How to choose a printer, dot-matrix, laser printer or ink jet? You must first define your needs. What printer are you looking for? Do you need to choose a printer for home
or office, a printer for word processing, accounting or graphics? How many pages are you
planing to print monthly? Is the cost per page critical to your application? Before making your choice, take a look to next table.
| Printer Types & Features |
Dot-matrix printers |
Laser printers |
Ink-Jet printers |
| 9 pins |
24 pins |
black |
color |
black |
color |
Cost per page
(w/o paper)
[US$/page] |
0.001 - 0.002 |
0.01 - 0.03 |
0.03 - 0.09 |
0.02 - 0.05 |
0.06 - 0.30 |
Quality
/Resolution/
[dpi] |
72/72
to
240/216 |
127/127
to
360/360 |
300/300
to
2400/2400 |
240/240
to
1200/1200 |
| Copies (Original +) |
4-9 |
0 |
0 |
| Noise level |
49 - 58dB(A) |
39 - 52dB(A) |
45 - 55dB(A) |
| Price [US$] |
40 - 3,500 |
200 - 8,000 |
2,000 8,000 |
30 - 3,000 |
Not ready yet with your choice?Our advice is:
- Choose and buy a Laser or LED printer when the fine quality and high resolution are the most critical factors for your applications.
- Choose and buy an Ink-Jet printer when you need a printer for home with color capabilities, acceptable quality for less than 100 pages monthly.
- Your right choice is a Dot-matrix printer when you need to print a great quantity of documents and the "cost per page" is the main factor for your applications.
However the choice is yours.
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