Printer Basics Guide

Printers have virtually replaced the typewriter in the contemporary office.It as been part & parcel of office tool nowadays life.A simple printer are designed for the home user, and the most complex for production use, Photography.

When evaluating printers, you should keep the following issues in mind:

Printer resolution : A printer’s resolution is the maximum number of dots per inch that can be printed. A resolution of 900×900 dots per inch (dpi) means that there are 900 vertical dots and 900 horizontal dots in every square inch.The higher the resolution, the better the print quality.

Printer Speed : This is usually given in pages printed per minute to printer, where the page consists of plain text with 5 percent of the printable page covered in ink or toner.

Graphics and Printer-language support: if you plan to print Graphics. it should support one or more of the popular printer languages, such as Adobe PostScript and Hewlett Packard’s LaserJet Printer Control Language (PCL).

Connectivity Port – All printers feature either USB 1.1 or the faster USB 2.0 connection, and some have both.compare your computer hardware & printer for better printing purpose.

Printer Memory: Laser printers that will be used to print complex graphics & many more and full-color images & high end graphics require larger amounts of memory than those that print simple text only. In many cases, this memory can be added as an option.

Cost of Paper : Printing require special paper. some printer may require special quality paper to print high quality image or text.

Cost of consumables : When comparing the various cost of printer & paper, be sure to compare the cost behind each page for printing, rather than just the cost of a replacement ink or toner cartridge

Now there are many type of printer’s available at market
Impact (Dot-matrix) printers
Ink Jet
Laser & many more. Choose a best printer for your need. just thing before what type of printer you need to what type of job ?.

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