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7 things to consider when buying a printer for home or work
7 things to consider when buying a printer for home or work
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Posted by: Editor
7 things to consider when buying a printer for home or work.....
1.
Do I want a laser or an inkjet printer?
+ Laser printers are cheaper to run.
+ Laser printers (often) print pages more quickly.
+ Laser cartridges print more pages per cartridge.
+ Inkjet printers are (often) cheaper to buy.
+ Inkjet cartridges (often) are cheaper to buy.
+ Inkjet cartridges need to be replaced more often.
2.
Do I need to print colour often?
+ If you don't want to print in colour, consider either a mono laser, or an inkjet that has the facility to print in black only.
+ A mono laser to print most of your text pages, plus an inexpensive colour inkjet to print the odd colour page is an economical option.
+ Many inkjet printers require you to print colour regularly to ensure that the cartridges don't dry out.
+ Colour laser printers start from $500. Cartridge yields start from 1000 pages per cartridge set (approximately).
+ Inexpensive colour inkjet printers start from under $100 and have cartridge yields from 50 pages per cartridge set (approximately).
3.
Will I be printing photos?
+ Inkjet printers print better photos than laser printers.
+ Some inkjet printers use special photo inks that improve the life of photos.
+ Some inkjet printers are designed specifically for printing photos.
+ Laser printers do print on photo paper, but the results are not as brilliant or vibrant as a professional photo printing house, or photo inkjet printer.
4.
Do I need to print envelopes or labels?
+ Envelopes and labels are best printed on inkjet computers, or special label printers. Should a label become dislodged, it can damage the laser printer drum and cause a costly drum replacement.
5.
Do I know the cost per page of the printers that I am considering?
+ It is easy to compare the cost of printing on all printers by calculating the cost per page to print (dividing the number of pages into the total cost of the consumables). All printer manufacturers provide cartridge yield figures (how many pages a cartridge will print). Remember to factor in drums, print head or other consumables.
+ As a general rule: the cheaper the printer - the more expensive the cost per page to print.
6.
Does my cash flow enable me to replace the more expensive items in a laser printer?
+ Many laser printers have a separate drum (the part that picks up the toner in the configuration of the digital image and puts it on the paper) and a fuser unit (the part that fuses the image onto the paper) and other related pieces. It is important to factor these items into your cash flow projections. Usually, printers with separate drum/fuser parts, have cheaper cartridges (because the drum is not in each cartridge).
7. I have seen a bargain printer? Will it be right for me? Who can I ask?
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