Hewlett-Packard has introduced the Officejet 150 Mobile All-in-One ($399.99), a portable, battery-powered All-in-One that measures approximately 3″x”7.5″x14″ and weighs in at about 6.5 lbs. It includes an AC power adapter and rechargeable Lithium Ion battery (print up to 500 pages on a charge). It can also be powered by any HP notebook power supply, and [...]
Behind the Scenes: Printer and MFP Testing at Wirth Consulting
Wirth Consulting’s hands-on testing includes everything we’ve distilled from testing and evaluating thousands of office-imaging products over the years. We’ve been testing digital office-imaging products from their inception, from the 2-ppm HP DeskJet 500 to the 250-ppm Océ VarioPrint 250, and everything in between. Our test reports are designed for a wide audience: the end-user, purchasing agent, [...]
Raising the Bar for Workgroup Color Printing – Lexmark’s New C748 Series – Videos and Photo Gallery – Hands-On Test Report Available
We’ve just completed Hands-On Testing of Lexmark’s new C748 color laser-printer series, which brings the advanced, enterprise-ready capabilities of Lexmark’s faster, higher-volume C792 color-laser printers to mid-range users, and which start at $999.00. In our Hands-On Test Report, we took a hard look at our tested C748de from start to finish – from network installation, to [...]
Just Another A4 Ink-Jet MFP? This One Prints on 13″x19″ and Scans up to 11″x17″
We know first hand that end-users and small business owners don’t want to deal with sales people, sales pressure, service contracts, and leases when they’re trying to acquire an MFP for their office. Thankfully for them, a wide variety of A4 MFPs are available via a few clicks online or a visit to an office superstore. However, if they need A3 capability [...]
New HP Officejet 6600/6700 Premium e-All-in-One with Hands-On Test Report and Photo Gallery
Hewlett-Packard’s new Officejet 6600/6700 Premium e-All-in-Ones ($129.00/$149.00) are full-color ink-jet All-in-Ones, and replace the Officejet 6500A and Officejet 6500A Plus respectively. Designed for small offices and workgroups (from one to five users), the units are the same except that the Officejet 6700 Premium has faster print speeds and adds a wired Ethernet network interface, automatic duplex printing, and USB [...]
New HP Officejet 4620 e-All-in-One with Hands-On Test Report, Videos and Photo Gallery
The Officejet 4620 e-All-in-One ($99.99) is Hewlett-Packard’s entry-level full-color ink-jet All-in-One with Wi-Fi 802.11n wireless connectivity, and replaces the Officejet 4500. Designed for small offices and workgroups (from one to five users), the Officejet 4620 adds several improvements: four separate ink cartridges (versus one black cartridge and a tri-color ink cartridge), re-designed control panel, internal power supply (no external power [...]
New Hands-On Test Report – A Strong Performance from the Panasonic KX-MB1520
We’ve just completed Hands-On Testing of Panasonic’s KX-MB1500 series, two black-and-white laser All-in-Ones. We were impressed with fast print speeds, well-designed controls, easy maintenance, comparatively robust construction, and one of the most compact footprints we’ve seen to date – just under 1 cubic foot. Click below to access a free download of this 18-page report. Resources [...]
New Hands-On Test Report – Lexmark Officeedge Pro5500
In testing, we found that there’s a lot to like about Lexmark’s new enterprise-ready OfficeEdge Pro5500 ink-jet All-in-One. Among this All-in-One’s strengths are a state-of-the-art touch screen that we found provides top-notch clarity, sensitivity and accuracy, and Lexmark’s downloadable Solutions that provide considerable value for workflow and management. Download this free 30-page premium download (a $149.99 [...]
Videos – Panasonic KX-MB1520 B/W Laser All-in-One
Video series on Panasonic’s KX-MB1520 B/W laser All-in-One recorded during our Hands-On Test Procedure. This entry-level All-in-One retails for $149.95 and features walk-up and PC fax, direct-connect USB printing and scanning (color), as well as digital copying. A fax-less KX-MB1500 version retails for $124.95 We’re getting used to the new video camera and video composition [...]
Photo Gallery – Panasonic KX-MB1520 B/W Laser MFP
This is a gallery of photos taken of Panasonic’s $149.95 KX-MB1520 B/W laser All-in-One all set up and ready to undergo a Hand-On Test. Functions include copy, color scanning, walk-up fax and direct printing via USB port. Unfortunately, if you want to install one on your network, you will need to provide a USB to [...]










