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1. Printers - Buying advice

   Inexpensive inkjets print color superbly, and they do it faster than ever. Laser printers excel at printing black-and-white text. Read More

2. Printers - Important features

   Printers differ in the fineness of detail they can produce. Resolution, expressed in dots per inch (dpi), is often touted as the main measure of print quality. Read More

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Featured Articles

1. How to buy: Multifunction printersMacworld

   Today's MFPs perform better than ever, and they're becoming more acceptable for people. Read More

2. Personal Printers: The Essential Buying GuidePC Magazine

   Buying a personal printer today involves making not one choice but several in an increasingly crowded market. Prices range from under $100 to over $1,000. You can buy a standard printer, a dedicated photo printer, or an all-in-one (also called a... Read More

3. How to Buy a PrinterPC World

   No matter how digital-savvy we think we are, most of us need to put ink to paper from time to time. It may not be as glamorous as the latest tiny gadget, but that trusty, dust-covered printer in the corner is the workhorse many people depend on. PC... Read More

4. Digital Photo Printers: How to ChooseCrutchfield Advisor

   Digital photo printers come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but they all do one thing: they transform brilliantly colored digital pictures into high-quality photo prints while you wait! Read More

5. Printer Buying GuideBest Buy

   If you want larger prints from time to time, consider a printer that can handle paper larger than standard letter or legal sizes, such as 11x17. These are great for poster-sized enlargements of embarrassing childhood photos. Read More

Articles from the web

1. Laptop Buyer's Guide: PrinterGeek.com

   If you're going to need a printer on the road then you'll want an ultra-portable, three pound bubble-jet printer with its own battery. I've seen some models that can print out about 200 pages worth of input on one battery charge. Of course, you'll... Read More

2. Choosing an inkjet printer: the cost of itEpinions.com

   If you print alot choose a laser printer. If an inkjet is for you read the Nov 6 2000 issue of PC magazine and buy a little more expensive printer. Read More

3. PC Builder's Guide: PrinterGeek.com

   Today, we'd recommend a good color inkjet printer. The print quality is pretty good and the price is right. The only expensive part is all those ink refills. Since you are building your own computer, we suggest you get handy with those home ink... Read More

4. Inkjet Printers - Fitting your needs from HP to EpsonEpinions.com

   Speed, resolution, technology, system configuration, connectivity and compatibility - the essentials of understanding inkjet printers. Read More

5. PC Buyer's Guide: PrinterGeek.com

   If you can afford a printer, get one. I'd go for a color inkjet printer or a laser printer (black&white). Once you start surfing the Internet, you'll want to print out some of the information you find, and it's always handy to be able to print out... Read More