Office Printers Buying Guide — Part 1

Over the past few years, the quality of printers has improved considerably and prices have gone down significantly. The consumer of today not only wants printers that are reasonably priced and high-quality but printers that can print fast, easy to use, and offers multiple other features. Although a large number of manufacturers are selling high tech printers in the market, choosing the right printer for your office or home is definitely not an easy task.

Here are some tips to help you make a decision in buying a quality printer for your office:

Scrutinize your needs:
The first consideration while buying a printer depends on your print requirements and budget. By scrutinizing your needs, you can decide what all features you want in your printer. The main considerations are: price, speed, resolution, color capacity, paper capacity, etc. Also, consider the size and weight of the printer before selecting the right printer. Some printers take lot of space and placing them with the computer becomes highly difficult. If your work requires you to travel, try for a portable printer model.

If you wish to have high resolution prints, then choose auto inkjet printers like Primera Bravo Pro Auto Inkjet Printer, and for all-in-one printer-go for Microboards PF3 Disc Printer. For colored photo printing, check out the colored inkjet printers available at Blank Media. Blank Media brings you the best quality printers which can cater to all your printing needs perfectly.

Types of printers:
The various printer options available in the market are: thermal printers, inkjet printers, disc publishers, automatic disc printers, etc. Inkjet printers are the most popular; they use tiny droplets of ink which are sprayed on the paper, through the nozzles, to form an impression. Thermal printer is another option, which heats the special paper and produces an image when the heated paper passes through the thermal print head. If your work requires you to perform multiple functions like copying, faxing, scanning, and printing-then you must try multifunction printers.

Print Resolution:
Print resolution means the number of individual dots a printer can produce within a unit distance. Print resolution is measured in DPI (dots per inch). Higher print resolution means higher, detailed, and clearer picture quality. Also, check if the printer supports edge enhancement (this means- the space between dots on the edges of the text will be filled). The effect of edge enhancement is the same as increasing the resolution. But, edge enhancement does not ensure improved picture quality. So, check whether the printer prints at claimed or enhanced resolution.

Print Colors:
Ask the manufacturer what colors the printer ink cartridge supports. It is a general rule, the more colors the printer ink cartridge holds the better picture it can produce. If you like black and white pictures, then you can simply choose a standard printer that produces black and white prints. Colored printers tend to be a little expensive-so make sure to that printer ink cartridges are available at an affordable price.

Read Office Printers Buying Guide — Part 2 to learn about:
• Printer's Print Speed
• Ink cartridge replacement cost
• Paper Capacity
• Ports/Connectivity
• Printer Memory