Paper can be reused up to 500 times.

Toshiba not the only firm with re-writable printer.

French scientists eye Prussian blue for breakthrough.

An affordable and stylish option that provides decent quality, but at a leisurely pace.

Great design, great photos and some clever features, but it struggles to justify the high price.

Printer manufacturers have steadily been increasing the number of ink cartridges in their top of the range photo printers on the basis that the more basic colours they have to work with the more precise the overall result.

Cheap, easy to use and quick. But the quality on offer lets it down.

A brilliant performer, particularly in terms of photo image quality. It’s superb value, too.

Throughout its long and chequered career – first under MetaCreations, then Procreate and now Corel – Painter has always stood out as the artistic and creative computer application bar none. The reason is simple: Painter's unique range of natural media brushes.