Give Me Two of Everything Dallas TX

Posted by : Matt Lake

Give me a small, fast monochrome laser printer, and I'm happy. For less than $200, I can buy either a Samsung ML-1210 or Lexmark E210 printer for my desk, and it'll belt out crisp text quickly and economically till the cows come home.

The trouble is, monochrome doesn't cut it anymore. Crisp, quickly delivered black text isn't nearly as effective as I'd always believed (and to a writer, that's a horrible realization). A study on the use of color in business, conducted by Loyola College, convinced me of the fact. The methodology was sound, and the results convincing: The study showed that using color in documents increased learning and retention of facts by 78 percent. Comprehension of facts improved up to 73 percent when presented in color. And here's the real kicker: Invoices printed in color in the study got paid 30 percent faster than black-and-white ones.

I'm not losing my laser printer anytime soon, but the nagging suspicion that I could get money faster by printing invoices in color really piqued my interest. A color printer seemed inevitable. Better yet, a color printer with color photocopying built in, to cut down on trips to Kinko's. And that's what led me to compare two all-in-one multifunction devices designed for small or home offices-the Canon MultiPASS F30 and the Lexmark X83.

Similar but different

Both these devices combine standalone flatbed photocopying with computer-based color printing and scanning. They print at...

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