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Issue #0623/1 - Manufacturer, Online Retailer, High Street/Retail Park Retailer.

Printer users are not short of places to buy their consumables. Manufacturers are increasingly offering direct access to supplies online but does this offer an advantage over online retailers or high street/retail park retailers? What are the issues, the prices, the benefits?

Issue #0623/2 - Charges for delivery vary from supplier to supplier, of course, but what about delivery times?

For some reason, Canon cannot guarantee delivery of many products in less than 10 days because the items are not in stock at Canon’s logistics partner. Canon further does not guarantee that the product will be in stock in its own warehouse, meaning that a delay of more than 10 days may be suffered.

Issue #0622/1 - Low-end lasers have always been the cheapest to buy but the most expensive to run. Dell has tried to buck the trend right across its range – but no longer. Its new low-end colour laser is no longer the cheapest to run – but, spend a little more and nearly halve your running costs!

Issue #0621/1 - With discounts of up to 67%, portable printers can be as inexpensive to buy as desktop models but not because manufacturers have cut prices.

Portable printers for 6×4 (10×15) photo printing were hailed as exciting and innovative when they were launched several years ago. Now we see some ink jet versions on sale in some retail outlets at less than half of their original price.

Issue #0621/2 - Hewlett-Packard responds to Dollar crash but adds some strategic price changes on top.

As anticipated for several weeks now, Hewlett-Packard has responded to the crashing US Dollar with a price adjustment on many of its printer supplies products.