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What printer is better to buy for home and office. What is a printer? What printer is better to buy for home or office? And which printer is better laser or inkjet

The leaders of small offices are given by this issue when they choose the office equipment for printing documentation. Today, manufacturers have satisfied the printed device market, which decide which better for printing documents - an inkjet or laser printer is very difficult, for this first it is necessary to study all the advantages and disadvantages of different models.

Many users do not know the differences between these products. In order to quickly deal with all the ambiguities, we suggest carefully read this article, where you will find answers to numerous questions.

Before selecting a device for printing documents, you need to figure out their principle:

  1. The laser device is based on the transfer of contents with cartridges on a sheet of paper. Initially, the magnetized shaft is inflicted on the main drum toner, and then the drawing is transferred to paper, where it firmly sticks to the surface when an instantaneous heating in a special device is influenced. The whole process is quite quickly.
  2. The inkjet analogue operates on special inks, which fall into the right place through capillary nozzles, creating text or complex image. The print speed is noticeably lower, but the quality is much higher.

When compared, it is necessary to take into account all the indicators, and not only positive and negative qualities inherent in each of the species. For example, the laser version is characterized by such advantages:

  • simple use;
  • pretty high print speed;
  • bilateral printing is possible;
  • long exploitation;
  • low print cost.

His opponent has its advantages:

  • pretty low sound impact on others;
  • high print quality in color;
  • low electricity consumption;
  • budget price of the product.

As a result: the selection of the device remains purely individual, because for the office you need a quick and inexpensive option, such as laser, and in the home setting inkjet, and even with SRSh will be much more priority.

Features, pros and cons of each

On the laser device, the drum surface is charged with a plus sign, and the coloring powder wakes up from the cartridge during rotation, focuses on the positive points - as a result, the desired figure is created. Then fast specific processing fixes it on paper.

Benefits:

  • low printed price cost;
  • high drawing speed;
  • you can print volumetric text materials;
  • not afraid of high loads;
  • do not need frequent refilling of cartridges;
  • prints are resistant to moisture;
  • prints on any paper without loss of quality.

Negative qualities:

  • very high cost;
  • great consumption of energy resources;
  • it is impossible to refill cartridges at home;
  • toner is extremely harmful to health, it is necessary to air the room after printing.

An inkjet analogue instead of a needle, like a matrix type of printers, uses the head with paint, and the image is created using a dotset.

Advantages:

  • low price, compared to the laser version;
  • small power consumption - more than 10 times;
  • all models are equipped with a cartrider that allows you to print directly from the camera, without PC participation, and some models can take images via Wi-Fi;
  • excellent color print quality;
  • supports different digital media;
  • ink is not harmful to health;
  • a wide range of models;
  • compact sizes.
  • high cost of printing of each page;
  • frequent replacement of cartridges with intensive use;
  • you must often use the device, otherwise the ink dry out;
  • pretty high sensitivity to the print settings and quality of the paper used;
  • slow speed;
  • when moisture gets, the printed material will be spoiled.

Based on the given data, each user itself decides which office equipment to buy for its needs.


What is more effective for black and white print

Printers are of different modifications, so pick up the optimal option for the house is quite difficult, it is even harder to buy such an office device, where quality, speed, and most importantly, the clarity of the print play a primary role. Requirements for office machinery every year are improved and increase.

Specialists assure that laser analogs have a rather high resolution, unique contrast and high brightness. To check these judgments, it is necessary to print a document having different fonts in the text, for example, the main 12, and the small sixth size. The jet version will decay small text together, and the laser, which relates to electronic technology, will print all the text clearly, while retaining all the smallest details.

The laser printed equipment is based on the xerography technology, which was founded even in the late 1930s of the last century. The main focus was put on the individual properties of photosensitive material. We will not go into technical nuances, since there are too many specific terms that will not be understood by all readers.

The laser provides an ultra-speed carriage movement, and the text result is high accuracy and quite large resolution, so you can print simultaneously on the graphics page and small explanatory text. For laser devices, the individual POSTScript programming language is specifically designed.

Language To describe pages (postscript) recognize Windows and Linux operational systems, but the American Hewlett-Packard (HP) has created its own separate language development to manage PCL printers, which gives more options for printing unique texts. Therefore, devices from the company HP are distinguished by the best quality and reliability among laser pleiades.

Color print - what products are needed for her

Inkjet printing devices with SRHCH, laser counterparts in price and photo printing are undoubtedly leading here. If you are looking for a printer to print color photos, simple text so that the price is low, it is worth choosing an inkjet version, since there is no equal in the color reproduction issues.

In order to actually save on very expensive inks, install the SSR, after that you can safely print any documents and color photos. For the work of the house with text documents, the EPSON XP-420 MFU is suitable, and the XP-620 multifunction model is ideal for print prints.

For office work, an EPSON Workforce WF-7610 or WF-7110 MFU is suitable with a maximum print format A3 +. For professionals photographers, Epson 1500W models are needed, Stylus Photo R2000 or R3000.

What better MFP - color or laser

Specialists in this complex area of \u200b\u200bactivity give recommendations:

  1. If you have a small office, then you need to purchase a Ricoh SP 3600SF model, it also scans documents well.
  2. Ricoh MP 305 + SP is a little worse coping with document digitization, this is a fairly advanced laser, but it cannot print colored copies.
  3. If you need a laser unit for black and white printing at home, then Brother DCP-L2520DWR is what schoolchildren needs, students, as well as working on the Internet remotely.
  4. To place in the Great Office of the Class MFP Class, you will need the OKI MC853DN model - it uses the LED type printing.
  5. The OKI MC342DNW color printer with Wi-Fi text reception system will be appropriate for installation in a small office.
  6. HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M177FW is suitable for homemade and small office work, but it is not recommended to load it.

Each manager or user independently decides, we just suggest considering the best models for different use.

How to make a choice

The main criteria for choosing the same, regardless of which type of printer you like more:

  1. Choose a trademark proven operation of operation, which has long established itself in the international market only from a positive side.
  2. Carefully read the guarantees from the manufacturer, as well as find your city in the list of service centers in order not to ride for thirty lands in the failure of the technique during the warranty period.
  3. Find out the cost of spare parts and consumables so that it is not burdensome for your financial opportunities.
  4. Manufacturers on the package indicate the maximum number of implications within a month, so when buying is fairly easy to navigate, for example, if you need about 6 thousand pages per month, then purchase a device with a maximum of up to 7 thousand to create the necessary reserve.
  5. Functionality. It is necessary to buy a device only with those features that you will enjoy constantly not to overpay for unnecessary options.
  6. Service. There is no need to spend money on refueling cartridges or their purchase, buy models where the shift can be made independently or immediately install the SSR.

No one will definitely answer the question of what printer is better - laser or inkjet: it depends only on personal preferences and features of the product.

conclusions

If you want to choose an excellent printer, then you first decide to print what you need it: if only black and white options, then feel free to take the laser version, and for color photos - only an inkjet unit with high print quality.

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I think I will not open America, saying that the printer is an extremely useful thing. Moreover, not only for students (which he is simply needed to print coursework, reports, diplomas, etc.), but also for other users.

Now you can find various types of printers, the price for which may differ in tens of times. Probably, therefore, there are a lot of questions regarding the printer. In this small reference article, I will consider the most popular questions regarding the printers that I specify (information will be useful for those who choose a new printer for home). So…

The article omitted some technical terms and moments to make it understandable and readable for a wide range of users. Only actual questions of users faced with almost everyone when searching for the printer is disassembled.

1) Types of printers (inkjet, laser, matrix)

On this occasion, the most questions come. True, users question not "types of printers", and "What printer is better: inkjet or laser?" (for example).

In my opinion, the easiest way to show the pros and cons of each type of printer in the form of a plate: It turns out very clearly.

Printer type

pros

Minuses

Inkjet (most color models)

1) The cheapest type of printers. More than amounted to the price of all segments of the population.

1) often dry ink when you have not been printed for a long time. In some printer models, this may lead to replacing the cartridge, in others - replacing the printhead (in some, the cost of repair will be comparable to buying a new printer). Therefore, a simple tip - print at a jet printer at least 1-2 pages per week.

2) Relatively simple refueling of the cartridge - with some skill, you can refuel the cartridge yourself using a syringe.

2) The ink is quickly ends (the cartridge for paint, as a rule, is small enough, it is enough for 200-300 sheets A4). The original cartridge from the manufacturer - is usually expensive. Therefore, the optimal option is to give such a cartridge to refueling (or refueling it). But after refueling, often, the seal becomes not so clear: there may be stripes, specks, sites where symbols, text are poorly pricked.

3) the ability to install continuous ink supply (SSR). In this case, a bottle with ink on the side (or rear) of the printer and the tube from it is connected directly to the print head. As a result, the cost of printing comes out one of the cheapest! (ATTENTION! Make it can not be on all models of printers!)

3) Vibration when working. The fact is that the printer during printing moves to the left-right print head - because of this there is vibration. Many users are extremely annoying.

4) the ability to print photos on special paper. Quality will be much higher than on a color laser printer.

4) Inkjet printers printed longer than laser. In a minute you will print ~ 5-10 pages (despite the promises of the printer developers, the real speed of printing is always less!).

5) Printed sheets are subject to "spreading" (if they accidentally fall, for example, water drops from wet hands). The text on the sheet is vague and disassemble what is written, it will be problematic.

Laser (black and white)

1) One cartridge refueling is enough for printing 1000-2000 sheets (on average for the most popular printer models).

1) The cost of the printer is higher than the jack.

2) It works, as a rule, with less noise and vibration than the jack.

2) Dear cartridge refill. A new cartridge on some models is as a new printer!

3) The cost of printing sheet, on average, it is cheaper than on the jack (excluding CCRC).

3) the inability to print color documents.

4) You can not be afraid of the "drying" of the paint * (in the laser printers it is not used liquid, as in the inkjet printer, and the powder (it is called toner)).

5) Fast print speed (2 dozen pages with text per minute - quite bye).

Laser (color)

1) High print speed in color.

1) A very expensive device (although recently the cost of a colored laser printer becomes more accessible to a wide range of consumers).

2) Despite the possibility of printing in color, it will not work for photos. The quality on the inkjet printer will be higher. But printing documents in color - the most!

Matrix

1) This type of printers has long been outdated * (for home use). Currently used, usually, only in the "narrow" tasks (when working with some reports in banks, etc.).

My conclusions:

  1. If you buy a printer for printing photos - it is better to choose a regular jack (preferably the model on which you can continue to install continuous ink feed - relevant for those who will print many photos). Also, the jack is suitable for those who are printing small documents from time to time: abstracts, reports, etc.
  2. Laser printer - in principle, wagon. Suitable to all users, except those who plan to print high-quality color pictures. Color laser printer for the quality of the photo (today) is inferior to the inkjet. The price of a printer and a cartridge (including his refueling) is more expensive, but in general, if you make a complete calculation - the cost of printing will be cheaper than on the inkjet printer.
  3. Buying a color laser printer for the house, in my opinion, is not entirely justified (at least as long as the price does not go down ...).

Important moment. Regardless of what type of printer you have chosen, I would even clarify one detail in the same store: how much is a new cartridge for this printer and how much it costs it (the possibility of refueling). For the joy of buying may fall after paint ends - many users will be very surprised, learning that some cartridges for the printer are as much as the printer itself!

2) How to connect the printer. Connection interfaces

The overwhelming majority of printers that can be found on sale are supported by the USB standard. Connection problems, as a rule, does not occur, except for one subtlety ...

I do not know why, but often manufacturers do not include a cable for connecting it to a computer. Sellers, usually remind of this, but not always. Many novice users (who are first faced with this) have to go to the store 2 times: once behind the printer, the second is for the connection cable. Be sure to check the package when buying!

Ethernet

If you are planning to print on a printer from multiple computers on a local network - you may need to stop your choice on the Ethernet interface support printer. Although, of course, for home use, this option is chosen rarely, more actually take a printer with Wi-Fi or Bluetoth support.

LPT interface is now found more and less (used to be a standard (very popular interface)). By the way, many PCs are still equipped with this port to connect such printers. For home in our time to look for such a printer - there is no point!

Wi-Fi and Bluetoth

Printers of a more expensive price category are often equipped with Wi-Fi and Bluetoth support. And I must tell you - the thing is extremely comfortable! Imagine, go with a laptop across the apartment, work on the report - then press the print button and the document is sent to the printer and is printed after a moment. In general, this extra. The option in the printer will save you from extra wires in the apartment (though, the document is passed longer to the printer - but in general, the difference is not so significant, especially if you print text information).

3) MFP - Is it worth choosing a lot of functional device?

Recently, the market is in demand MFP: the devices in which the printer and the scanner are combined (+ fax, sometimes also the phone). These devices are extremely comfortable for photocopy - put the sheet and pressed one button - a copy is ready. Otherwise, personally, I don't see great advantages (having separately the printer and the scanner - the second can be removed at all and take it when you just need to scan something).

In addition, any normal camera is able to do just as excellent photos of books, magazines, etc. - that is, practically replace the scanner.

MFP HP: scanner and printer complete with auto-feed sheets

Pluses of MFP:

Much functionality;

Cheaper than if you buy each device separately;

Fast photocopy;

As a rule, there is auto-feed: Imagine how it will simplify the task if you copy 100 sheets. With auto-feed: Loaded the tray - Pressed a button and went to drink tea. Without it - I would have to turn over and put on the scanner manually ...

Minuses of MFP:

Cumbersome (relative to the usual printer);

If MFP breaks - you will lose and the printer and the scanner (and other devices).

4) Which brand choose: Epson, Canon, HP ...?

A lot of questions about the brand. But here to answer one-room - unreal. First, I would not look at a specific manufacturer - the main thing is that it is a well-known manufacturer of copiers. Secondly, much more important to look at the technical characteristics of the device and reviews of real users of such a device (in the age of the Internet - it's easy!). It is even better, of course, if you recommend some familiar, who has several printers at work and he sees the work of everyone ...

Name some specific model - even more complicated: by the time of reading the article of this printer, it may not be on sale ...

I have everything on this. For additions and constructive comments will be grateful. All the best 🙂

When buying a print device, users often arise: what printer is better - laser or inkjet. To get a unambiguous answer, you need to think about how this device will be used. Decide that it will be printed more often - text files or pictures / photos. You should also think about future volumes and print frequency. The last important factor when choosing a device type is the speed of printing.

Technological differences between printers

The internal device of laser and inkjet printers is completely different. Under the cover of the housing, the similarity is manifested only in the paper feed mechanism and some electronic components. This is due to the use of fundamentally other inks and a different way to transfer them to paper. For those users who are important to the device compactness, inkjet models are more suitable. Their sizes are 1.5-2 times less, because when assembling are not used bulky details.

In a laser-type printer, you can find components such as a photosensitive drum and a stove for toner moisten to the surface of the paper. Both parts in width are superior to a paper sheet (usually A4 format). The drum is an integral part of the cartridge, as it is susceptible to increased wear and requires periodic replacement. During operation, the particles of powder paints are attracted to the surface of the drum using static electricity. They are transferred to paper from the drum, and then better fixed with a sheet run through the stove.

Inkjet models are not printed with powder, but liquid ink. The main component is the print head. It is equipped with a multitude of small holes (nozzles) through which the paint is served on paper. Every second of printing on the surface of the paper, several tens of thousands of microscopic ink droplets fall. They form a ready image or text. The cartridge and the printhead do not occupy the entire width of the page, and move horizontally by a special guide.

Price comparison

The cheapest class of printing equipment is monochrome inkjet printers. They do not have significant advantages over black and white lasers, except low prices. Large workshops can make the use of such devices less profitable than the use of laser. Multicolor printers on liquid ink, as a rule, are also cheaper than laser analogues. But this does not concern professional equipment designed for high-quality printing of photos.

In addition to chroma, the price of devices also affect their characteristics and additional functions. Models with high speed, suitable for large daily printing volumes, more expensive low resource devices. Such devices are better suited for installation in the office. Additional functions affecting the price include:

  1. Increased paper tray - this parameter determines which printer is better (laser or inkjet) for office.
  2. The presence of Bluetooth and WiFi module for wireless printing (including tablets and smartphones).
  3. The ability to stand out - printing files from a memory card or a digital camera connected via USB.
  4. Network card and Ethernet port for connecting to home network and shared Internet access.
  5. The ability to automatically bilateral printing without turning the sheet.
  6. The presence of an ink continuous supply system.

Volume of laser and inkjet cartridges

The number of pages that can be printed on one cartridge refill is indicated in the characteristics of each model. It is important to understand that the real consumption of powder toner or liquid ink directly depends on the degree of filling of the sheet. The standard indicator used by the equipment manufacturer when calculating the average number of pages is only 5%. Below is a picture that allows you to better assess the polyness of the sheet by 5% and 15%.

If the parameters of the cartridge indicates the ability to print 3000 pages, then when filling out a sheet by 15%, the real number of prints will be 1000. The largest filling is obtained during the printout of dark images and photos. To reduce paint consumption in the preparation of the text, it is better to choose thinner fonts and set the savings mode in the settings. It reduces the use of toner by 20-30% without a significant deterioration in quality.

The average volume of the inkjet printer black cartridge is 150-300 pages, laser: 1500-2500 pages. The color cartridge is usually enough for a smaller amount of prints. With the same filling, the difference can be 20-30%. An unpleasant feature is often incomplete refilling of the starting cartridge, which is supplied complete with the device. This is due to the fact that manufacturers receive the main income, selling consumables, not the printers themselves.

Important! The starting cartridge can be recognized by the inscription "Introductory" or "Starter" among the labeling on its enclosure. In starting modules of laser printers, the toner capacity can also be reduced, so their refill in the service center is less profitable.

Comparison of the complexity and cost of maintenance

Laser printing devices are less speculative in service. The main reason is the use of crumbly toner, in contrast to water-based liquid ink, which are used in inkjet models. In case of violation of the integrity of the cartridge, the toner will not flow, but only crushes, so it will be easier to remove it. Another problem arising from inkjet printers is to dry ink. With prolonged simple water evaporates, the substance is thick. The print heads are clogged, and the longer they were not used, the harder will restore the cartridge.

Empty cartridges can be changed to new or refill. But some models do not support refueling, so before buying equipment it is recommended to clarify the availability of such an opportunity. Original cartridges and ink are more expensive than analogs made by other manufacturers. They are better quality, therefore reduce the likelihood of damage to the components of the printing device. Cheap analogues can score dubs, as a result of which stripes, blurred areas and other artifacts appear on prints.

To reduce the printing of the inkjet printer, it is better to put a system of continuous ink supply system. This can be done independently using the ready-made kit, or contact the service center for installing the system. SSRC consists of tubes stretched to the head, and toner containers that are set next to the device housing. The maximum number of pages that can be printed when using CSH, can be more than 10 thousand. The printer maintenance when installing the system is simplified.

Important advice! Instead of installing the ink supply system, it is better to choose a model with built-in SSR.

What printer is still better - laser or inkjet

For domestic use, a black and white laser or colored inkjet is suitable. The first type of equipment is better to choose to work with texts, the second - if you need to print photos. If color images are rarely printed, it is better to use a photo maternity service than to acquire an expensive device and maintain its good job. However, in the parameter of electricity consumption, inkjet equipment is more profitable.

The office is better to install a monochrome laser printer. The specificity of the office is most often related to the printout of a large number of text documents for which the roomy device cartridge is suitable. If there will be many tables or charts in text files that are best printed in color, use a laser multicolor printer. If you need to install more than one device, you can do only with one color and several black and white printers.

Note! An LED printer will suit the office even better. Instead of a laser, it uses a set of LEDs to electrify the photo of the drum. At the same time, the substance is harmful to the body - ozone.

In all owners of a stationary computer or a laptop over time, the idea arises to purchase another printer, a scanner, and maybe even MFP (multifunctional device combining a printer, copied and scanner). After all, schoolchildren and students constantly have to print abstracts, courses. But also you need a printer, print plans for classes, payment receipts or money transfer. But there are more people who are fond of photography, because it is not enough to photograph - you need to print again!

Today we will talk about what printer is? How to choose a house printerSo he would have answered all your requirements. What printer is better to buy: an expensive or budget version, a branded or unknown brand, which is better to purchase a color printer or subsequently install the SSR (continuous ink supply system). And finally, we find out which printer is better: laser or jet, discuss the dignity and disadvantages and bring the verdict.

What is a printer and what is it needed for?

So, what is printer? This is a computer peripheral device (i.e. not located in), which is intended for print illustrations, text, photos on paper with electronic form. The process of transferring information from a PC to a solid carrier (paper) is called printing, and the document directly received is a printout. Imagine that you need to urgently print any statement, complaint, appeal, account, abstract, and just the desired illustration. That's it precisely in such situations it becomes clear what does the printer need. Agree, it is unpleasant for the sake of printing one page to leave the house and go somewhere in 2 blocks. Therefore, if there is a printer simply needed a printer!

Having wondered - how to choose a house printerSomeone is advised with friends, someone with consultants in specialized stores, and someone compares the models and reads reviews on the Internet. Printers are matrix, laser, inkjet and sublimation (thermal printers). They differ in terms of cost, print speeds, size and chromaticity (i.e., the printer will print only black (monochrome) or will be multicolored). What printer is better to buy We must define only you. After all, if you will tell you any model in the computer store, you will buy it, and later it turns out that you needed a completely different printer, it will not be very nice. Suppose you sold an expensive inkjet printer for photo printing Epson Stylus Photo R2000,

it's good. Bad is that you do not engage in photography, but you needed a simple laser printer, such as HP LaserJet P2035

since you are typing once a month, and even then by half.

So, what printer to choose? To begin with, it is necessary to determine for what purpose it is necessary for you. If you are a schoolboy or a student and print quite a lot of documents, it makes sense to purchase a laser or inkjet printer. It should be noted that the laser printer you can use from the case towards the case, but ink ink in the ink jet printer. If you do or decide to get a photo printing, then definitely, you should purchase an inkjet printer, the printing on the original cartridges is quite expensive, so specialists recommend installing SSH.

But here again, the question of inks is about the ink, when installed SSRs, it is recommended once a week to make a printout of the printer's test page, unless of course you have not printed something at this week.

What is SSR and what are his advantages?

I want to tell about even more about. The continuous ink feed system successfully replaces the cartridge, making the printer more efficient. Ink are automatically fed by special tubes, which has a positive effect on the quality of printing and save your money. To work with SRSH, it is necessary to buy paint on time, which is much cheaper to buy new cartridges, and pour paint into special containers. You can install and refuel the SRSH, but I recommend, on the first pairs, to invite a specialist. It should be noted that the SRSH can work far from all inkjet printers, since it is more profitable to sell original expensive cartridges to manufacturers.

The cartridge is a special plastic box. It is stored in ink (for inkjet printer) or powder (for a laser printer). Manufacturers produce cartridges so that they come only to a specific printer model. The price category is quite extensive and formed depending on the functionality, sizes, capacity of consumables.

Matrix printers are too noisy and their print speed is significantly lower than laser and inkjet.

Of course, at the moment there are new faster and quiet models, but they are unreasonably expensive. Use them mainly in banks, state and educational institutions.

Sublimation printers are used mainly for printing on DVD, CDs and plastic cards, although thermal printers print better-quality images, use them for home printing rarely, because consumables are too expensive.

Also such printers are used to apply images on T-shirts, mugs, etc.

Another minus of such a printer is extremely slow conclusion of photography, about 3 minutes is printed photo 10 x 15 cm, but the advantage is the durable image, due to the protective layer, which prevents the evaporation of paint.

Epson Stylus Photo 1410, Epson Stylus Photo P50, Sony DPP-FP55, Canon Selphy CP730, Xerox ColorQube 8570N, Canon Selphy CP800 and Epson Stylus S22, Epson Stylus Office T1100 has proven itself as the most optimal price.

How to choose a printer for home? Which is better?

What printer is better for home? It should be relatively inexpensive, high-quality, economical printer that does not occupy a lot of space. I will agree that with all positive qualities (high-quality bilateral printing, a large number of printed sheets for a month, more than 100 thousand and the possibility of printing in A3 format) Office printer HP LaserJet 5200DTN with sizes 140 cm 1 meter and weighing more than 50 kg You still do not need. For home, you need to purchase a qualitative printer, simple and inexpensive in operation. Only laser printers are responsible for these requirements. Inkjet is much cheaper, but here is the trick, such printers are too expensive in operation.

Laser printer.

So, what is a laser printer? This is one of the types of printers that allows you to quickly make high-quality prints on ordinary paper. Prints of text and graphics are resistant to fading and abrasion, no moisture is afraid. The quality of such images is high. The main principle of operation is the process of laser scanning, then overlay and transfer toner, and after its fixation.

How to choose a laser printerIn order to subsequently enjoy printing and not scolding yourself (for the purchase), consultants (for advice), friends (for help in choosing). Selection of the manufacturer (brand). When you buy a printer, you pay not only for the product itself, but also for the brand. And this is true, since it is from branded things an excellent service system. The availability of spare original and compatible parts, consumables costs you to overpaid some amount per brand. In my opinion, the best is HP, Canon, Xerox, Samsung.

Next, the selection of the printer model is to be selected. To begin with, decide on the monthly load, that is, how many pages you will print every month. It should be noted that if the recommended print volume is 6,500 pages per month, your printer will exercise no more than the stated period (since the load will be exceeded). In other words, if you need to print 5,000 pages per month, buy a printer with the recommended printing volume of 6500-7000 thousand pages.

Complete set of printer envy on your needs: Duplex (double-sided printing, additional trays and memory, finishing devices and built-in hard drives).

It is very important to know before buying a printer, can you fix it, some manufacturers put a chip on the cartridge to prevent refueling and make the consumer buy new cartridges.

Jet printer.

Now we will answer the question what is an inkjet printer. This is a peripheral device designed to print not only documents, but also photos, color schemes, graphs. The image on a special paper is formed from points, a matrix is \u200b\u200bused in jet printers, which prints with liquid dyes. In order to reduce the cost of printing and improving the printer characteristics use SSHC.

Now we will analyze in more detail what printer is better laser or inkjet? As mentioned above, many consider the inkjet printer with the best choice for the house, allegedly 2-3 times cheaper than laser, and refuel it easily and ink inexpensive. But let's look at this statement on the other hand. Since often buying inkjet printers for multicolor printing, then ink you can fix 1-2 times, and then you will have to buy a new original cartridge that is as a new printer. The laser printer is much more expensive than inkjet, but at the same time, in service it costs much cheaper, because the toner is worth it within 2-7 $ and, you can refuel it yourself. In print speed, laser printers are much superior to inkjet, for comparison per minute of 17 pages at laser and 7-9 at the jet. At the same time, the laser publishes less noise, no need to worry about dried ink, toner in the cartridge can be stored until the year. In the inkjet printer, you will have to constantly send a test page or clean the print head (with the installed SRCH - it will be cleaned).

The print quality for both printers is the same, but it should be noted that the high-quality printing on the jet printer is possible only when using paper with a special coating, on a conventional drawing or edge of letters "dragged". It should also be noted that the printing of the inkjet printer is susceptible to fading, smearing, water exposure.

In defense of the inkjet printer, I want to say that it is much more environmentally friendly laser, since ozone stands out when printing on the laser printer.

The advantages and disadvantages of inkjet and azure printers.

Pros and cons monochrome laser printer:

  • Plus: High print speed, low cost of consumables, ideal for printing large and small text volumes, is designed for high load when printing.
  • Minus: Not suitable for printing images, photos.

Pros and cons colored laser printer:

  • Plus: High print speed, printing images, color schemes.
  • Minus: High price, not suitable for printing photos, the presence of elements with high power consumption

Pros and cons inkjet printer:

  • Plus: Low price, in modern (and, as a result, more expensive models) high print speed, excellent printing color, low cost of kit cartridges.
  • Minus: High cost of one print, intense replacement of cartridges, while not use ink dry.

Laser printers such models: HP LaserJet Pro 400 M451DN, Lexmark T650N, Xerox Phaser 4600N, Canon LBP-7750CDN, no doubt deserve your attention. What inkjet printer is better To decide, the main thing is to pay attention to - this is the quality and speed of printing, the price, the comfort of use, here are some models that combine all of the above: Canon Pixma IP-4200, Epson L-800, Canon Pixma IX-6540, HP Officejet Pro K8600DN.

That ended the cognitive excursion is still one of the printed device. I hope now you can easily navigate and not confuse inkjet, matrix and laser printers, and the SSR will cease to be an incomprehensible abbreviation for you. Good luck!

Greetings to you, dear reader of my blog. With you in touch, Timur Mustaev. Today we will talk about photo printer. Now that the digital camera stopped being something unusual and there is almost everyone if not as a separate device, then an integrated into the smartphone, the need to purchase a photoprinter on the forefront.

Modern technologies for photo printing stepped far ahead. Now it becomes very relevant question, what printer is better for printing photos? The line of such devices on the international market is continuously updated, you can only choose the preferred technology - inkjet or laser.

Inkjet printers

Most likely, many faced the problems of inkjet printers at home. This is a lack of a workplace for the machine, search for the desired driver, but the most important eternal problem is to replace the cartridges.

Manufacturers wondered - why change the entire cartridge if ink in it can just add?

So there were devices with SRSH. New models eliminate the user from the need to buy a fresh cartridge after ink ended in it.

What is SSR? Abbreviation is strange, but in fact, everything is simple - "continuous ink feed system." Thanks to the possibility of not buying another cartridge, but simply add ink, the cost of photo printing has declined sharply.

Of course, tempting to acquire such a "system" to your inkjet printer. The user decides several tasks at once:

  • such a device does not require cardinal alterations;
  • conduct the refueling process can any user;
  • the printed head resource increases many times;
  • the cost of printing is reduced at 15 - 25 times.

But there is one limitation. Install CSHCs can only be installed on that printer for which it is intended.

Also, if the owner of the purchased printing device wanted to establish such a system, the manufacturer treats such a change as interference in the design of the device and the warranty ceases to act.

Manufacturers in such devices saw a threat to their profits. And this is understandable. Buy expensive cartridges with a small resource for them is extremely profitable.

But, for example, Epson decided to meet the consumer.

Epson model L100.

Printer model L100-Development from Epson, which has a full-time SSR. This is the first similar model and it attracts attention primarily by the fact that the manufacturer has changed its principles for the first time.

Before that, Epson was a supporter of the harm of such devices and distributed information that such a device threatens sad consequences:

  1. failure of the entire printer;
  2. inconvenience during operation;
  3. poor-quality printing;
  4. delay warranty on the standard device.

L100 is the first test copy and therefore there are no such "chips" as:

  1. wireless and wired network connection;
  2. fax functions;
  3. printing on disks;
  4. and other modern innovations.

There are no these new products. But everyone will reimburse the four-color SRSH unit on the left end. It is very easy to remove and fill all the containers with fresh ink. But the owners should know that ink is water-soluble. While more modern pigment inks.

Is it worth paying attention to this if now there is a possibility of multicolor printing with large savings for family budget.

But there is a function of printing photos without fields with a resolution of 5761 × 1441 DPI. Gives a color photo of 10 × 15 cm in size for 93 seconds.

In order to understand the difference, we give a more advanced model of inkjet printers.

It is suitable for both professionals and photo lovers. This is the "all in one" complex based on the thermal jet imprint with a tablet scanner. It is able to print photographs at home conditions of laboratory quality. It has five color cartridges at once with five colors and with a maximum resolution of up to 9610 x 2410 DPI.

HP Photosmart 7510 has a touchscreen color display.

What is interesting, the device is the fastest among the devices of this class - the printer calmly prints the photo of the format of 10 × 15 cm. In the draft version in just 17 seconds.
Thanks to the Internet connection, it is possible to send captured photos directly to print from any device connected to the network.

Laser printer with color printing

Laser office assistants also know how to give high-quality color printing. In order to find out which machine is preferable - laser or inkjet, let's look at what the printer can.

Especially qualitatively, it gives color text printing. At the output it turns out a very clear and bright document.

With photos the situation is worse. They look a little paler. But again, in comparison with the quality, which is capable of issuing inkjet printers.

But printed invitations, envelopes, cards and postcards made on this laser printer are obtained bright and clear. So partners, receiving your letter, can recognize, not even reading from whom it is obtained.

But you have to be prepared for the fact that you will have to wait for the release of the downloaded document longer. Inkjets are able to print much faster. At the LBP5200, a color document from 6 pages is printed about 1.5 minutes.

A photograph in A4 format it will handle in 35 seconds. But again, when compared with the eight color inkjet printer, print will be a little paler. But I must say that although printing photos, after all, it is not the main profile of the laser device, prints are quite good. Colors if a little pale, but completely definitely transmit the displayed picture.

But on the other hand, the black and white seal from the LBP5200 should not disappoint the user. The black and white document for 20 pages will be ready after 1 minute of 14 seconds.

Conclusion

In conclusion I would like to look at a few models of inkjet printers from Epson. This is the model L800, L810 and Epson Stylus Photo P50

The advantages of the EPSON L800 printer, the SSRC system is built in it. And the photo of the photo printing is achieved, by printing not 4 colors, as it usually happens, and 6. The printer prints with 6 colors. It also has the ability to print on CD / DVD discs.

And yet, my advice to you, if you plan to take a printer for printing photos, look at the inkjet printer, with the factory SSR system, it will reduce the budget. And try to use a high-quality photo paper, while your photos will be even brighter and better.

On this, our small overview of the junction for printing the photo is over. But there will be other printer reviews. Come on my blog more often and recognize more information about the latest updates.

All of your favor, Timur Mustaev.

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