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Even though information technology promises you a “paper less office”, you are still required to take print outs. For this work we have several options and let’s have a close look.

DOT MATRIX
Printers like Dot Matrix are fall into “Impact Printers” category. If you are not consider the print quality and if do you need carbon copies, this is ideal. But it’s noise in operation. Required ink is supplied via a ribbon.

It’s technology is very simple. Pins are used to impact the media to print (draw) the letters or graphics. 
 

DAISY-WHEEL
Another impact type printer. Could print limited characters using its wheel. Very slow and if you need to change the font, change the wheel.
 

INK-JET
Cheaper printer in the market. Can make color prints too, ideal for photo printing. Here the technology is spraying ink to the media. Some printers use four color ink cartridge and some use six color ink cartridge. All other colors are made mixing these basic colors. If you depend only on black, go for a black only cartridge.
 

LASER
Sharp mind, sharp people. Expensive, but sharp. Operating cost is less than ink jet, primary investment is higher. As it’s name, laser technology is used here. Heated toner spread on the media as directed by the laser beam. Inside a laser printer is another computer and ordinary users may have no business with repairing it. Most prominent characters are speed, sharp and silent (SSS).
 

PLOTTERS
For those who draw engineering documents in large format are encouraged to use them. Four different plotters are available. Pen plotters, Ink-Jet plotters, Electrostatic plotter and Direct-imaging plotter are them. Rarely used among ordinary computer users