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Even though we generally make noise about being in a paperless world, the reality is that no matter how many newspapers you subscribe to digitally, how many magazines you’ve replaced with apps or how many letters you’ve eliminated thanks to e-letters, most people still need to print — even at home. If you have kids, there’s a considerable chance your printer sees heavy use. Between homework assignments, digital photos, art or trickery projects, to-do lists, birthday invitations and everything else kids need to have a woman copy of, a decent color printer is still a necessity in many homes.
Mate recently sent one of its HL-3045 CN color laser printers for review. This is a elementary model, intended to make color laser printing affordable: wired connectivity (USB or Ethernet), printer-only (no scanning or fax) and no focus printing from a USB stick or PictBridge-enabled camera. MSRP is $269.99, but high road prices are under $200. The target demographic is small-office or calling-from-home situations, and it would also be useful as a general purpose home printer.
Source: Wired News