HP held its annual Imaging and Printing Conference in Shanghai today, where the company announced plans to build out its business imaging division with 13 new printers designed to grease the workflow for small to midsize businesses. Along with hardware announcements, HP also unveiled new consumer features...

Canon’s $100 (as of August 23, 2011) Pixma iP4920 has several things going for it: good speed for a simple color inkjet printer, above-average paper handling, and the ability to print on specially coated CD/DVD media. Its lack of ethernet and Wi-Fi limits it to student or home use, but this printer’s...

The Samsung ML-3712ND monochrome laser printer is a good entry-level business printer. For its low $249 price (as of 08/19/2011) you get good features and performance, and it offers some room to grow along with your workgroup or business. Keep an eye on the toner costs, however, as they can be very steep....

Prefab housing has been around since the 1940s. The entire point of prefab was not to have to worry about the construction–all that happened somewhere off-site. It was anonymous and standardized, and led to perfectly serviceable homes that lacked even a breath of personality. After decades in which...

The good: The Dell 1130n’s low-profile design, basic setup procedure, and decent output results make it a strong contender to be your next light-duty office printer. The bad: The 1130n’s graphical output quality needs improvement, and it doesn’t include Wi-Fi connectivity. The bottom line:...