| Have you ever wondered what being organized | | | | What's available? |
| was like? If you have, maybe it's time to | | | | |
| start thinking about getting your Christmas | | | | Printers have gone through their evolution |
| cards together. Better yet why not design the | | | | over the past many years. Combining your |
| Christmas card itself with a printer. If you | | | | design ability with what has evolved will get |
| do, friends and family will be amazed and | | | | your card done. If you need a printer for |
| you'll have more money for a wonderful | | | | your Christmas card design project look too |
| Christmas dinner. | | | | any manufacturer and they will have a |
| | | | manufacturer that offers what you need. |
| What to look for in a printer | | | | |
| | | | The Hp OfficeJet 5610 is a good place to |
| To get started you need to decide whether you | | | | start and you do not necessarily need a |
| want to design your card with the help of the | | | | computer to use it. It has excellent |
| computer or by yourself. There are many card | | | | reduction/enlargement functions, a scanner, |
| software packages that come with your | | | | fax, good through put and a 25 page paper |
| computer. Fortunately, if you have the right | | | | tray. The color dpi is a bit low but ask to |
| printer its many features can get you around | | | | see a copy for your thoughts. This printer is |
| the need for a dedicated card software | | | | a great dollar value. |
| package and a computer. What you'll need for | | | | |
| a printer could include a scanner for | | | | Perhaps you would like to go in the other |
| importing pictures; a color option would be | | | | direction for increased quality of print and |
| nice with good dots per inch (dpi) for | | | | two sided print options. For a bit more money |
| quality images, good through put if your list | | | | a laser printer may be for you. The Brother |
| is long (check for paper tray capacity), % | | | | DCP 8025DN is a laser with great quality and |
| increase/decrease for sizing and a bunch of | | | | the ability to turn out color and mono chrome |
| patients to get it just right. You'll also | | | | images at 30 pages per minute. It also can |
| need premium photo papers. | | | | reduce/enlarge from 40% to 400%. |
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