| So what do you need to know when buying a | | | | be black-only or colored. However, most people opt |
| computer? All you need to know is that your | | | | for a laser printer with no color as color laser printers |
| computer will come equipped with everything you | | | | cost $500 or more than a black-only laser printer. |
| need to get up and running. You literally plug all your | | | | Generally if you need color you should probably |
| devices into the ports and turn on your unit. It will also | | | | purchase an inkjet printer instead of buying color laser |
| come equipped with extra ports and you can use | | | | printer. Inkjet printers cost for as low as $100 but if you |
| these for additional devices such as scanners and | | | | prefer extremely high-quality black-and-white paper |
| printers. | | | | prints you must consider purchasing a laser printer. |
| Personal Computer Printer | | | | Buying a Printer |
| Today's personal computer printer includes inkjet and | | | | With the use of a printer you can merge a data with |
| laser printers. The resolution of a printer for both inkjets | | | | the main document and print the results. Once you |
| and lasers is the number of dots per inch (dpi) which is | | | | have scanned your document or your photo and |
| the same resolution in monitors. This implies that the | | | | manipulated the text or image to your heart's content, |
| more dots, the better the image and typically the more | | | | maybe it is time to do a print on your color laser printer. |
| expensive the printer. Also, an even distribution of dots | | | | In a relatively short time, the resolution of prints from |
| horizontally and vertically gives you higher quality output | | | | these printers has leaped ahead. More to the point, |
| than an uneven distribution dots. For example a printer | | | | prices have also leaped downwards to the point |
| with a resolution of 1,200 x 1,200 produces images | | | | where it is well within the reach of the home user. |
| using 1,440,000 dots per square inch. That resolution | | | | Choosing and purchasing a printer is less complicated |
| would be higher quality than a printer that uses | | | | and a lot easier than buying a computer. Take note |
| 1,440x720 dpi (1,036,800 dots per inch.) | | | | that like the computers, printers are also quickly |
| Inkjet vs. Laser | | | | advancing. New printers are being released constantly |
| An inkjet printer makes images by forcing ink droplets | | | | in order to meet the newer standards but this doesn't |
| through nozzles. Most inkjets today can produce | | | | make the laser and inkjet printers outdated. The best |
| images in color using combination of black, cyan (blue), | | | | thing to do is to survey all your options and, as always, |
| magenta, and yellow. Some inkjets are specially | | | | consider how much money you want to spend for |
| designed to produce high-quality images and are often | | | | your printer. Some products available are much |
| advertised as photo printers. These have six colors | | | | cheaper compared to others, depending on the brand |
| that provide a better range of coloring. A laser printer | | | | and other factors that you need to look at. There's |
| forms images using an electrostatic process- the | | | | always one for you. |
| same way a photo copier works. Laser printers can | | | | |