Buying printers

What to look for when buying a printer...

Lately I have been receiving some questions as regards buying printers. I have decided to make a mini section based on this topic.

The question I have been asked on various occasions, is what printer would best based on the amount of printing to be done. I want to go over this based on my experience of using and supporting printers.

Let’s set a few scenarios as examples. You want to print a few photos a week, print a few e books in the range of 100 pages each. You would also like to print a few projects at a few hundred pages each. Personally, I would use an inkjet printer for this. I would go for a middle of the range unit with a high dpi. For information on dpi, check out my http://www.computer-and-printer-reviews.com/printer-advice.html section. Now, in my experience, LaserJet’s don’t print out photos as well as high end inkjets because the ink jet uses a unique printer mechanism, which allows the quality photo printing. This is why you see many photo printers that are inkjets. So for this kind of usage I would go with an inkjet printer after doing some research on various sites. You can check out some of my reviews and guides on my http://www.computer-and-printer-reviews.com/printer-reviews.html if your interested in a few comparisons.

What about if you want to print thousands of pages per month, and you don’t have the time to keep buying printer ink as often as the inkjets require? The LaserJet units can serve this purpose well. I am going to invest in a colour LaserJet in the coming weeks, due to printing a vast amount of documents. For example, yesterday I purchased three e books, all of which were around 200 pages each. My ink almost ran out on my inkjet after this. This wouldn’t happen on a LaserJet. I would recommend a LaserJet to anyone who runs a small business from home. I believe they will come in handy for this type of usage. I treat mine as an investment rather than an expense.

To summarize, access your needs, look on various sites until you find something to suit your needs, and do come comparisons on specifications if you want to be more specific.

Some good sites for printer reviews are

www.tomhshardware.com – focuses on all computer hardware, including printers.

www.itreviews.co.uk – check out the printer section here.

http://www.laser-printer-reviews.org/ - focuses on LaserJet units.

http://www.steves-digicams.com - good for comparing photo printers.

John Gibb manages http://www.computer-and-printer-reviews.com The site dedicated to computers and printers.

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