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The following is a review of a Dell 960 All In One Printer submitted by one of our users. . .

My current printer is a Dell All in One model 960. I love the versatility that this printer gives me and wife in our home business.

I can do many different things with this Dell printer. To name a few of these projects that the Dell printer can do for me is I can scan photos, I can print pictures from my camera or pictures from the internet at a separate photo printers quality, I can print regular documents at different qualities which in the long run saves me money in the long run for the cost of the ink, I can fax documents from either my word processor, from the internet, or from a email and again with out even wasting my dell ink cartridges, and I can also receive faxed documents and again it can interface with my computer so again it saves me money in ink.

The best value was in the price of my printer. Because again in my home business I do many different tasks that would of required me to purchase a fax machine, a scanner, a photo printer, and a ink jet printer. The price difference would have been out of this world. In all this printer can be summed up in two words economical and efficient.

Lyn’s Note: Thank you for your review of the Dell 960. The Dell A960 uses the Dell 7Y743 Black Ink Cartridge and the Dell 7Y745 Color Ink Cartridge.

Here is another tip submitted by our users. . .

I have an HP inkjet printer and I use it for many different projects. I scrapbook a lot and like to include lots of journaling in my pages. But I hate my handwriting! I like a nice, clean, polished look for my pages. So I will write my journaling entries on the computer, then run scrapbook paper through the printer and print directly on it. I’ll sometimes do this with titles as well.

Since I don’t have access to a die-cut machine, I also make my own “die cuts” with the help of my printer. I print the title page in any font and size I want, then print it out on regular printer paper, tape it on top of a sheet of scrapbooking paper, then cut out each letter with a scissors. It takes some time but the finished “die cuts” are beautiful. I have hundreds of fonts to choose from, and I can make them any size I want (unlike with a traditional die-cut machine).

Lyn’s Note: Printing your custom pages on scrapbook paper is another great idea! I think i’m the only one who can read my handwriting (only about 1/2 the time) so I know where you’re coming from.  I’m a big fan of making my own custom items with my printer.

We recently asked some of our friends and customers to tell us about the most creative ways they use their printers. We were overwhelmed at the number of great responses we received. Beginning today, I will be posting a series of tips from our users to help others get their creative juices flowing and find new and exciting ways to use their printers!

If you would like to share your tips and creative ideas, send me an email. My address is lyn @ inkcarts.com. I will send you a coupon for use on your next order for your efforts! Here is a really nice creative way one of our customers uses their printer. . .

I use an Epson CX 5000. I am a music teacher and to motivate a violin student, I asked her if she wanted to make a CD that she could give to her friends and relatives for Christmas. She was seven at the time.

Over a couple of months, we recorded the music. Then I created an insert for the CD with pictures of all the participants (her grandmother and great-grandmother played music with her for the CD) and a little biographical statement that the student wrote. I printed it out on glossy paper and it looked very much like a professionally-printed CD insert. I also created a sticker to go on the CD that had a picture of the student and the tracks printed on it. It was a circular sticker designed for CD’s, so the CD itself looked pretty good.

We made 30 copies and she was able to give it to her friends. This was a highly motivating project for her–she worked really hard on her music and the result sounded and looked good because of the capabilities of the Epson inkjet printer.

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Lyn’s Note: That is a FANTASTIC use of your printer. But I’m even more impressed at your skill and talents motivating your students! This world could use a few more just like you! Thank You for sharing your creativity with us.

P. S. Many of the Epson models will print directly on a printable cd. Off the top of my head, the Epson Stylus Photo R280, Photo 1400, The Photo RX595 and the Photo RX680 will all print directly on a CD/DVD. I’m sure there are a few more.