| Some computer users around the house can use a | | | | two pages are printed, but those that need to print |
| printer to productive or recreational purposes while | | | | dozens of pages will save hours of time especially if |
| business users and owners will need better performing | | | | the printer needs to be used on day to day basis. |
| features in a printer. Although this point may sound | | | | Photo Printers |
| logical, different people have different needs of a | | | | Photo printers have been specially developed to print |
| printer and will use it in their own preferable ways. | | | | high quality photos. Some of the more expensive inkjet |
| Each type of printer is targeted at a certain market, | | | | printers may actually print photos while costing lesser |
| but the right printer must be chosen based on its | | | | than ordinary photo printers. However, photo quality is |
| advantages and whether or not the disadvantages will | | | | a lot better and just about all of them support printing |
| harm productivity. | | | | on photographic paper, while more expensive models |
| Inkjet Printers | | | | may have a USB port allowing photos to be printed |
| Inkjet printers are a likely choice for people as they are | | | | directly from the camera. Even more advanced |
| fairly priced while boasting decent quality especially if a | | | | models may have photo editing capabilities making |
| good brand is chosen. There is also a lot of variety in | | | | them completely independent from computers. |
| this category ranging from the standard monochrome | | | | Multifunction Printers |
| printers to the feature-rich printers that support colour | | | | Multifunction printers are generally fast performing laser |
| printing and network connectivity features. Some inkjet | | | | printers that also have functions of a scanner and |
| printers can be pricey, but are suitable for home and | | | | sometimes a fax machine. These printers are great |
| office use. | | | | space-saving devices for office use as a separate |
| Dot Matrix Printers | | | | scanner is no longer needed to take up a plug. In |
| Although dot matrix printers use very old technologies, | | | | addition to individual scanning, the multifunction printer |
| they are still very popular in a number of industries, due | | | | can also serve as a copying machine where the |
| to their efficiency and unique properties. Whilst they | | | | document is scanned and printed using the printer |
| are a bit more expensive than inkjets, these printers | | | | easily. Some of these devices may print in colour and |
| enjoy lower printing costs per page and can still be | | | | usually have wired or wireless network features so |
| used even when the ink is running low. They can also | | | | multiple computers can use it. |
| print continuously on continuous paper making them | | | | Wide Format Printers |
| proficient in data logging. | | | | Wide format printers are expensive because they are |
| Laser Printers | | | | basically photo printers that can support much larger |
| Laser printers are generally more expensive than their | | | | paper formats such as A2, A1, A0, and B0. When |
| inkjet counterparts and in terms of quality, it can be | | | | choosing for a printer in this category, get the highest |
| tough at times to tell the difference. However, the | | | | dpi resolution possible to get high quality prints on very |
| biggest benefit that laser printers bring is the higher | | | | large sizes. |
| printer speeds. It may not be such a big deal if one or | | | | |
