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Issue #0430/1 - Print speeds are boosted to over 30ppm by doubling of the nozzle density in Hewlett- Packard’s next generation inkjet products. Several DeskJets, PSCs and PhotoSmart
products are already on the market, with more to come.

For its entire next generation of inkjet products, Hewlett-Packard has again produced new ink consumables.

Issue #0430/2 - The Holy Grail becomes a reality in the workgroup. Why bother with a mono laser printer when you can have a Dell colour laser printer, costing less to print in mono than almost any A4 mono printer, and still save money on colour.

Issue #0429/1 - Low purchase price isn’t everything. The magicolor 5430DL is well specified but isn’t as cheap as it looks.

Issue #0429/2 - Low cost copying and printing for the small office? No problem, the Kyocera FS-1018MFP does most of what you need and the cost you need.

Kyocera introduced the FS-1018MFP earlier this month into Europe, a smart new mono desktop multifunction device running at 18ppm, which it says is the first entry-level MFP to benefit from its unique ECOSYS long-life drum technology.

Issue #0429/3 - Dell has made some modifications to its web site to make pages consistent but there are other, more concerning issues.

Following the enquiry put to Dell at the time of writing last week’s article, "Gross confusion at Dell Europe", several of the discrepancies noted have been corrected on the company’s web sites and pricing is now more consistent.