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Saitek
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Works great and looks great) 『I've got the UFO hub in blue. Its a fun little addition to my desk as the hub lights up and changes color throughout the day. It works very well and doesn't heat up much at all. The only problem is that I can't use the hub to charge my blackberry or ipod when they are connected to my computer.』
(It's a cute USB Hub. And there is nothing wrong with it at al!) 『This will be a quick review. The item description really says it all. It is a USB hub with a cute light in the center and include 4 ports and an extension cable. It does everything that is expected. Too bad there is no off switch for the light. But it's not that big of a deal. I just flip it over and go about my late night business. Highly recommended. Although I do think that the price would best at $10 although I got it for less than that.
By the by, this is the same blue as the other regular blue hub. I don't think that Saitek ever actually made a 'metallic' blue hub.』 『SAITEK PZ37AB MINI UFO HUB (BLUE)SIMPLE, STYLISH DESIGN;4 USB 2.0 PORTS; POWERED VIA USB CABLE;COMPATIBLE WITH ALL USB DEVICES; IDEAL FOR USE WITH LARGE DIGITAL DATA FILES SUCH AS DIGITAL CAMERA IMAGE DOWNLOADS; PLUG and PLAY; BLUE』
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Samsung
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Samsung Lost a Customer) 『I loved this printer. I had it for two months when a storm came through and took it out. The same storm also took out my phone, satellite receiver, internet router, and internet antenna.
Samsung informed me that they don't cover "acts of nature." The jerkwad on the other end actually tried to compare it to a car (which - if a bolt of lightning took out the main computer - would be covered under warranty). So while I loved the printer, their complete lack of coverage on stuff like this guarantees them that I will never buy a Samsung product again.
Just like I told them - they can get bent.
So the printer gets five stars. But their service gets one.
Oh yeah. Of everything that was damage in the storm, Samsung was the only company to not cover their product. Nice.』
(Works Great with Macs) 『I got this unit because of the bang for the buck, and was impressed at how open they were in supporting Macs and Linux. I am thrilled at how great it works, especially with Macs. I have an all-Mac network and connected this unit through ethernet to share the printer. You have to go to the Samsung site to download the software separately, but once you do, it's smooth sailing.
My Leopard and Tiger machines immediately found and configured the printer via Bonjour, but I also used IPP on a couple with no problem. There's a native Mac "Smart Panel" to control some default settings, but the main administration is done through a web interface on the machine. There's also a Java applet to let you view the print queue, but Leopard's native print queue viewer does that just fine. The TWAIN drivers work fine in Photoshop, and you can scan through ethernet with it. Samsung definitely took care of Macs with this release.』
(CLX-6200/6210/6240) 『DISCLAIMER: I actually bought the CLX-6210FX, the only difference being a duplexing automatic document feeder (instead of the single-sided automatic document feeder) and optional hard disk and wireless print server functionality (sold separately, of course). The CLX-6240FX comes with the hard disk (also can accept the optional wireless print server), and, according to the specs, boasts a slightly higher print speed (25 pages-per-minute color/bw letter-sized documents vs. 20 ppm for the first two--note that this drops by half when duplex printing). I also bought this from a Canadian retailer (DirectDial), but given the lack of reviews for this family of Multi-Functional Printers (MFPs), I thought I'd post it here (and do it thoroughly).
*SETUP*
The 100-lb shipping box (approximately 2' x 2' x 3' high) showed up outside my house a few days ago and required two of us to man-handle down to the office where it was to be set up (Samsung helpfully provides perforated handles to help with this). The instructions for (properly) taking the box apart are on top of the box and make break-down a snap. Once the box is disassembled, the printer is much easier to move to where you want to locate it.
After removing the bits of tape that hold the unit together, the toners were fairly easy to install. One thing I instantly noticed about these, compared to the last few Samsungs I've used (ML-1440, and CLP-500) is that each of the toner cartridges comes with its own drum (which you shouldn't touch or keep exposed to light)! One less consumable to replace in the long run (and probably how it can achieve such high--and constant--print rates, each cartridge transfers its toner to the belt simultaneously instead of having to do multiple passes for each color).
You can connect the MFP directly to a computer using a USB cable, or to a network via 10/100 ethernet. I chose the latter, as I wanted to be able to easily share it--I think the only difference is that you can't use the scanner as a TWAIN device (but this is made up for, as I'll outline later). You can assign the printer a static IP from the front panel, or use DHCP (default) to pull a network-assigned address (which was statically assigned using my WRT-54GL router).
The software took a few minutes to install from the included CD (post-script driver, regular driver, scanner, etc.), and it was able to automatically detect it on the network--not sure if it'll do this when you're printing, so you're probably better off giving it a static IP, however which way you go about doing it. As we've come to expect these days, there was a nice web-accessible interface (http://ip-of-printer) that gives status (and state of consumables), counter, security options, etc.
*PRINTING*
Works wonderfully! I printed off 450 legal-sized colored (mostly text) pages in around 25 minutes. Good (IMO) color reproduction, and crisp, readable text. If you're used to certain other printers (at least, Dells and Lexmarks in my experience) there isn't the same waxy, almost glossy feel in the output, but rather, a more matte texture (something it shares with the CLP-500). It does take a minute or so for the fuser to warm up from a cold start, and presumably, from sleep mode as well (length of time until it enters sleep mode is adjustable).
Of course, I printed off the requisite high-res color "test picture" (a Spiderman 3 wall paper I had), and it came through with good (IMO) color reproduction, and little banding (I had to really stare at it for a while to notice a bit of banding in one corner--this disappeared after an inch or so). I would scrutinize this more, but as I don't do a great deal of image work, it's hard to justify churning out more pictures.
How did the toner survive? Well, it comes shipped with the "standard" toners which yield 2500 (black) or 2000 pages (cyan, magenta, yellow), according to ISO/IEC 19798 standards. You can also get high-yield toners which yield 5500 (black) or 5000 letter-sized pages (CMY), again, according to ISO/IEC 19798. What exactly is ISO/IEC 19798? I have no idea, and to find out, you need to shell out a few grand to the ISO (International Organization for Standardization). Though, to be fair, more and more printers seem to rate according to this same standard, and (knowing standards documents put out by engineers) it'd probably come in several binders. But even a synopsis would be nice.
Anyways, after 450 (legal-sized) pages of mostly green text, I had run the yellow down to 40%, the blue to 60%, and the rest had barely been touched.
*COPYING*
I copied the image I had printed off, and reproduction was good, with a little graininess (the copying resolution, as far as I know, is fixed at 600 x 600). You can select which type of original (image, text, etc.) you have, but I haven't played around with this very much. Text reproduction works quite well. According to the manual, it does everything a nice little office photocopier should be able to do: edge-erase, collation, zoom, etc., but I haven't really tested this feature.
*SCANNING*
According to the manual, the scanner is capable of up to 36-bit 600x1200 dpi (optical) or 4800x4800 dpi (enhanced) resolution when used in TWAIN mode, and somewhere between 100 and 600 dpi (adjustable) when used in scan-to-USB/PC/e-mail modes. After installing the SmartThru software, I was able to scan in a document, and have it show up in the 'My Pictures' folder on my networked computer (there's a dialogue on the 2-line LCD that you're lead through when you press the 'Scan' button, setting mode, resolution, destination, etc.) While PDF and JPG output worked fine, it seemed to have some troubles with TIF output (i.e. all that resulted was an impossibly small file).
*CONCLUSION* For me, it came down to this unit or the very similar Brother MFC 9840cdw. Both even have the same delighter: nifty, stand-alone USB-key operation (scan to, and print-from PDF or various image formats)--something I haven't used. While both have a very similar speed, features, and toner cost-per-page (I took this and the Brother--which uses a 5% page-coverage toner yield--at face value), the Brother will require drum and waste-toner bottle replacements, something not needed for the Samsung (both require transfer belt replacements at 50,000 sheets).
These, along with my previous good experiences with Samsung printers (and really noticeable banding in the admittedly-single output of Brother output I got my hands on) was what made the choice for me. While the Samsung is more expensive (~$75), this works out to be fairly negligible in the long run. At the cost I think this is an excellent SOHO or small workgroup all-in-one, which handles standard office fare very well.』 『The CLX-6200FX offers everything your office needs. With time-saving features like duplex printing color scanning and faxing and print speeds at 21 ppm you will quickly increase your business productivity. Save time and money by printing on both sides of the paper. Easily access and print files with a USB port located in the front. You can also scan documents and save them directly onto the USB drive. File formats supported include PDF BMP TIFF and JPEG. Plus conveniently print files from the drive quickly and easily while allowing others to print from the network.』 『The easy-to-use Samsung CLX-6200FX Color Laser Printer delivers high-quality professional color print jobs at speeds up to 21 pages per minute, and includes efficient copy, scanning, and faxing capabilities. With a durable monthly cycle of 65,000 pages, this heavy-duty printer is designed to meet the high demands of your bustling office.
The sophisticated CLX-6200FX color laser printer features a time-saving one-touch automatic duplexing as well as image detail up to 2400-by-600 dpi, for crisp professional results. Start time for printing single sheets is 25 seconds in color or monochrome, and under 30 seconds for first-copy jobs. In addition, this hard-working machine features a convenient front-located USB port that allows you to print PDS, BMP, TIFF, and JPEG files at your convenience--even as other jobs print from your office network. The printer also includes a 250-sheet cassette and a 100-sheet multi-purpose tray, and is backed by 128 MB of RAM, allowing it to start fast and stay strong throughout the work day.
The 25.6-by-25.4-by-36.2-inch Samsung CLX-6200FX maximizes output and reduces operation costs with its built-in duplex feature to reduce paper consumption and decrease your business's cost-per-page ratio. In addition, the hassle of changing ink and toner is dramatically reduced, as this machine is constructed with four easy-to-replace consumables.』
IPhone 3G used's review (Work As Advertised) 『I own an older Sony minidisc recorder (model MDS-JE520) and I was hoping these 80 minute discs worked OK with it. They do. Plus, each disc comes with an individual plastic case and label. That's good. I have not compared the performance of these Sony discs with ohter brands--like HHB-- but I can tell you that the Sony discs sound fine for my project archiving needs.』
(miniDiscs allow play downloads direct to disc WITHOUT burn authorization) 『These discs are 80 minutes at a great price and allow for playing downloaded songs NOT paid for or authorized for burning, to be recorded via the disc-player/recorder [thru headphones out of computer to mic input of minidisc recorder] Sounds great, just pay close attention to volume settings on each playback. Of course this is all accomplished in real time, no accelerated option here.』
(Great deal) 『I could not find this product in the stores anymore because of all the mp3 players out now; i would guess. I bought these from the recording store and they must not have had the regular discs and they sent me the gold ones. Better yet! I stocked up this time around!』
(8mdw80cl mini discs) 『sent quickly and nicely packaged. these will do the job for those desiring a shorter recording program.』
(Quality discs with great colors) 『Memorex and other brands tend to be a bit less expensive, but I've found that the build quality of these Sony color minidiscs are better. And since they only are few cents more per disc, why not spend a little more for the quality? The colors allow you to color-code your collection, but you probably would have to buy these minidiscs in bulk for it to be worthwhile. I use these with my portable MD player which can record/transfer up to 6hrs of audio onto each minidisc. The included carrying case is handy and is small enough to fit in a coat pocket. My only complaint is that you probably wouldn't want to cover up these pretty little discs with the mundane labels Sony includes. There's a frosted finish on the face of these minidiscs so that you could write on it with a fine marker, but since many of the discs are dark, they would be hard to read.』 『Each minidisc has a recording capacity of 80 minutes / For MiniDisc recorders / Plays on any MiniDisc player / Assorted Colors』
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Hewlett Packard
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Worthless Warranty and the thing drinks through ink cartridges faster than you can afford !!!) 『Two days after we purchased it and printing less than 50 pages in Econo / Draft, the black ink cartridge started reporting empty.
We purchased another Black ink cartridge just wondering if the factory included cartridges are old, and again weren't even able to print out 20 typed pages at Econo density and it reported empty again. We took the cartridge to the Walgreens refiller and they reported it over 90% full.
So obviously the printer is malfunctioning and when you call their Tech Support
1. You hold for about an hour to reach someone who barely speaks english and they are hard of hearing. 2. They make you uninstall all the printer software and reinstall it again even though it is obviously a hardware problem.
3. They took our credit card number to send us a refurbished replacement, now we understand we'll receive a used printer to replace a used printer... BUT WE HAD TO WAIT THREE WEEKS FOR IT !!!!
4. Then, using their return shipping label and after returning the broken one on the same day.... THEY LOST IT AT THEIR WAREHOUSE IN Calexia, California AND STILL CHARGED US.
We had to deal with their dense headed tech support and email the Shipping number and read it off to them so they'd finally accept the fact they received the printer, we still had to file a credit card dispute to have the charge removed and then they sent us a collection notice !!!!
OH, they finally located their package they lost at their own wharehouse.
HP stands for HoPe it works !!!』
(So Far.......So Good) 『So far......does what it is supposed to do. Prints. Color is what you expect from an InkJet. No problems. Just click and go.』 『If you want fast, affordable, wired Ethernet printing, plus direct photo printing, check out the HP Deskjet 6940 Color Inkjet Printer. You'll find it easily handles high-volume home office projects ranging from everyday black-and-white documents to large (up to 8.5 x 24"), borderless photos, brochures, presentations, and more.』
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Lexmark
Usually ships in 24 hours 『This high-resolution color cartridge uses Lexmark's exclusive dye-based inks. These inks, coupled with small drop sizes, produce vibrant color, clarity and detail for brilliant photos and sharp images. Variable size ink droplets as small as 3pL produce bright colors and precise images.Print everything from home and school projects to business documents with confidence in the end result: high-resolution images and graphics.』
『Nik Software Color Efex Pro 3.0 filters are the leading photographic filters for digital photography. The award-winning Color Efex Pro filters are widely used by many of today's professional photographers. Color Efex Pro offers both traditional and stylizing filters that offer numerous possibilities to enhance and transform images quickly and easily. Nik Software's patented U Point technology provides the ultimate control to selectively apply enhancements without the need for any complicated masks, layers or selections. Control color,light and tonality in your images and create unique enhancements with professional results. With 52 filters and over 250 effects found in Color Efex Pro 3.0 you can perform high quality retouching, color correction and endless creative enhancements to your photographs. Color Efex Pro 3.0 Complete With over 250 effects and styles and 30+ emulated film types in 52 easy-to-use filters, Color Efex Pro 3.0 Complete Edition is the most comprehensive set of filters for color correction, retouching and creative enhancements available today. New Features Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0 has been significantly updated to provide photo enthusiasts and professional photographers alike with the most powerful yet easy to use set of photographic filters ever created. Digital SLR owners will revel in the wide range of quick and easy fixes to dramatically improve their photos with just a few clicks of the mouse. Profes』
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Samsung
Usually ships in 2 to 3 days IPhone 3G used's review (Best Printer I've Owned) 『Affordable, compact, excellent quality output, what's not to love? This little printer lives up to it's reputation...very crisp, professional looking print outs with stellar graphics at an acceptable speed and an affordible price. For an independent business person like me, it's ideal.』
(good low cost color laser printer) 『Setting it up with my macintosh computers was a more difficult that I have encountered previously for printers. I never did solve the problem of being able to make it work on the network and now have it connected directly to an old imac which shares this printer. If I hadn't had this as an option I would have been VERY disappointed. Speed and color are good. Am glad to have moved away from reliance on ink jet printers. It sometimes make a funny clunking noise when printing. Price was good.』
(Most bang for your bucks in "laser" color printers!) 『Small, but produces stunningly large, vivid prints. You can "lay the pros in the shade" with this nifty laser color printer. Make your own greeting cards, print color reproductions of anything for pennies! You can load the ink in seconds. Nothing comes close to it on the market, quality and price wise.』
(Perfect starter color laser printer.) 『I got this for my small business. Occassionally we need color prints, it's a hassel to go out and print it, and usually the ink jets' ink is always dry when we need to use it. WIth the small amount of prints we do on color, normally it means buy ink, print 1 time, then it's dry. Now that the color laser is more reasonablly priced, we took a chance and got one.
We always use HP printers, but this samsung was really the best deal and sounded like it does exactly what we want. Here's what we though after using it for a while:
The good: 1. easy setup 2. 4 separate color cartridge. no more waste!! 3. The build is very sturdy. 4. Cost is very reasonable.
Minor complaints: 1. heats up a bit slow on start. 2. the black bleeds a bit. making the letters look "fat". 3. Printer is really heavy.
Despite the minor complaints I still give this a 5 star. Gotta understand you get what you pay for. There's better ones out there, but it'll cost you a lot more. For $350 the this samsung printer does an excellent job. 』
(CLP-300N review) 『I've used this printer for about a month. In general, it prints text well, albeit a bit oversaturated. OTOH, the rated speed output for monochrome prints is actually close to accurate.
For color prints, my use has primarily been for color charts, graphs and the like, and for this purpose, it works admirably well (use decent quality laser paper for best results). It is fast, and for both monochrome and color printing, it is very quiet, with rapid startup (no long waiting before the first page is printed).
I would not use this printer for photos, but that's obvious. Inkjet and dye-sub printers do a far better job at printing photos, although the costs of consumables are much higher as well. Comparison with my Konica-Minolta 2450 (which is also network ready shows slight banding and generally less than optimal photo quality. However, for general office use, claimed comsumable cost is considerably lower than for even the most basic inkjets.
The software supplied with the CLP-300N (the N means it has an ethernet network card installed) works as advertised, and installing it on both Windows 2003 and XP is straighforward. The bundled software (30 day trial) is worth what you pay for it, which is to say, very little. However, as noted above, printing photos is not this printer's forte.
All in all, the small size, quiet operation, quick startup and good monochrome printing with the opetion to add a dash of color makes this a good workgroup printer for SOHO use. The reliability of the printer remains unknown, as I've only printed about 5000 pages sso far. Similarly, the quoted capacity of the toner bottles may be overoptimistic, but it's too early to tell.
Compared to the behemoths sold by HP and others, this printer does not overwhem a small sized office or open space, and I recommend it with only a few small reservations. As a value/money proposition, it's a good deal.
Ishan Bhattacharya, MD』 『Samsung does it again. Introducing the world's smallest and lightest color laser printer, the CLP-300N. This space-saving, easily movable printer delivers beautiful color at 4 ppm and sharp laser text at 17 ppm, along with the reliability Samsung is known for. The same exclusive NO NOIS print engine you'll find in the professional series color printers gives you quiet operation and simple toner changes. Getting up and running is easy, too, with as few as four clicks of the mouse. And the CLP-300N offers high-speed USB 2.0 and 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet connectivity. The CLP-300N color laser printer. Small and light. With the big color you're looking for.』
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Epson
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Epson Workforce 30 Ink Jet Printer) 『I purchased this printer to replace my old and worn out Epson C88 machine. So far in only a few weeks of heavy use, the printer has performed flawlessly. The set up was very easy (do NOT throw away any cables from your old machines as some don't come with then new ones). All my previous printer settings (very laboriously set up) used for the C88 were saved and transfered over with software installation, saving me a lot of work. Note: follow the set up instructions out of the box to the letter and you will have no problems. I then downloaded and installed the latest driver update and have had no difficulties. It has a very small foot print (nice for my cluttered work space) and has a quiet mode to make the noise a bit less when printing and the wife in the next room is sleeping.
All in all for around eighty bucks or less if you shop on line, this new Epson Workforce 30 fits my needs perfectly. I would recommend it to for the occasional user like myself. Also note: when shopping for ink jets, always keep in mind the replacement costs for ink. If you print a lot this will be a MAJOR factor. I shopped around the internet and this model has a replacement ink cartridge that is not TOO expensive. Then it is only around a month old from mfg. market, so cheap ink is not available yet, but will be in a month or two. My C88 worked fine for many months using ink that cost less than a third of OEM ink from Epson. Now they will scream at voiding the warranty, BUT when OEM ink costs as much as a NEW printer, use the cheap ink- what do ya have to loose?』
(epson printer) 『Printer works well but extremely noisy when printing, considered sending it back.I've owned 2 other epsons, much quieter.AL』 『Marketing description is not available.』
『Canon PGI 9 Value Pack - Ink tank - 1 x gray, yellow, cyan, magenta, red, green, matte black, photo black, photo cyan, photo magenta Marketing Description Canon has poured all the Know How of its extraordinary history of developing innovative office machines into each of its copiers, printers, and networked office systems. The same superiority of design and manufacture goes into all of the Canon-branded consumable imaging supplies and parts for this equipment. Naturally, no one makes better parts and supplies for Canon products than Canon. Using genuine Canon parts and supplies is your best insurance against equipment damage, and possibly voiding your equipment warranty.』
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