Call it what you will—remanufacturing or refilling—the practice of third-parties refilling and reselling ink and toner cartridges has always roused the ire of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)–as well as their legal staffs–and for good reason, of course, as these supplies represent important recurring revenue streams for OEMs. In February 2010, computer-maker Dell decided to get [...]
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Does HP’s Smart Install Live Up to its Name?
On Monday, April 26th, we received a surprise from UPS—the delivery of an early production version of the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Pro M1212nf MFP. In case you’ve been living in a cave with no Wi-Fi Internet access, this little gem retails for $199.99 and was just introduced earlier this month. It’s HP’s latest and least expensive [...]
New Web-Enabled Color All-in-Ones Make Great Holiday Gifts
Considering the state of the economy, the forthcoming holidays are as good a time as any to invest wisely in a family holiday gift that is both fun and productive. That is indeed a rare combination of traits for any product to have—until now. The recent introduction of two innovative All-in-Ones equipped with groundbreaking Web [...]
‘Universal’ Print Drivers Part 4 – Xerox Mobile Express Driver
Before we begin the final leg of our investigation into Universal Print Drivers (UPDs), you need to know that the Xerox Mobile Express Driver (X-MED) only works with PostScript printers. You also need to know that I have high expectations for Xerox, since I regard them as the best in the industry when it comes [...]
‘Universal’ Print Drivers Part 3 – Ricoh Universal Print Driver
Day 3/Part 3 of our evaluation has us dipping our toes a bit deeper into the world of Universal Print Drivers (UPDs). Why paranoia today and nirvana yesterday? For starters, Ricoh’s Universal Print Driver (by far the smallest download of the bunch) has two components: 1) Ricoh Universal Print Driver v 1.0; and 2) Ricoh [...]
‘Universal’ Print Drivers Part 2 – HP Universal Print Driver
While the very notion of a Universal Print Driver has a calming effect on me (assume the lotus position, stabilize your breathing and chant “”UPD, “UPD,” “UPD”. . .). However, as with meditation, is a Universal Print Driver all that it’s cracked up to be? Let’s begin our investigation. Hewlett-Packard Universal Print Driver Company Line [...]
Universal Print Drivers Test the Definition Of “Universal” (Part 1)
When I hear the term “Universal Print Driver” (UPD), I think of it in relation to the many print-driver related problems that I’ve encountered with print drivers over the years in extensive testing of hundreds of printers and MFPs, during my business travels, and in personal use. While UPDs have been out for quite a [...]
What Is The Best Office Digital-Imaging Technology For Printing On Special Media?
It depends. I know that sounds like a cop-out, but except for printing on multi-part forms (the exclusive realm of impact printers), no single technology is superior to another when it comes to printing on special media. That’s because there is such a wide array of media and imaging technologies available. Types of Special Media [...]
Three Printing Tools That Are Free AND Green
We at Wirth Consulting have harangued you from day one about how efficient printer management can save you money. Managed printers are also more efficient and produce less waste, minimizing their impact on the earth’s natural resources —a win-win situation. Fortunately, most manufacturers and vendors also realize the importance of protecting the environment, and on [...]
Winter 2009 – Best One-Two Punch Imaging Solutions For Small Offices
We’ve said it before and we practice what we preach. You will find that on the Wirth Consulting Web site, we only evaluate printers, AIOs and MFPs if they can be equipped with network connectivity and duplexing. Furthermore, once an AIO is network connectable, it becomes an MFP. We’ve also discussed ad nauseum about the [...]
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