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How to choose a printer


 
From small inkjets to powerfully lasers, there's never been a wider variety of quality printers available at prices any business can afford, many with wireless and Ethernet networking capabilities. The most common printer styles are laser and inkjet. Use this guide from TonerQuest.com to choose the right printer for your office.
 
Color Inkjet Printers 
Ideal for personal and small office use.  Inkjet printers offer photo quality color reproduction, and are the least expensive of the machines. However, they have a higher operating cost; each page generally costs more to print. 


Color Laser Printers 
Produce beautiful color and black and white documents fast. Designed for offices that primarily print black and documents, but occasionally need high quality, but not photo-quality, color documents. 
 		 
Monochrome Laser Printers 
Produce great-looking black and white documents fast, and work well in offices with medium to heavy printing needs.  Monochrome laser printers are faster than color printers, and cost less to operate. 






Other features to consider:

• Memory: Most printers come with enough memory to handle typical printing tasks.  However, you can increase the installed memory in most machines if your office routinely prints complex, graphic-heavy documents.
• Paper Capacity: The higher the paper capacity, the less often you have to reload paper, a great convenience in busy offices and a necessity for printers connected to multiple users.
• Automatic Duplex Printing: Prints on both sides of the page automatically to save money and produce more professional looking documents.
• Print Speed: Refers to how many pages your machine prints per minute (ppm). The higher the ppm, the faster you documents printing.
• Print Quality: 600 x 600 dpi is fine for everyday printing.  For crisper finishes, look for resolutions of 1200 x 1200 dpi, or 2400 x 600 dpi for photo quality results.
• Compatibility and Emulations: Determine whether your machine will be used with PCs, Macs, or a mixed work place. In addition, some printers offer multiple emulations, such as PostScript and PCL 6, which may be required for certain applications.
• Connectivity: If you plan to connect to an Ethernet or wireless network now or in the future, buy a network ready printer now.  Adding the options later costs more than buying a network capable machine.



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