8 Factors To Consider When Buying The Ideal Printer In Houston

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The following is a list of the essential considerations to evaluate in your plan to purchase a new printer before you can expend your hard-earned money. The extensive range of printer models in the market can make it difficult for just anyone to narrow down on the correct printer they want. The best way, so you do not waste your money on a regrettable purchase, is to develop a good plan and criteria to guide the acquisition of a printer that works for you. Ideally, the perfect purchase of a new printer should provide value to the customer in the following ways.

1. Respect The Budget

The ideal printer should be affordable relative to customers' income potentials such that one has to spend more than they can afford to buy a printer. Luckily, there is a wide price range in the market for printers, and the cost of a new printer varies significantly for the benefit of widely diverse users. However, apart from the initial acquisition cost, you need to budget for the ongoing (operating) costs on your new printer, such as the cost of buying replacement ink. The ongoing cost is also called the cost of ownership and dramatically defines the affordability question. Often, the cheapest printers require some of the most expensive inks, so the manufacturer still makes after-sale money from low-priced printers. You have to conduct some form of online research to establish the comparative price of replacing cartridges in different printer models and price ranges. Also, confirm if your printer accepts third-party ink cartridges and if the user can refill the ink cartridges. Note: Using unapproved ink cartridges will invalidate the warranty on your new printer.

2. Type Of Inks

The three most common configurations for ink cartridges are two-ink cartridges, four-ink cartridges, and inkwells.

• Two-ink cartridges: One cartridge holds black ink, and the other is an all-in-one color cartridge.
• Four ink cartridges: Includes one cartridge for black ink and three different cartridges for cyan, magenta, and yellow ink – a CMYK color model. The most significant benefit of this cartridge system is that it allows each color to be separately replaced when it runs out.
• Inkwells: An inkwell printer draws ink from large, refillable ink containers.

Inkwells are considered the most economical of the three ink-type cartridges for long-term use. For instance, the ET-3700 EcoTank from Epson Expression can print 14,000 black pages or 11,200 coloring pages on a single ink refill. Typically, the ET-3700 EcoTank can last up to two years of high usage. You could also consider buying laser printers in place of ink printers because laser printers have more explicit images with sharper edges than inkjet printers. The work you want to do with your printer will determine the best cartridge configuration for you. For instance, a two-cartridge printer is adequate to print many text documents with a bit of color. On the other hand, a laser printer is recommended for producing professional-grade colored printouts, while users with ordinary print work can opt for CMYK or inkwell printers.

3. Quality Of Printout

Laser printers are the best option for a user who wants high-quality printouts. However, on the downside, laser printers are costly to acquire and operate. For home printer options, an inkjet printer will be fine. However, the quality of printouts in inkjet printers varies widely. The printout quality is affected by factors like the print head design, the driver of your printer, and ink quality. A printer's DPI (dots per inch) is the essential specification when evaluating the resolution in a printer and its quality of printouts. The measure of a printer's DPI which stands for Dots Per Inch indicates how perfectly a printer can copy an image from a source and place ink dots in one square inch area of print paper. The higher a printer's DPI (dots per inch), the sharper the printout image. The DPI of inkjet printers ranges greatly from a DPI of 600 x 600 to a DPI of 4,800 x 4,800. Call or contact Advanced Business Copier today for more information. To read more on this article, click here!