Reverse text (white text on a black background) looked particularly muddy in our tests, as did small, bolded text.Īs for its colour output, the 948 has a two-cartridge ink system - one black and one tri-colour cartridge - so its black is very black indeed, but its primary colours look a little pale. These are slightly sluggish results for this test and the quality of the text isn't stellar the black colour looks muddy, the letters are feathered around the edges, and the paper-feed mechanism also seemed to leave some trails in the text at certain points on the page.
In 'draft' mode, it will produce a full page in only 9sec. The 948 will print a full page of text in 15sec using the 'normal' print mode in the driver. While the quality during our photo tests was poor, the text results didn't fare much better, and the print speed was a little on the slow side. The scanner will recognise the selections, send the appropriate commands to the printer, and all your photos will be printed. Using printed proof sheets, photos can easily be selected for printing (even the preferred paper type can be selected), simply by colouring in the appropriate circles on the proof sheet and scanning it on the unit's flatbed. This negates one of the 948's coolest and most intuitive features - printing digital photos directly from memory cards.
Apart from its photo quality suffering from banding issues and poor colour tones, the driver also refused to print borderless photos using Windows Vista's photo viewer. Mobile phone users will appreciate the provision for an optional Bluetooth adapter, which can be installed via the 948's USB port, and will allow photos to be printed directly from a Bluetooth-capable phone.īut, the 948 is not an ideal choice for users who want to print photos. WEP and WPA encryption is supported, so it should be able to slot in to most existing networks without any trouble. Once the printer is on the network, other wireless computers will be able to find it and connect to it without going through this same process. However, there is a caveat: in order for the wireless settings to be configured, the printer must initially be connected to a notebook or PC via USB. It makes it easy for notebook users to print and scan documents, and it's especially useful if the unit is to reside a short distance away from a PC. Some of its print functions didn't work as well as we'd hoped and its initial wireless network setup was a little cumbersome.īy far, the most useful aspect of the 948 is its built-in wireless adapter, which can connect to an existing wireless network.
It's fairly easy to install and use, but it's not perfect. Featuring print, scan, copy, fax and memory card-reading functions, this multi-function device is ideal for a small office environment.