Printers for $80? Check the Fine Print.(Hardware Review)

Three budget-priced inkjet printers are reviewed. Units capable of black and three-color printing can now be bought for as little as $80, although some are based on outdated technology. The $79 Apollo P-1200 has an HP print engine dating from 1991 and is familiar in many ways, although the case desi...

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Published inPC world Vol. 17; no. 8; p. 68
Main Author Silver, Karen
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published San Francisco IDG Consumer & SMB, Inc 01.08.1999
Foundry
Subjects
Color
Color ink jet printer
Color inkjet printers
Documentation
Evaluation
Hardware multiproduct review
Ink jet printers
Inkjet printers
Printers
United States
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Summary:Three budget-priced inkjet printers are reviewed. Units capable of black and three-color printing can now be bought for as little as $80, although some are based on outdated technology. The $79 Apollo P-1200 has an HP print engine dating from 1991 and is familiar in many ways, although the case design and software driver are updated. Print quality is poor; composite blacks look blue and photos print with gritty edges and washed-out colors. The $79 Canon BCJ-1000 employs technology introduced in 1992 and offers middling output quality for a very low price. The Lexmark Z11 is the best of the the three printers but is slightly more expensive at $119 on the street. It uses 1997 technology and generates far superior composite blacks as well as better text output than its rivals.
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ISSN:0737-8939