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If you can deal with your car telling you your "door is ajar," then you'll love Canon's talking BJC-610. The printer uses Microsoft's Windows Printing System to let you know via 11 different WAV audio files that you should "add paper to printer" or "replace ink cartridge." The utility also worked with the Lexmark and Okidata printers we tested.
The software printer management utilities for Lexmark's Color JetPrinter 1020 and 2070, as well as Okidata's OkiJet 2010, pops up and lets you know exactly what's happening when a print job is in progress. The window displays how much ink is in each cartridge, lets you know what page is printing (i.e., two of five), and how long it will take to print. You can also cancel, pause, or reprint the file from within the status window.
You'd better have a sturdy table to support HP's DeskJet 1600CM. During testing, it shook the banquet-size table it was on so much that our testers had to move to a different table to jot down notes. At 25 pounds, the DeskJet 1600CM weighs twice as much as most of the printers, and the force with which its print heads whip back and forth may have something to do with its outstanding performance numbers.

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