Aiwa TP-VS 485

Advantages: A PC not necessary but will operate with one in the same way as a copier and printer
Disadvantages: The usual ones. High priced cartridges and seemingly no cheap ones available.

...OPERATION It also connects up to the computer and using the supplied software a variety of other jobs can be performed, including the ability to preview on screen and adjust images before printing. It has a USB output which makes it easy to connect and with the software provided you can switch between printers which is very handy when ink runs out. I merely tell the computer which machine to use and it prints as directed, EXTRAS Now bought a digital camera and find to my delight that it will take the memory card and print the pictures taken. A proof sheet is brilliant for checking your pictures. You can also use the proof sheet to select and mark pictures and get the scanner tp print them. It also takes a variety of papers, envelopes, postcards etc. INSTRUCTIONS Reasonably easy to follow with some... Read review

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Advantages: Numbers!
Disadvantages: None!

...Numbers! I love them. I'm a senior credit controller in a Harley Street practice working within a team of four number crunchers where breast lumps and numbers rule my working day. So, as any self-respecting office worker will tell you, a calculator is a pretty essential tool. WHAT'S THIS THEN? It's a calculator. You know what a calculator is and does and therefore I won't go into patronising prose about one. Suffice tp say, however, that this is BASIC calculator and does not compute scientific formulae or other calculations with more than 10 digits. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? Ugly, with a colour scheme more akin to one of my jumpers from 1986 than a calculator. The two rate buttons are a deep, dark, decayed yellow colour; the on ("C/CE") button is midway between lavender and dark pink (think rancid raspberry angel delight... Read review

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Advantages: All In One Printer
Disadvantages: Expensive Cartridge

...coloured one sheet guide. You can easily be guided by the pictures rather than reading lines after lines of text that gets you nowhere. The english used is basic and understandable with little jargons. It tells you tp pop the bundled CD into your computer and start going on from there. WARNING! Do not turn on the printer before installing the driver during setup until a window pops up telling you to do so. After setting it up and installing the driver, you are ready to use the printer. The Printer The size of the printer is quite big and looks fat. It doesn't matter with the amount of functions it has. It can sometimes take up lots of space depending on how you place it. I usually place it under the desk to save table space. It has a small LCD display that displays the mode and other important information of the task that it is performing... Read review

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