Which one is right for you, an inkjet printer or a laser printer? Will
you print frequently or occasionally? Is black and white printing
sufficient for you or will you also print colors and possibly photos?
What is the effect and costs of ink cartridges and toner cartridges?
These 10 Quick Buying Tips will help you make the right decision in
selecting the inkjet or laser printer that best fits your needs.
1)
First decide what kind of documents you will print. Color, monochrome,
text, graphics or photos. If you will print black text and won’t need
color, you may want to go for a monochrome laser printer which offers
the best text quality and speed. But if you’ll print high resolution
photos you may want an inkjet printer which offers the best photo and
graphics quality. If you want true photo quality outputs, go for the
photo inkjet printers that specialize in photo printing.
2)
Inkjet printers may seem affordable, but consider the cost of ink
cartridges too. Before you buy your inkjet printer, you can check the
prices and yields (number of pages ink cartridge prints) of the ink
cartridges and find out an estimate monthly cost according to the number
of pages you will print in a month. Also, most inkjet and laser printers
do not come with a printer cable that connects the printer to the
computer. Include printer cable cost in your budget.
