The best printer does not come cheap
Are you one of those who tend to go cheap when buying a printer?
Think first...In all your money saving effort, you will end up
paying more in the long run.
Even though inkjet printers are very inexpensive and affordable,
the cost of the replacement inks can drive up the overall cost
over the time of ownership. Sometimes the cost of the ink is way
expensive than the printer was.
The best way to go about buying a printer? Check the prices of
the ink cartridges of the printer you want and find out how many
pages each cartridge will print. After you figure out
approximately how many pages you will print per month, you can
determine the cost of the printer plus ink over the course of a
year.
Think about getting individual cartridges if you know you will
need one color more than others. This will be depending on the
print jobs you will be making.
Manufacturers very often list faster print speed specifications
on their packaging than we see when testing performance. A
typical ink jet printer can produce two to four pages per minute
of text and one full-page, 8.5-by-11-inch photo or graphic in
two to three minutes.
Some color ink jets can print photos at a stage that approaches
the quality of a professional photofinisher. If you intend to
use your printer primarily for photos or graphics, look for
printers that are built for that purpose.
If you plan to print mostly photos, look for photo printers with
features such as a built-in PC Card slot, an LCD panel that
allows you to view and print an image without using your PC, and
bundled image-editing software.
If you print mostly text documents, consider buying an
inexpensive black & white laser printer. These printers provide
superior text quality compared with high-end ink jet printers.
Some monochrome lasers cost as little as $200, making them a
good deal for home users.
If you need to print a lot of text and high-quality graphics,
buying a good photo ink jet printer in addition to an
inexpensive monochrome laser printer could save you money on ink
and maintenance costs in the long run as opposed to buying an
ink jet to do it all.
Color laser printer toner cartridges are the most expensive
consumable you can buy for a printer, but their yield is so much
higher than an ink jet cartridge. In the end, color laser toner
is less expensive on a per page basis.
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