![]() ![]() These are usually inkjet printers, but you can get laser versions. Alongside the print option, you can also photocopy and scan documents. Laser printers are a good option if you are regularly producing quality plain text, but typically less useful for photos. Laser printers typically offer higher page yields (the amount of pages printed per cartridge) than inkjets, but the cartridges are more expensive. The process involves static electricity transferring tone from the cartridge and heating it on to a page, producing high quality results. A handy option for the occasional printer. The single function version is a budget machine as it only prints. Inkjet tends to be cheaper than laser, but the ink can smudge. Not only do you have to worry about the upfront cost and whether it can print a good photo, you've also got to consider print speeds, ongoing costs and a host of potential additional features. Whatever your needs, buying a new printer can be a confusing process. Even 3D printing is possible, although here we are leaving those aside and focusing on conventional home printers. Nowadays you can have full colour prints, with a scanner and copier option throw in and with pages flying out at a rate of 30 a minute, and still have change out of £50. Printers have come along way since the 80s when HP introduced the ThinkJet, the company’s first personal inkjet printer grinding at a snail's pace of two pages a minute and comes with a whopping price.
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