Looks like Samsung is thinking bigger by getting smaller. Makes sense, considering it's a Korean company, and Asian consumers tend to have a lot less desk space available to them, but this focus on less clutter certainly can't be bad for buyers elsewhere either. With additions like Wi-Fi network connectivity and connections to get rid of networking cords, and a footprint of only 38.4 cm wide, the CLP-310 laser printer series boasts a color laser printer that can fit easily in any workstation.

This article paints a very pretty picture of it, but I found one note interesting. There's a toner-saver mode that will "automatically adjust the toner output, yet not compromise on print quality." Maybe I'm nit-picking, but if it really doesn't compromise on print quality, then shouldn't that mode be on all the time?

Regardless, the move towards more affordable and smaller laser printers definitely seems to tipping the scales for home users.

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Maybe it's me, but I think in this article, it looks like Samsung has finally broken the home-office barrier for laser printers. The initial price is comparable to an inkjet, the size and look are sleek and stylish, and a laser toner cartridge lasts for 1500-2000 pages. Granted, toner cartridges are more expensive than inkjet cartridges, but from everything else I'm reading, it still seems like a better deal. The only real drawback I see is that it's a monochrome printer, so it's no good for printing photos, etc, but for everyday use in printing everything else, it's a giant step forward over the bulky and costly laser printers of the past.

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Printer prices are going down right and left. That's great, right? Maybe not. According to this article (it's a good read), one of the problems with printers these days is that they don't cost enough. Sounds odd, but true, as the low initial cost draws people into buying a printer, which then ends up costing them far more down the line in ink cartridges.

It's not all bad, though, since all you need is an affordable ink retailer in order to beat the system and get a printer that's genuinely affordable. But do read the article, as they give good tips on not falling into the trap of snapping up the first color inkjet you see. For one thing, they recommend against the all-in-ones, as they feel it's better to get printers that do one thing really well than to buy a printer that does several things only marginally. Well, maybe that's not exactly what the article says, but that's my thought, anyway.

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Looks like HP is getting into the swing of green with a new deal in California that allows California goverment agencies to upgrade to more energy efficient printers in return for recycling their inkjet cartridges. Essentially, every cartridge they return nets the agency two points, and enough points nets them a new printer. Sounds like a win all around, in that HP gets to melt down old inkjet cartridges and save money creating new ones, California gets a break on upgrading to more energy-efficient printers (saving the state up to 2 million dollars per year in energy costs, according to the article), and the climate gets... well... less energy used, which is a good thing.

Disclosure: Amy Sage is employed by MyInkPro.com.