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Issue #1112 – Genesis undoubtedly has its upsides and the innovative use of flash scan technology in a desktop device is effective. However, as reviewed in the first article about Genesis, there are downsides to Lexmark’s implementation of the technology and, although print quality is excellent, Total Cost of Printing is appalling. In this article we look at installation, usability, print quality and cost of printing.

Issue #1110 – When Lexmark first announced the new Genesis inkjet All-in-One printer, I don’t think anyone imagined that it would be priced at the upper end of the business inkjet range. Having had an opportunity to use and evaluate the device, can anyone believe that it can justify being priced between £330 and £465 / €250 and €355 / $295 and $570 (ex tax)!! In this first of two articles, we’ll investigate Lexmark’s Flash Scan technology and then look at other aspects, plus costing, in a subsequent article.

Issue #1108 – If you think third party inks will give you the same quality and durability as original inks, you are most certainly mistaken! Following on from the investigation concerning the implications of the glossy paper used for printing photos "Print quality and durability – effects of paper", in this article we investigate the much more dramatic implications of using different inks for photo printing.

Issue #1107 - With the arrival of the ‘pad’ computer, particularly in Apple and Android guises, the need to be able to print from mobile devices has never been stronger. While individual office software applications running on smartphones and pad devices do not include a print capability, it is down to the printer manufacturers to enable printing for their own devices. Who has done it? How? And how good are they?

Issue #1106 – Britain’s BBC news service is today featuring a British company that has developed a rapid manufacturing technique using relatively standard printing technology that is capable of building products from nylon that is as tough as steel. In order to demonstrate the capabilities of the technique for building everyday products in the future, the company has built a working prototype bicycle from nylon – shown on the BBC’s Breakfast TV program this morning.