Which printer is right for me / my business?

Things to consider when making your purchase:

• Initial cost - inkjet printers are cheaper to buy than laser printer, but they are far more expensive to run in the longer term.
• Running costs - Laser printers are cheaper to run and the cost to print a page is approximately 25% that of inkjet.
• Photo quality - Photo quality printers offer near photo quality, but are very expensive to use.
• Text and graphics print quality - laser printers offer the most professional text and graphics quality.
• Speed - Ink jets are extremely slow and are for home users only. Laser printers are recommended for all businesses.

Reasons to buy an ink jet or ink jet-based multifunction printer

• You can print in colour
• High quality photos is more important than speed or cost per print
• You want to save money now, and are not too concerned about long term running costs
• Your printing needs are only light-duty (home use)

Reasons to buy a photo printer

• You need superior photo quality prints
• You would like to print directly from a memory card
• You would like to print directly from a digital camera

Reasons to buy a monochrome laser printer

• Moderate to high volume printing
• High quality text are more important than high-quality photos
• Speed is essential
• You are aware that initial costs are higher, but the running costs are extremely low and the printer will pay for itself during the printer's lifetime.

Reasons to buy a colour laser printer

• You print regularly in colour
• High quality text and graphics are more important than high-quality photos
• Speed is essential
• Your output is moderately heavy
• You are aware that initial costs are higher, but the running costs are extremely low and the printer will pay for itself during the printer's lifetime.

Reasons to buy a multifunction printer

• You need a combination of printing, scanning and faxing capabilities
• You need to save office space
• You can afford to time-share between the functions
• You do not need a laser printer

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