Printer Types – There
are hundreds of them to choose from.
Printers have become so small that many people call them portable
printers. Portable printers are also known as mobile printers.
Printers can be used to print on media like paper or slides
and can be even used for screen-printing. Over the years the
technology has become much more advanced and the prices have
come down considerably because of intense competition.
Lets have a look at the type of printers that are available
in the market today.
Laser Printer
The laser printer is one of the most widely used printers
in the market today, especially in offices and big commercial
houses. These printers are known for their fast sped of printing.
A typical laser printer can easily print a hundred odd pages
or even more in just one minute. The laser printers work on
a technology the toner is adhered to a light sensitive drum.
The printer then uses precision lasers for excellent print
quality at great speeds. The costs of printing are also saved
considerably. The laser printers are either color or monochrome,
so you can go for any one of them.
Liquid inkjet printers
These printers work on a different technology altogether.
Here the printer sprays precise amounts of ink on the paper.
The spraying of ink is done with the help of an electric charge.
The ink is then placed on the paper depending on the charge
of the cathode and electrode between which the ink is placed
on the paper. The inkjet printers have nozzles in the cartridges
through which ink is sprayed on the paper.
Solid Ink printers
In this case, the print head sprays the ink on the paper.
The ink is placed on a rotating drum which is also oil coated.
The paper passes through the print drum and then the ink is
sprayed on the paper. These types of inkjet printers are normally
used in offices though they are also very common in a house.
These types of printers can print on different types of papers
as well as transparencies. In recent times, these printers
are built in such a way that ink is consumed in a very economical
manner, which saves on printing costs.
Dye-sublimation printers
In this type of printer, heat is used to transfer the ink
dye from the head to the medium such as paper and transparency.
These types of printers are normally used in high end printing
jobs like publications. These types of printers are normally
used in printing houses.
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