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Posted by tonerandinkgalore on September 2, 2008

Popular Dell Inkjet Printers and Laser Printers

Dell printer ink cartridges are top quality products sure to bring the best performance out of your printer. Finding the right printer to suit your needs can definitely be tough. The following should help you decipher the code and find the best Dell printer for you.

Popular Dell Inkjet Printer Models

A940 All-In-One Series

These printers are great for home use and serve many functions at once. Not only is it a printer, this model is a scanner and copier as well. It saves space and is perfect for the budding home entrepreneur. You can get the most of this printer with Dell printer ink cartridge.

A920 All-In-One

Another all-in-one model, this Dell printer is multifunctional and perfect for use in the home. You won?t find a better deal in price and you?ll save considerable space by having a printer, copier and scanner in one.

A720 Dell Color Printer

This Dell color printer works fast and prints clear copy for many uses. It?s compatible with the PC format and is affordable for most home users. You have the option of printing in both black or color and don?t forget how efficient Dell printer ink cartridges will be in this device.

A960 All-In-One

Yet another all-in-one model, this Dell printer is a great choice for home offices and families everywhere. Not to mention the extremely affordable price tag these printers carry.

Popular Dell Laser Printer Models

Dell 1100

This laser printer only prints in black, but it is very fast! It?s perfect for a small business or perhaps as a printer connected to a small network in a corporation. For only $90 you can have one of these printers in your home!

Dell P1500

This is another popular Dell printer model. It is monochrome only but the quality is top-notch and you?ll experience lightning speed printing like never before. These are great for small businesses and small corporate computer networks that have a medium print yield need.

Dell S2500

This is yet another fantastic choice for your laser printing needs. Dell printer ink cartridges really are the best and only choice to use in conjunction with this model is only when the printer and its cartridges are combined that you really experience an excellent quality printing process.

And there you have it! Hopefully distinguishing between printer models will be a bit easier for you now. Soon, you can enjoy a printer and printer ink cartridges that make your life a whole lot easier.

This article is prepared by Christy Berger writes for PrintCountry. Article is Popular Dell Inkjet Printer Models & Popular Dell Laser Printer Review. Main article is Remanufactured Discount Dell Inkjet Printer Ink Cartridges.


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Posted by tonerandinkgalore on August 17, 2008

Service Contracts - Part III, Laser Printers

If you are shopping for a Laser Printer you may need a service contract to go along with it. In this article you will learn the ins and the outs of service contracts, read on?

Welcome to the final part of our three part series on service contracts.  This article covers service contracts on laser printers.  Laser printer maintenance contracts are similar to copier service contracts.  Most laser printer service contracts are billed by cost per print.  It is essentially the same thing as cost per copy.  Each time you print a page the internal meter clicks.  On a printer you can get the page count or meter reading by printing a configuration page.  Then, each month or quarter an invoice is generated by multiplying the cost per page by the total prints made.  The cost per page is determined by monthly volume, age of machine and environment.  Environment plays a big part because if it is in a dirty environment it will need possibly twice as much service than a machine in a clean environment.

Service contracts are really similar to an insurance policy.  They may or may not save you money.  The good part is that your costs are fixed, so you will know how much per year you will spend instead of hoping it won?t break down too much or have a serious or really expensive part break.   There are many ways of paying for a service contract.  It depends on the way you and your company would like to be billed. Most service companies offer monthly, quarterly and annual billing.  

Total Cost Management

There is an explosion of service companies providing this way of tracking all of the costs associated with your copiers and printers.  It is called ?Total Cost Management.?  Most if not all copiers, MFP?s and printers can be monitored on your network with revolutionary print management software.  You are able to track your total pages or copies.  You can monitor toner low warnings, error codes, paper jams, and everything associated with your machine.  This software can help you calculate how much you are paying for the total ownership of all of your equipment.  This is very helpful when purchasing new equipment.  The software will help you figure all the costs of your equipment, toner, parts, supplies and service. 

Coverage

Understanding what is covered and what is not covered is very important to find out before you purchase a service contract.  Does the contract include supplies?  Some supply items are toner and maintenance kits.  Find out what hours the service company is available and days of the week that they operate.  Which holidays do they take off?  What is their response time?  Most service contracts do not cover abuse or neglect.  So be cautious with those paper clips and staples as they can cause an expensive repair and it probably won?t be covered.  Get all of this in writing then there will not be any surprises. 

Which Type of Contract?

Choose an all inclusive service contract that covers everything such as parts, labor, maintenance kits and supplies.  Or choose a contract that only covers parts and labor.

 

Color Laser Printers

Service contracts on full color laser printers are essentially the same except that you will be paying for a color print or a black and white printPricing varies, but you will be paying about 9-10 times more per print for color thanfor black and white.  If you have ever purchased toner for a color printer you know that color toner is more expensive.

Conclusion

This concludes our article series on service contracts for CopiersComputer Technology Articles, Fax machines and Laser Printers.  My purpose for writing this series was to help shed some light on shopping for service contracts for companies that have never purchased one or are in the process of purchasing a service contract.  Each service company will have different options but for the most part they all bill their maintenance contracts as described in my series.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Bill Tucker has been in the office equipment and supply industry for over 20 years and has several published industry related articles that help the end-user as well as the technician.

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Posted by tonerandinkgalore on August 10, 2008

Solving Image Problems on HP Laser Printers

There are several image related problems that can occur.  If you want to save money and repair it yourself this article is for you. Read about the most common image related problems that HP Laser Printers have and how to resolve them.

Here are a few examples of image related problems:

Blank, Solid Black, Streaks, Double Images, Specks, Lines, Light Print, Dark Print, Blurred Image, Flaking / Rubs off

Cartridges:  Most of these problems are related to the toner cartridge.  If you don?t have another cartridge to test it you can diagnose the problem another way.  Put a sheet of paper in tray 1.  Run a configuration page with your hand on the power switch.  When the page reaches midway, turn the power off.  You may have to do this a couple more times to get the timing correct.  Now that you have stopped the paper midway, carefully remove the cartridge and the paper from the machine.  Inspect it to see if the problem exists before it reached the fuser.  If it does then it is in the cartridge, or possibly it could be in the Laser or scanner assembly.  If it does not, then you have a bad fuser assembly.  Remove the fuser and inspect it.

Cartridge problems are the most common cause of image related problems.  I find more problems with remanufactured cartridges because the manufacturer is not replacing certain major components that cause the defects.  Make sure they replace the drum.  Also, look for companies that are ISO 9002/14001 certified and STMC certified.  This will help weed out the undesirable cartridges.  To be honest, I have seen a lot of OEM cartridges fail.  Cartridges fail for several reasons, such as foreign objects getting up into the cartridge causing lines, streaks and leaking.  This can be resolved by being careful not to remove staple or paper clips in and around machine.  You should also have your machine cleaned.  Vacuuming all of the paper and toner dust can help decrease this.  Remember to only use a service vacuum that can handle the tiny particle size of toner.

Printing a Configuration page:  You will always need to print a configuration page, and here are some reasons.

Image quality test, Page count, Serial number of machine, Configuration of printer, The last few errors, Jet Direct print server card is installed, Many others?

Here are a few directions on how to print out a configuration page.If you don?t see your model scroll through the menu on your printer and it should be easy to find.

HP LJ-4000/4050/4100

1 Press [Menu] until INFORMATION MENU appears.

2 Press [Item] until PRINT CONFIGURATION appears.

3 Press [Select] to print the Configuration Page.

HP LJ-4200/4250/4300/4350

1 Press (SELECT button) or the MENU button to open the menus.

2 Use (UP ARROW button) or (DOWN ARROW button) to scroll to INFORMATION, and then press the Check button (Select)

3 Use or to scroll to PRINT CONFIGURATION, and then press the check button.

HP LJ-8000/8100/8150

1 Press MENU until INFORMATION MENU appears.

2 Press ITEM until PRINT CONFIGURATION appears.

3 Press SELECT to print the configuration pages.

Image problems caused by the Fuser Assembly:  Symptoms are, toner not fusing, streaking, double imaging.

Note:  The 4200 series had a problem with the film getting ripped.  You will see strands of plastic pieces coming out of the exit area.  It will cause as an image defect, streaking and double imaging. 

Diagnose: You can diagnose it by running a configuration page.  Rub on the print.  Is it flakey?  Does the print rub off easy?  If it does, it is probably the fuser.  Remove and inspect it.  You can inspect the film or roller.  If you see any damage replacement is necessary.

Note:  Most fusers on HP Laser Printers are very easy to remove.  If you need instructions on how to remove and install them, I have maintenance kit installation procedures on my website on the front page.  Look under customer menus.

Solution ? The fuser is replaced as an assembly.  Remove and replace Fuser Assembly   

WARNING! Let the Fuser Assembly cool before disassembly.

Regarding Light Prints: 

If you have replaced your cartridge and you still have light prints or if you have light print over the entire page, you may have economy mode on.  Go to quality menu and turn off.  I would also try the transfer roller.  This is also easy to replace, look in Maintenance kit installation procedure.

One last thing:  If you have tried all of the above, there could be another problem.  This procedure can be difficult for the average person to repair.  It is cleaning the scanner or laser unit.  If you are in a very dusty environment the mirror inside this assembly may be dirty.  When the mirrors accumulate dust on them the image defect is light prints.  I go into detail on cleaning the HP LJ-4000 scanner on another article I have.  If you would likeComputer Technology Articles, you can go to my website in my article section and check it out.

I hope this article has helped you save some of your hard earned money.  There really is no reason to spend money when you can just clean it yourself!

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Bill Tucker has been in the office equipment and supply industry for over 20 years and has several published industry related articles that help the end-user as well as the technician.

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Posted by tonerandinkgalore on August 5, 2008

Ink Jet printers vs. Colour Laser printers

In our eight round head to head we will compare inkjets with colour lasers to help you decide which will be your next printer. We will cover the cost of the device, cost per print, print speed, OS compatibility, networkability, photo print quality, text print quality and ease of use. To make a fair comparison we selected two printers with a street value of around $500 Australian dollars the Fuji Xerox DocuPrint C525A colour laser and the Epson R800.

Round One - Capital cost - winner Ink Jet. Although colour laser printers are now much cheaper inkjets still generally cost less. If you consider our two reference printers, the $500 buys you an entry level colour laser while for the same price you get the current top of the line A4 inkjet from Epson. If your initial budget is limited to under $200 then an inkjet is still your only choice.

Round Two - Cost per print - winner Colour Laser. It is no secrete that inkjets cost a lot to run and here we will do a few calculations to prove it. Printing b/w text on the C525a costs 5.5 cents/page while on the R800 it costs 7.1 cents/page. The cost of printing images is 22c per page and 37.5c on the laser and inkjet respectively. These figures assume 5% coverage per colour and are based on the manufactures estimates. The inkjet figures are best case scenarios in draft or economy mode. In high quality mode inkjet’s cost per page skyrocket. If running costs are important to you then the laser is the only way to go.

Round Three - Print Speed - winner colour laser According to the manufacture’s specifications, both types of printers would appear to be similar speeds. The specs of the R800 quote 17ppm and 8ppm for mono and colour respectively while the Xerox C525 boasts a speed of 17.5ppm for mono and 5ppm for colour. If you turn off draft mode on the inkjet the performance starts to crawl. Real world tests of high quality test reveal a disappointing 2.1 pages per minute. Print speed is defiantly not an inkjet’s strength.

Round Four - Os Compatibility - winner Inkjet A drawback of some entry level laser printers (colour and mono) is lack of compatibility with operating systems other than Windows. Printer makers use GDI print emulation to offload most of the printer’s work to the users PC. This means that printers need less processing power making them cheaper but unfortunately completely incompatible with either anything other than Windows.

While almost all inkjets are Macintosh compatible, entry level GDI colour lasers such as Canon LBP-5000 or Konica Minolta 2500w are not. Luckily two very popular colour lasers, the Xerox C525a and Acuculaser C1100 from Epson, are Mac and Linux compatible. If you don’t use Windows you can still get a great colour laser but you will have too shop around. Mac support is so common in the inkjet world that a Mac user barely needs to check before buying. This is another victory to the inkjets.

Round Five - Networkability - winner laser As laser printing technology was originally aimed at office users a network port a common, even in entry level models. A quick survey of all the inkjets from Canon and Epson reveals that only one offers network support out of the box (Canon Pixma iP5200R). If you need to network your inkjet you will need to consider buying a separate print server. This one goes to the colour laser.

Round Six - Photo Print Quality - winner inkjet Although colour laser printers are now much better at printing photos they still do not match the incredible results from high-end inkjets. For the best results you will need to invest in the high quality consumables and allow time for output. This is a no-brainer, inkjets take the crown here.

Round Seven - Text Print Quality - winner laser Colour printers share most of their design and features with their monochrome ancestors. Just like mono lasers colour lasers produce sharp, dark and consistent characters. Text printed on an inkjet on the other hand often bleeds, exhibits white lines or is more grey than black. A laser is the only option for professional looking documents.

Round Eight - Ease of use - tie In an inkjet the paper path is much simpler. This makes paper jams less common and easier to fix. On the other hand inkjets require ongoing print head maintenance which is not necessary on a laser. This one would have to be a tie.

Summary With three rounds going to the inkjet and four to the colour laser it was a fair fight but the colour laser won in the end. As for selecting your next printer, it all depends on how you prioritise each round. Clearly identify your needs and select the type of printer that is right for you.

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Posted by tonerandinkgalore on August 3, 2008

Tips On How To Compare Laser Printers

If you are in the quest for the best laser printers, then looking for reviews, ratings and comparisons are the best source where you will find all you must know about laser colour printers, multifunction laser printers, laser all in one printers and so on. If you are a tyro in laser printer or in printers in general, these sources will help you a lot to help you make a wise buy.

Nevertheless, before you type ?compare laser printers? on the Google search box, there are some basic things you have to know to recognize good and honest laser printer review. A good review must give general and specific info on different laser printers models as resolution, sped, technology, processor type, duty cycle, print language and memory capacity. Additional information on handling and accessories should be given too as: paper for laser printers, power consumption, weight, dimensions, operating systems, etc.

In case you find two or more laser printers with similar characteristics, then to make up your mind for one of them you have to look for other specifications as graphics and text quality, functioning noise and?prices and warranty!

Although almost all the laser printer brands have reviews online, the most reviewed brands are by far Hewlett Packard and Canon. Even though, they both started producing inkjet printers ?and are still manufacturing them- the market of laser printers has increased their participation in this market niche. And since, online sales are booming the sales of printers, ink cartridges and accessories; they have launches aggressive online marketing campaigns that have spread their presence in any Internet communication space that includes of course, paid reviews.

Once you have selected some prospective laser printers to buy, you have to look for reviews on laser printer on inkjet cartridges ?of the same brand of the printer, compatible cartridges and refill kits- and accessories as pickup rollers, separation pads, spare replacement paper trays, carriage belts, fax cables, in order for you to estimate an approximate budget according to your printing needs and the different possibilities each laser printer can offer you.


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Posted by tonerandinkgalore on July 30, 2008

America’s best printers: Hp laser printers

Since its foundation in 1939, Hewlett Packard has become a household name in America and the rest of world as one of the best companies in IT products and solutions. It offers a myriad of products and services as laptops, monitors, projectors, workstations, fax machines, photocopiers, scanners, software, hardware and what interest us here: Laser printers.

Hp laser printers were the first ones that appeared in the market with this new technology that is gradually overthrowing the laser inkjet printers. As the pioneers, software manufacturers caught up with them, and most of the drivers in the market are for Hp laser jet printers, that can be recognized by other HP-compatible printers. But, let’s point out that any non-HP printer is totally compatible to an Hp laser jet printer.

Most of the different types of printers that are sold in the market -besides the laser and inkjet printers- as copier printers, multifunction printers, plotters, photo printers, portable printers and others are manufactured by the Hp Company. In addition to this, HP produces all accessories and peripherals for printers as ink cartridges, brothers, cables and others, and it also provides an emergency solutions service via online to individuals to large companies.

By now, the Color 2500 laser printer hp model is leading the market with its professional high quality printing output for household and small business use with PC, Unix and Mac’s at a very competitive low price.

On top of this, it has a sleek and compact design that makes it perfect at any space.

Another competitive model is the HP 2600 LaserJet that can print both in full color and black and white mode, eight pages per minute with a resolution of 600 x 600 dpi. And for wide format, printing, the HP 2800 series of desktop design is capable of printing up to 12 000 pages a month of tabloid, super B, legal, plus index cards, No. 10 Monarch envelopes and other large formats.

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Posted by tonerandinkgalore on July 29, 2008

Why Color Laserjet Printers Beat Inkjet Printers Hands Down

So you are in the market for a color laser jet printers! But why should you buy a laser jet printer over just a regular color printer? Laser-jet printers are known for the advanced technology within them that allows for a crisp, detailed imaging when using colors to print.

Color laser jet printers are respected for their powerful printing performance, and of course the color quality is so much more vibrant that the intensity of the colors truly seem to leap off the page. Shadowing and smearing are not issues that are generally encountered with a laser-jet printer thus the reason for the high demand for them. Top brands to consider are:

- Hewlett-Packard

- Xerox

- Samsung

- Lexmark

- Canon

- Kyocera

- Others that qualify as quality printers

But which one should buy? Overall, the Hewlett-Packard printer is widely considered to be the best laser-jet printer on the market today. The standards that Hewlett-Packard holds standard for all of its computer equipment holds true when it comes to the quality achieved through the use of their laser-jet printer. They hold up to extensive use and produce a quality result time after time.

Another great laser printer is made by the Xerox company. At first, this company became well-known for its copying quality and it has taken this technology and now applied it to a laser-jet printer.

Samsung are other well respected color laser jet printers which comes as a great surprise to many people. For the longest time, Samsung had the reputation for being a less quality knock-off brand in all of its electronics yet when it comes to its newer products, especially their laser-jet printers they have fought their way to the top. They have come out with one of the top three quality printers available today and the results and life of their machines are far superior to many other companies out there who have not had to climb up from the dismal ratings Samsung had in years past.

Lexmark is another company that puts out a fantastic laser jet printer that is best known for its crispness of copies and for its brilliance in color elements. The pigmentations in a Lexmark laser-jet color printer are hard to beat and that makes it a truly desirable printer to invest in.

Of course, the Canon color laser jet printers also rank up there in the top five printers available for consumer use today. They have continually improved their product along with the market and have a top contender for quality in the laser-jet color printers in the market today.

Other great names in color laser jet printers are Kyocera, Okidata, Konica-Minolta, Brother, Dell, Epson, and Ricoh. All of these color ink-jet printers provide very high quality products with all of the desirable factors prevalent in their ultimate printing product. They are long-lasting and offer little problems when it comes to excessive use and the color on each of these is beautiful.

So when you go out to look for your color laser jet printers, keep the names mentioned here on your shopping list and check them out. At least one of them is bound to meet all of your needs and will truly satisfy you both with your final purchase and the printings that it produces. Take that little bit of extra time to check these out; you won’t be sorry you did.

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Posted by tonerandinkgalore on July 28, 2008

Paper Handling and Connectivity of Laser Printers and Inkjet Printers

You’ve decided to buy a laser or inkjet printer but do not know what the paper handling facilities of a typical laser or inkjet printer are and which of these paper handling functions you will really need. Here’s some information that will help you find out before buying your inkjet or laser printer.

When we talk about paper handling on laser or inkjet printers, there are many aspects such as the size and thickness of various paper, standard and optional input-output-tray capacity are involved.

Generally, all the inkjet printers and laser printers print on standard paper with letter and legal sizes. Most will except envelopes and have input and output paper trays. Most personal laser or inkjet printers come with only one paper tray. So with the personal laser or inkjet printers you can expect to add paper regularly.

On the high-end or workgroup models, you will find two or three times more paper capacity and advanced features such as duplexing (double sided printing) and printing on tabloid-size papers. Generally all inkjet and laser printers will have at least 100 sheets of paper capacity (with the exception of portable printers). In general laser printers? paper handling capacity tend to be more than that of inkjet printers.

You will need a USB port to connect to a laser or inkjet printer. All inkjet and laser printers nowadays have a USB port. There are 2 types of USB ports; USB 1.1 and USB 2.0. USB 2.0 is faster but the two types are compatible with each other. Some laser or inkjet printers still have the older parallel port technology if you prefer.

If you will print over a network, you will need an Ethernet port. You will find that in workgroup laser printers. Some high-end models also support wireless printing through infrared or Bluetooth technology.

Most laser and inkjet printers do not come with a printer cable that connects the printer to the computer. Include printer cable cost in your budget as well.

This article is prepared by Christy Berger who writes for PrintCountry.com. A longer version of this article can be found at Inkjet Printer and Laser Printer Paper Handling & Connectivity. Main resource of this article is Discount Epson & HP Ink Cartridges.


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Posted by tonerandinkgalore on July 27, 2008

Resolution & Speed of Laser and Inkjet Printers

You’ve decided to buy a laser or inkjet printer but do not know how much resolution typical laser or inkjet printers have and how much is really necessary for you. Here’s some information that will help you find out before buying your inkjet or laser printer.

Resolution is the maximum number of dots that the laser or inkjet printer can print in a square inch. In theory higher resolution will give better results. It will print more details which is important especially for printing graphics. But as a marketing trick, manufacturers inflate the resolution numbers and these numbers are not the only factors in print quality. The ink cartridges or toner cartridges, the number of colors, the paper and the method of printing are also great factors in print quality.

Resolution is measured by the dpi (dots per inch) which indicates the maximum number of dots that the laser or inkjet printer can print in a square inch. And each of these dots in a digital photograph is called pixels. A digital photograph is made up of thousands of pixels.

The resolution of an inexpensive inkjet printer will be between 1200 by 1200 dots per inch (dpi) to 2400 by 1200 dpi. And a higher-end inkjet printer will have a resolution between 2400 by 1200 dpi to 4800 by 1200 dpi.

The resolution of a Personal Monochrome laser printer will be between 600 by 600 dpi to 1200 by 1200 dpi. And a workgroup laser printer will typically be 1200 by 1200 dpi.

The resolution of an inexpensive color laser printer will be between 1200 by 600 dpi to 2400 by 1200 dpi. And a higher-end color laser will have a resolution between 2400 by 1200 dpi to 2400 by 2400 dpi. Although laser printers have lower resolutions, they are quite sufficient in printing text and simple graphics.

In any case, it is best to print out a sample to test the real print quality of the inkjet or laser printer rather than just looking at its resolution. The speed of a laser printer or inkjet printer is measured by the ppm (pages per minute); the number of pages a laser or inkjet printer can produce in one minute. Generally the speed increases as the price of the printer increases. Normally inkjet and laser printers have 3 levels of quality settings: draft, normal, best. The higher the quality, the lower the speed. Bear in mind that the speeds stated by the manufacturers are often higher than real life speeds. While testing the speed, the manufacturers often print the basic text with lowest print quality and come up with such fast speeds. The real speed is likely to be nearly half the speed stated by the manufacturer if you use the normal printing quality. Speed will especially be important for you if you intend to print graphics frequently with your inkjet or laser printer.

Print speeds may vary depending on many factors such as your laser or inkjet printer’s print mode, system configuration, page coverage, document complexity and software.

So print speed of a typical inkjet printer may vary between 1 to 28 ppm for black text and 1 to 20 ppm for color photo or graphics. A mid-range monochrome laser printer’s print speed may vary between 6 to 25 ppm for sharp black texts and 2 to 20 ppm for black & white graphics. A typical color laser printer?s print speed will vary between 6 to 20 ppm for black text and 1 to 12 ppm for color graphics.

This article is prepared by Christy Berger that writes for PrintCountry.com. A longer version of this article can be found at Inkjet Printer and Laser Printer Speed and Resolution. Main resource of this article is PrintCountry Discount Epson Ink Cartridges.


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Posted by tonerandinkgalore on July 27, 2008

10 Quick Buying Tips for Laser and Inkjet Printers

Which one is right for you, an inkjet printer or a laser printer? Will you print frequently or occasionally? Is black and white printing sufficient for you or will you also print colors and possibly photos? What is the effect and costs of ink cartridges and toner cartridges? These 10 Quick Buying Tips will help you make the right decision in selecting the inkjet or laser printer that best fits your needs.

1) First decide what kind of documents you will print. Color, monochrome, text, graphics or photos. If you will print black text and won?t need color, you may want to go for a monochrome laser printer which offers the best text quality and speed. But if you?ll print high resolution photos you may want an inkjet printer which offers the best photo and graphics quality. If you want true photo quality outputs, go for the photo inkjet printers that specialize in photo printing.

2) Inkjet printers may seem affordable, but consider the cost of ink cartridges too. Before you buy your inkjet printer, you can check the prices and yields (number of pages ink cartridge prints) of the ink cartridges and find out an estimate monthly cost according to the number of pages you will print in a month. Also, most inkjet and laser printers do not come with a printer cable that connects the printer to the computer. Include printer cable cost in your budget.

3.) Laser printer toner cartridges prices will be higher than inkjet cartridges prices. But toner cartridges last much longer which makes their cost per page less in the long term.

4.) Bear in mind that the speeds stated by the manufacturers are often higher than real life speeds. A typical inkjet printer print speed may vary between 1 to 28 ppm for black text and 1 to 20 ppm for color photo or graphics. A mid-range monochrome laser printer?s print speed may vary between 6 to 25 ppm for sharp black texts and 2 to 20 ppm for black & white graphics. A typical color laser printer?s print speed will vary between 6 to 20 ppm for black text and 1 to 12 ppm for color graphics.

5.) If you print a large number of documents each month, make sure the inkjet or laser printer?s monthly duty cycle is high enough to cover your needs

6.) Don?t spend extra money on some special features that you may not need. For instance if you are a home user you may not need a laser or inkjet printer with an Ethernet port (most monochrome laser printers have Ethernet ports).

7.) Check the connectivity specs (USB port etc.) of the printer. Make sure the laser or inkjet printer is compatible with your computer.

8.) Some laser or inkjet printers come with enough memory to print anything you?ll need. These printers do not allow memory upgrades. Others that do allow memory upgrades may not come with all the memory you need. So check if the inkjet or laser printer has enough memory for the types of documents you will print.

9.) Choose a laser or inkjet printer with enough paper capacity. So you won?t have to keep adding paper.

10.) Make sure that the manufacturer of the inkjet or laser printer provides convenient technical support services and driver updates on their website.

This article is prepared by Christy Berger who writes for PrintCountry.com. A longer version of this article can be found at 10 Important Tips for Buying a Laser or an Inkjet Printer. Main resource of this article is Discount Epson Ink Cartridges & HP Printer Cartridges.


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