Printers
Printers are an essential part of home and office computing. There are so many printers on the market it's hard to know which printer to buy. Our guide to printers should provide you with everything you need to assist you in buying a printer.
Ink Jet Printer
The ink jet printer fast became the most popular printer for the home. They are small and affordable with a good print quality. Ink jet printers can be used for printing anything from black and white documents to full colour glossy photos. There are many ink jet printers on the market, however it's important that you not only look at the price of the printer, you should also look at the price of replacement ink cartridges. Some manufacturers sell the actual printer quite cheap but their replacement ink cartridges cost more than average.
Laser Printer
Laser printers are the ideal solution if you need to print in high volume. The laser printer is often the first choice for offices, they're normally faster than ink jet printers especially if numerous copies of the same page need to be printed. Laser printers are normally much larger than ink jet printers so would not normally be the first choice for homes. The price of the printer is normally higher than ink jet printers. However the cost per sheet is the lowest. We recommend that if you will be printing high volumes (2000 sheets or more per month) go for a laser printer.
All in One Printers
Printers have evolved to provide more than just printing. An all in one printer will provide prining, copying, scanning and faxing capabilities. This means you can save loads of space by buying an all in one printer. All in one printers are available as laser printers or ink jet printers so are ideal for home, home office or office. They are a little larger than the normal printer but they save so much more space.
Mono or Colour Printing
Printers, especially laser printers, are available as mono only or mono and colour printing. Mono printers will often be much cheaper and faster than a colour printer but the obvious downside is that they cannot print in colour. A mono printer can print in greyscale and for most office duties printing in colour is not necessary.
Printing Speed
A printers speed is normally measured in pages per minute. This is quite simply the number of pages that can be printed in one minute. The higher the pages the faster the printer is.
Print Quality
Print quality is measured in dots per inch. This is the number of printable dots that can be printed within a one inch space. The dots per inch (DPI) is normally represented as a two directional figure such as 1200 x 600. That shows that the printer can print 1200 dots horizontally and 600 dots vertically. Standard print quality is 300 DPI and photo quality is considered to be 1200 DPI.
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