Go ahead, cut the cord. Your laptop,
PDA, and
digital camera have already gone wireless. Now it’s time to drag your home office kicking and screaming into the twenty-first century with a WiFi-enabled printer. These devices (most commonly 802.11b or 802.11g network-compliant) eliminate cable clutter, can be shared by multiple PCs, and save owners time and money. Here are several user-friendly and reliable models you’ll find well worth syncing up to.
— Scott SteinbergCanon Pixma MP800R411: Color or B&W, 9600x2400 dpi, ink-jet, 30ppm/B&W, 24ppm/color, printer/scanner/copier
Buy: (800) 385-2155,
www.estore.usa.canon.comPrice: $399
Hewlett-Packard Deskjet 6980411: Color or B&W, 4800 optimized dpi, ink-jet, 36ppm/B&W, 27ppm/color
Buy: (888) 999-4747,
www.shopping.hp.comPrice: $150
Dell All-in-One Printer 964411: Color or B&W, 4800x1200 dpi, ink-jet, 26ppm/B&W, 20ppm/color, printer/scanner/copier/fax
Buy: (800) 915-3355,
www.dell.comPrice: $179 and up, plus the required Wireless Printer Adapter 3300, $99
Kodak Easyshare
Photo Printer 500411: Prints from digital media cards and USB devices, red-eye reduction, Kodak Perfect Touch Technology, four print sizes and four color modes
Buy: (888) 368-6600,
www.kodak.comPrice: $200, plus the required WiFi Card, $100
Lexmark X8350
All-in-One Plus Photo 411: Color or B&W, 1200x1200 dpi, ink-jet, 25ppm/B&W, 19ppm/color, printer/scanner/copier/fax
Buy: (800) 539-6275,
www.lexmark store.com
Price: $200, plus the required N4050e Wireless Print Server, $149
Samsung CLP-600N 411: Color or B&W, 2400x600 dpi,
laser, 21ppm/B&W, 21ppm/color
Buy: Visit
www.samsung.com for authorized retailers, or call (866) 542-7214.
Price: from $455
Brother HL-5280DW411: B&W only, laser, 1200x1200 dpi, 30ppm
Buy: Visit
www.brother-usa.com for authorized retailers.
Price: $350