When buying a new printer, it is important to keep in mind some factors which would assist you in making the right choice taking into consideration both quality and the cost.
CARTRIDGE COST
The inkjet cartridge is the most important thing to be considered because this is a fast consumable item and will need to be replaced every often. Make sure that the ink cartridges to be used in the printer are pocket-friendly and easy to obtain. Not only that, find out if they can be refilled when required as refillable ink cartridges save quite a few dollars.
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QUALITY OF IMAGE
Another important factor is the Image Quality. This depends upon the resolution of a printer which is measured in dots per inch (dpi), that is, how many dots a printer can print on a one inch long line. Every printer has an upper limit which shows the best quality it offers. When very high quality pictures are required then high resolution is needed. This is just one of the factors that indicate the inkjet printer's quality. However, now-a-days, many picture enhancement techniques are employed by manufacturers. They offer 'photo-cartridges' which have more colors of ink to improve the quality of the print. But keep in mind high dpi implies very slow speed. Moreover it will require a costly superior quality paper to get the desired results. Therefore the factors as speed, noise level, hardware quality, and recurring printing expenses should also be kept in mind when buying a printer.
PRINTER SPEED
The speed of a printer is mentioned as pages it can print in one minute and for slow color printers it is given as minutes per page. These numbers advertised by the manufacturers are not exactly reliable because they are generally the ones measured at a very low resolution setting of the printer. They do not indicate the speed when the printer works at a high quality setting.
ANALYSIS OF INKJET PRINTERS
There are a number of brands of inkjet printers in the market to be selected from, which are both cost-effective combined with good features. It is recommended not to buy the cheapest model from the range. Going on the second cheapest often results in advisable improvements. Also don't buy the latest inkjet printer model either. Its ink cartridges will remain expensive for a long time.
'Bargains' is another sales gimmick you need to be wary off.
Inkjet printers today are being offered at a rate as low as or even lower than the cost of the cartridge they contain. The catch is costly
cartridge replacements. So be wise my friend. Think long term.
HAPPY SHOPPING!!
