Your guide to buying printers

Buying printers

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 be 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 printer advice 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 printer reviews section 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 some comparisons on specifications if you want to be more specific.

Some other good sites for printer reviews are:

• Toms Hardware – Focuses on all computer hardware, including printers.
  
• www.itreviews.co.uk – check out the printer section here.
  
• Laser-printer-reviews.org - Focuses on LaserJet units.
  
• Steves-digicams.com - Good for comparing photo printers.
  

Check out some of my articles below based on user perspective.

• All in one printer reviews
  Some guides and reviews to all in one printers.
  
• Photo quality printer reviews
  Overview and guides to some popular photo printers.
  
• Digital photo printer reviews
  Printers designed to work with digital cameras.
  
• Mac printer reviews
  Printers that work well on the Mac.
  
• Portable printer reviews
  Guides for portable printers from user perspective.
  

A closer look at 2 of the above printers

• Oj printer review
  The office jet Ive used heavily
  
• Canon photo printer review

The photo printer I have used on many occasions.

• Mobile printer reviews
  Helpful article on mobile printers.
  
• Network printer reviews

Guide to network printers and what weve used.

• Printer review comparisons

Check out this helpful guide for comparing and buying printers.

• How do printers compare

Guide to what to compare in printers

• Printer difference

Learn some common printer differences to look out for.

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