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Happy New Year...
2003 has kicked off with a bang for Calido. We have installed our premier product 'Comet' at 2 beta sites and have received positive feedback on its operation.
Unfortunately, this is a lite version of our monthly newsletter as we have been very busy and were unable to research some great news topics.
Nonetheless, we have some terrific bargains such as the Panasonic KX-P7100 Laser printer that is sure to enhance your office printouts.
Yours sincerely,
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| Confused about Blue Tooth & Wireless? |
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Are you confused about Blue Tooth and 802.11b communications?
In reality, the only common factor between these 2 technologies is that they both allow devices to communicate with each without using a fixed cable.
The major difference between the two technologies is that if you want constant communications from a device to a server, you would use 802.11b (e.g. Connections requiring windows authentication to a server providing file/internet access.)
On the other hand, if you require communications between Devices for short amounts of time, you would select Blue Tooth (e.g. Printing a document from a handheld device.)
Of course, with these 2 standards there are differences in power consumption, range, and cost. Blue Tooth was designed with portable devices in mind and hence requires substantially lower power requirements than 802.11b. On the other hand, 802.11b has a much wider range than Blue Tooth.
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| Australia Left Behind with Fast Internet Access |
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A report from the Broadband Advisory Committee (BAG) to the federal government has found that Australia is lagging behind when it comes to fast internet access. (Report available here.)
I find it re-assuring that PRICE has finally been recognised as a major holdup with the uptake of broadband internet. More precisely, per megabit charges have been referred to as potential barriers of great takeup of broadband internet access. (Monthly usage was also mentioned as hampering high bandwidth applications such as streaming video.)
The report goes on to mention the volatility of pricing intervention etc etc so I wouldnt hold my breathe in waiting for the prices to come down...
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B&W Laser Printer with duplex (RRP $499)
KX-P7100
- Fast Printing
14 pages a minute printing speed for super efficient output
- Built in Duplex Feature
Saves paper costs by double sided printing
- Superb Print Quality
600 x 600 dpi printing resolution for clear crisp images
- Email Print Software
Automatically print received mail
SPECIAL $419
Inc. FREE toner cartridge - RRP approx $95.
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Benq 4300U Scanner
- Scan photos and post to the Internet easily with Scan to Web button
- Upload scans instantly to your palm or PDA devices compatible with Palm OS® with Scan to Palm button
- Slim design that fits almost anywhere
- Sharp images at 600x1200dpi
- 48-bit color with A.C.E. Technology (Advanced Color Enhancement)
- USB interface for easy connectivity
SPECIAL $89
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Canon S200 Colour Printer
- Prints upto 5 Black & White pages per minute
- Up to 2880 x 720 print resolution
- Colour lasts up to 25 years using Canon’s Photo Paper Pro
- USB Interface for Windows and Mac (parallel not supported)
- Banner and poster printing
- On screen low ink warning alert
- Internet Image Optimiser Technology
- With Cost saving separate black and tri-colour in tanks
SPECIAL $99
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| Brisbane's cheapest DDR RAM |
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128MB DDR RAM (PC-2100) |
CRAZY $49 |
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256MB DDR RAM (PC-2100) |
CRAZY $89 |
* Prices subject to change/availability.
If you have any positive or negative feedback you would like to share with us, you can now do so anonymously online at: http://www.calido.com.au/.
We value your custom and appreciate any comments you would like to share on our service, products or even pricing.
The questionnaire will only take a minute and you can rest assured that your opinions will be read and taken on board to further improve our service to you.
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