| Before you purchase a printer you need to consider | | | | more economical. |
| many factors, things like, whether you want a color or | | | | If the printer is to be used in an office, it is better to |
| monochrome printer, do you want to print text or | | | | purchase a duplexing unit by shelling some extra |
| images. Printers are a long term investment and you'd | | | | money. The money you save in the form of paper, by |
| be wise to weigh many factors before making the | | | | allowing the users to duplex through the duplexing |
| right choice. | | | | option - via the driver interface, will be more than the |
| Laser printers can draw crisper lines than inkjets. Laser | | | | initial cost, if you were to go without a duplexing unit. |
| Printers cost less than inkjets in the long run. They are | | | | You may want to checkout the connectivity options |
| also the perfect choice if you want to print large | | | | and the ability to upgrade the connectivity. If you plan |
| documents. Ideally, from running cost and maintenance | | | | to use multiple media types, you may want to go for a |
| perspective, they are the perfect choice for anything | | | | printer with multiple drawers. |
| above home office. One aspect that laser printers are | | | | A short checklist when choosing laser printers:- |
| poor at is when it comes to printing photos. Laser | | | | 1) Do you want to print lots of text documentation? |
| printers are best suited for printing text because of | | | | 2) Do you want a very fast printer? |
| their ability to store device fonts. | | | | 3) Are you going to use the printer in the office? |
| Laser printers have the capability of printing on a wide | | | | 4) How many media types do you think you would be |
| variety of media types. They are the fastest type of | | | | using - most of the time? |
| printers and can handle huge volumes of input, and | | | | 5) Are you going to use the printer to print text rather |
| also, deliver large volumes of output. | | | | than photos? |
| Whether you want to go for a monochrome or color | | | | 6) Do you want color printouts and don't mind high |
| printer, it's a choice which you need to be making | | | | running costs? |
| carefully. Color printers can be too expensive to | | | | If you answered no to all of the above, a Laser printer |
| maintain and use. Also, don't get attracted by few | | | | is not what you need. |
| color printouts that you see from the printer. Checkout | | | | If you answered yes to most of the them except (6), |
| the price it takes to replace the cartridges. Also, make | | | | a mono laser printer with add-ons is your choice. |
| sure there is a separate black cartridge in the printer, | | | | If you answered yes to all of them, the color laser |
| as this saves color ink and makes using color printers | | | | printer with add-ons is what you are looking for. |
