Photo printing was little slower, taking 57 seconds for a 4”圆” photo print on glossy paper, but the DCP-J1800DW isn’t really intended as a specialist photo printer so that’s probably not a major problem for most people. However, we got a very respectable 14.5ppm for simple text documents and 12.5ppm for documents containing text and graphics. The printer has a standard USB port for connecting to a Mac or PC, and also includes both wi-fi and Ethernet for network printing, with support for Apple’s AirPrint as well.īrother quotes a print speed of up to 17 pages per minute, but doesn’t state whether this is for text, graphics or photo documents. Along with a four-colour inkjet printer with 1200×6000 dpi resolution, the DCP-J1800DW also includes a 1200x2400dpi scanner and copier. In most other respects, though, the DCP-J1800DW is a fairly conventional multi-function printer. The printer has just been launched in the UK and Europe, and should be available in the US and other regions quite soon. Brother claims that it’s the first ‘print and cut’ model aimed at home/remote workers and small businesses that includes a built-in guillotine that can chop A4 paper in half and print an A5 document for you instead (leaving you with a second piece of blank A5 paper that you can save for future use). That’s where Brother’s DCP-J1800DW could come in handy for many people. And, according to Brother’s market research, around 46% of printer owners have the same problem with their office printers from time to time. This may sound like a bit of a first-world problem, but I often want to print smaller documents, such as address labels, that only need A5 paper, but I end up wasting paper by printing on A4 simply because I don’t have a separate supply of A5 at hand. Should you need it, there’s a USB-B port on the back for a wired connection too. There’s also the HP Smart desktop and iOS apps, which allow you to run diagnostic tests and print files from Apple iCloud. The device is easy to set up and configure thanks to AirPrint support, and it’s straightforward to send print jobs to the 7200e via Wi-Fi from your MacBook. The only other drawback is the lack of an automatic document feeder (ADF), although the 1,200 x 1,200 dpi scanner, which takes around 12-15 seconds to scan at 300dpi, means the Envy Inspire 7200e can act as a photocopier. While the Envy Inspire 7200e can print on standard sizes of plain paper, it’s limited to 4圆in (10x15cm), 5x5in (13x13cm) and 5x7in (13x18cm) glossy paper sizes – that’s fine if you’re only looking to print vacation photos, but a shame if you wanted to print on letter/A4 glossy. Busier users who need to print hundreds of pages every month will be better off with an HP Instant Ink subscription–most places selling the Envy Inspire 7200e will bundle in six months of free Instant Ink. The Envy Inspire 7200e can also take the larger XL-sized cartridges, which are better value for money. The HP Envy Inspire 7200e is a compact all-in-one inkjet printer which excels at producing crisp text documents and colour images including glossy photos quickly.Ĭosting just over $200/£100 to buy, the HP Envy Inspire 7200e is reasonably cheap to run as well, as it uses two HP 303 cartridges (black, and tri-colour), so replacing empties is less hassle than a four- or five-cartridge printer would be. Of course, Macs have always been used for creative tasks such as graphic design and photo editing, so many Mac users may prefer to opt for a more specialised printer that is designed for graphics and photographic work. So it’s always worth checking the technical info on the manufacturer’s web site to make sure that the Mac software provided with the printer includes all the same features as the Windows equivalent. One common weakness is printer software that provides duplex printing–two-sided printing, on both sides of the page–for Windows, but not on the Mac. The problem here lies in the driver software that controls the printer, which may be different on Macs and PCs. Most printers these days are Mac-compatible, but we have seen quite a few printers that work better with Windows PCs. Mac compatibilityĪnother thing to consider as a Mac user is whether the features will all work with your Mac, and whether the printer has features like AirPrint, which will make the set up much simpler. Beware that there are hidden costs when it comes to the inks though, which we discuss below. At the other end of the spectrum there are specialised photo printers that may use five or six different coloured inks in order to produce really colourful, high-quality photo prints. There are a few variations, though, starting with basic mono (black and white) printers that just use black ink on its own for printing letters and other text documents.
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