Printers just get smaller all the time, this handheld printer from ZINK prints a nice 2×3 picture while your out and about. Basically the printer is about the size of an average mobile phone and print off pictures using a specialised piece of paper.

The picture is created by heating up and putting varying amounts of pressure on the polymer paper. With no liquid ink needed you also avoid the mess of leaking ink.Pricing is expected to be around $99 for the printer and around $19.95 for a 100 pack of paper.

The printer in still in testing at the moment but ZINK could be onto a winner here.

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The Canon PIXMA MP160 is a very good basic no-compromise all-In-One photo printer. With an impressive array of accessories packet into the box - These include: easy to use software, a one year warranty, 2 ink cartridges for immediate installation (1 black and 1 colour), two additional cartridges (one black and one colour) and Canon Photo Paper Pro; 15 sheets of 8.5×11 and a packet of 20 sheets of 4×6.

it’s a bargain for a machine that prints, scans, and copies, especially given its surprisingly good print quality, and don’t expect much from the scan quality.

The MP160 has a PictBridge port on the front of the printer which lets you print photos directly from a PictBridge-compatible digital camera or a digital video camera but the lack of an LCD might be an issue.

The printer is a good All-In-One but you get what you pay for: Simple, Basic, Cheap. If your on a budget this might be for you but you do missout on some features that are available on photo printers within $20-30.

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If you looking for a laser-based multi-function machine take a quick look at the Panasonic KX-FLB851E, this is ideal for mono printing copying and faxing and colour scanning. With three output bins (which you don’t see often) this can really help separate out its key office functions.

It’s amid at the heavy user and kind of look like your traditional office photocopier than a multifunction device, which makes it robust. The control panel lies along its long side and its 250-sheet paper tray also opens from the side, so you stack paper into it landscape fashion, rather than portrait.

If you require a second tray this brings the sheet capacity to 750.

Overall this is a robust and serviceable office multifunction machine, maybe you’ll find printers from rival manufacturers for a cheaper price.

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The Dell Photo All-in-One Printer 966 is a 4-in-1 with printing, scanning, and stand-alone faxing and copying in one compact unit, it’s a little boxy at 18 inches wide, 20 inches deep, and 10.6 inches tall, and weighs about 22 pounds but can print up to 31 pages per minute1 in monochrome and 23 pages per minute1 in colour.

On the photo printing you can print borderless photos up to A4 size directly from a digital camera or memory card, if needed you can print directly from your camera with the built-in PictBridge connection. Simply insert your memory card into the built-in memory card slots and you can browse, edit and print directly from the 2.4″ colour LCD screen on the printer.

Full-Colour Scanning with optical resolution max. 1200 x 4800 dpi, 48-bit colour depth. Dell recommends using the flatbed scanner for scanning photos, even if you have multiples, so it offers a “scan multiple items before output” option that lets you scan a whole pile of documents before they’re printed en masse.

Print speed:
Up to 31 A4 pages per minute (ppm) black or 23 A4 ppm colour

Print resolution:
Up to 4800 x 1200 dots per inch (dpi) maximum

Borderless printing:
Up to A4

Memory card slots:
CompactFlash® I & II, Microdrive, Multi Media Card, Secure Digital, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick Duo (with customer supplied adaptor), xD, (certified up to 1GB) MiniSD (with customer supplied adaptor)

Onboard Memory:
32 MB

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The Lexmark E352dn has a built-in duplexer which delivers very fast prints, great print quality, expandable paper handling and memory. It’s a mono laser printer and ideal when most of the output will be text.

If you looking for something for a high-end personal or small workgroup laser printer the e352dn is ideal when most of the output will be text only.

The E350d is very compact printer, measuring 14 inches wide by 15.6 inches deep by 10.2 inches tall. It’s not really a heavy printer and comes in at 25 pounds so if you need to move it you wont kill yourself. On the front of the printer you’ll fine the control panel which simple, with just a two-line text LCD, a Cancel button, and five buttons to navigate the onscreen Menu. The Menu is quit basic with no frills but it’s easy to use.

The built-in duplexer lets you make automatic double-sided prints, which can help if your on a paper budget.

Overall the E352dn is reasonably inexpensive to run and prints more quickly than many other printers in its category. The built-in duplex facility is a useful extra and the printer is quiet and unobtrusive in use. A good partner in a busy office.

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