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HP printer ink praised for fade resistance

Monday 02 April, 2007

HP printer cartridges, when used with the HP PhotoSmart 385, have been praised for their ability to resist fading.

According to the Engadget blog, the printer, with HP printer cartridges loaded, provided printouts that lasted longer and retained their colour better than a host of other big name brands.

The basic test involved pictures printed on the PhotoSmart 385, Canon Selphy DS810, Kodak EasyShare PP-500, Samsung SSP-2040 and Epson Picture Mate 100 being fixed in a window so that they faced sunlight during the day for 11 months.

HP's PhotoSmart 385 easily outperformed the other printers, with the Epson Picture Mate 100 doing a "fair job of wowing the critics", according to the blog.

Most disappointing was the Samsung SSP-2040, which was "nothing short of dreadful", Engadget writer Darren Murph wrote.

In February HP announced that it had set "new industry records" in digital printing for the 2006 period.

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