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Faster photos: printers raise the speed limit.(photo printers)(Product/service evaluation)

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| July 01, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The word "quick" doesn't spring to mind when you think of photo printing, but that's changing--welcome news for anyone frustrated by the snail-like pace of most inkjet printers.

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In fact, some inkjet printers in our latest tests were downright speedy at spitting out photos. Many produced a typical 8 x 10 image in about 2 to 4 minutes and a 4 x 6 in a minute or two. That's half the time it took in our 2005 tests.

Printer makers haven't cut corners on image quality to boost speed. Most new inkjets can deliver excellent or Very good prints, comparable to what you'd get from a lab. (Printer testing was done in partnership with ...

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