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Buying Guide to Printers

Facts About the Way Printers Work, and Which You Should Purchase for the Job You Have

By Tabitha Rodriguez, published Aug 02, 2006
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First of all, when purchasing a new printer, you must first know what you want the printer to do, for instance, would you like a printer to print your digital photos on, or do you need a printer mostly for black and white text documents? Maybe you would like a multifunctional printer that ‘has it all’ (Fax, Printer, Digital Camera Dock, and Scanner). 

There are so many different types of printers it is easy to feel discouraged, or confused when trying to purchase a new one.
Sizes of printers are another thing you need to keep in mind, when purchasing a new printer you need to take in to consideration where you plan to have this particular printer set up at, if you don’t have room for a big bulky printer there are plenty of other styles to choose from, quite like the decision when buying most any household items, there is always the drawback of size. 

HP printers are a very highly respectable brand of printer, they come in so many different sizes and styles that you can spend hours just browsing their very impressive selection of printers. 

HP printers are also excellent for business printers, such as those you would need in offices and such, also many selections perfect for the home office. 

Another huge thing to consider when purchasing your new printer is do you want an ink printer or a laser printer? It may seem like an odd question, or more commonly just wondering what the difference is, well, the difference is the way the printers transfer the ink to the paper, with an ink printer, the printer uses ink cartridges with liquid ink inside and through the printer the ink is squirted onto the paper from the printer head. 

Now with a laser printer the ink is in a powder form stored in what they call a “Toner Cartridge”, the printer heats the media areas that need to be printed, then the powder from the toner cartridge is attached to the paper. 

Now if you want to print more often, it is a lot cheaper to purchase a laser printer, just because you won’t have to buy the ink as often as you would with an inkjet printer. 

Buying Guide to Printers

Kodak Professional 1400 Printer

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Takeaways
  • For more text documents you should be using a laserjet printer
  • Dye-Sub printers may be pricey but definitely worth it delivering beautiful photos with every print
  • Don't forget to do a little research on the printer before making that final purchase
Did You Know?
Although purchasing a dye-sublimation printer may be expensive in the beginning you are definitely saving money in the long run buy printing photos at home.
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