Getting the Right printer to do the Job

Printers have been one of the fundamental tools in an office scenario. Frankly, no business or homes can survive the workloads of paper files and office documents without these little babies’ help. That is why choosing the right one would be an essential move in making any printing job done.

Generally, printers are classified into two categories: impact and non-impact printers. These categories can be broken down into four types namely: Inkjet Printers, Laser Printers, and Dot Matrix Printers.

Inkjet Printer It is a non- impact printer that utilizes spraying of variably sized droplets of ink to be able to form texts and images onto any sized page. General consumers often opt for this type of printer.
PROs Inkjet printers are relatively quieter compared to Dot Matrix Printers in terms of printing operations. Unlike Laser and Thermal Wax Printers, it doesn’t have warm up times and initially cost less. It offers fine prints and is capable of printing in different colors. It is perfect for high resolution photo or image printing. It is most popular for home use due to the scalability of use.
CONs Cost-wise, inkjet printing is an impractical choice due to the regular replacement of the expensive ink cartridges. However, it is ideal for home printing jobs that would range from light to medium use.

Laser Printer It is a non impact printer that produces highly detailed texts and graphics onto a paper using laser and toner as a medium.
PROs It has lower per page cost compared to Inkjet Printers, making it an ideal printer for business or home printing needs that would range from medium to heavy printing jobs. In terms of operation, it is relatively faster compared to Inkjet and Dot Matrix Printers.
CONs The initial cost of a laser printer is expensive. And even though it produces crisp texts and images, its quality in photo printing is poor in contrast with that of an Inkjet printer.

Dot Matrix Printer It is an impact printer which makes use of a movable print head that shoot and strikes an ink soaked cloth ribbon against the paper to produce hundreds of dots in order to form texts or images.
PROs Even though this printer is a thing of the past. It is most useful in printing multiple sheet forms that generate carbon copies. It has one of the lowest printing costs per page. It is ideal for producing large amount of texts where quantity is much more considered over the quality of the prints.
CONs Dot Matrix Printers are usually noisy. They are commonly found in environments where noise is not an important factor to be considered. They can only print low quality graphics with limited color ranges and are comparatively slow in contrast with the Inkjet and Laser Printers.