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Old 06-05-2008, 02:14 AM
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Default What You Need To Know When Buying a Printer

Before you go out looking for a new printer, here are some of the things you should ask yourself.

1. What are my printing needs? You actually want to know what you’ll be printing before choosing a printer. Some printers are more able for certain types of printing then are others. Some can be pretty costly to maintain if all you are going to do is print out your homework.

2. How many pages per day, week, and month will I print? Your printing level is important. For example, if your print volume is high, you may want to consider a laser printer for long term cost savings.

3. Do I want to print photo’s or just documents. While photo quality printers will print any document, it may be costly to do so in some printers, as the black ink cartridges often tend to be different prices, sometimes higher now and again lower then the color.

4. Do I even need to print in color or just black and white? Small black and white laser printers have come way down in prices these days.

5. What type of paper will I want to use? (Cardstock, photo paper, mailing labels etc.) If you intend to print out greeting cards on cardstock, you need to go with a slightly higher end printer. Cheap printers can’t handle that thickness of paper.
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