A4 printers - and now all offer several economy models. For this roundup, we focused on models priced at between $100 and $150. Naturally, the four main manufacturers (HP, Canon, Epson and Lexmark) are represented, along with Dell, which claims to offer a kind of alternative, even though its range of models tends to be less responsive to the market than others. (Keep in mind that Lexmark supplies the printing engine for Dell's inkjet printers and multifunctions.)