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Capable of reproducing good photos, but it’s slow, a bit expensive to run and has a poor scanner.

A slight speed boost and a new curvaceous shape keep Canon on top of the inkjet pile.

The tiny Hewlett Packard PhotoSmart 1200 is a sleek, portable, flatbed scanner tailor-made for scanning small items with minimal hassle. Weighing in at a tiny 680g with a scan bed of only 10 x 15cm it's perfect for scanning photos. Features include 1,200 x 1,200dpi optical resolution, a USB 2.0 port, CompactFlash card and shared MMC/SD slots. Power is by the USB 2.0 port, or by four AA batteries when unplugged

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Quality, speed and a huge array of features go some way to justifying the price

It certainly isn’t pretty, but with results like these for such a low price the MP180 is hard to ignore

Plenty of features, but printing and scanning results proved average at best

Innovative, solidly engineered and packed with features – an almost perfect smartphone

An excellent all-in-one, particularly when it comes to photo quality, but it’s possible to get more features elsewhere.

The HP Officejet Pro 8500 is one of the best office inkjet alternatives for under $350. Being feature packed, small businesses may be tempted to try this over the latest expensive laser printer.

The scanner is the only minor weakness in an otherwise near perfect home all-in-one

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After the disappointment - perceived or otherwise - of Windows Vista, many are pinning their hopes on a revival with Windows 7. And from our first impressions of the pre-beta code, that's exactly what they can expect.

Microsoft has started from scratch with Vista’s networking features — but are they any better than those found in XP? We log-in and find out.

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Print, scan and copy with one device; we round up six of the best all-in-ones.

A great scanner, but the poor printer and lack of networking limit its appeal.

A stylish and rugged business-class smartphone with a huge choice of push-email clients available.

This is one of the most complete office multifunction printers we've ever seen. but the MFC-885CW can’t overcome its price or quality issues.