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Ink
jet
printers
Ink
jet
printers have
:a
tiny ink cartridge thai
squins
points
of
ink
on
paper.
Ink jets
are
exceedingly
quiet
and
re2sonably
fast.
The
ink
cartridge and print
head
are
one
unit,
so
when
you run
out
of
ink,
you
replace
the
whole
unit.
Because
of
the
liquid ink,
characters
lend to blur slightly
on
ordinary computer paper.
Be
prepared
to
buy special paper.
laser
printers
Laser
printers
h:'l\'e opened a whole
new
realm for
the
printed
WOld
and
graphio-desklop
publishing.
They
produce
near-typeset-
quality documents People are now publishing ncwslcuers, books,
and
even
....
'eddy
newspapers
on
bscr
printers
WIthout
a trip
to
an
OI.n
studio
or
:II
typeseuer. All.hough laser printers are
me
most
cxpcnsi\'C,
they
remain
unm:l.lched for print qu:alily :and
arc
reasonably fast.
Choosing
a
printer
Whether you decide
on
a thermal transfer,
dOt
matrix,
or
daisy
wheel
printer, make
sure
the
one
you
buy
works
with
your
computer
Ask
for a demonstration,
prdcrably
with
the
programs you plan
to
u"-
Also, consider
lhc
type
of
paper
you'U use. Wilh most printers,
yO\.!
can
switch between pin-feed
paper
and
single·sheel paper.
lbe
advanuge
of
pin.feed
paper,
which comes in a stack
of
alud1ed,
perforated sheets, is that you can leave the printer unattended while
long documents
prinl
(Some printers require an additi0l121
auachmcnt to use pin-feed paper.)
Many
people
need
single·sheet
paper
capability for printing
on
company letterhead
or
personal stationery.
If
you plan
to
print long
documents frequcntly
on
single sheets
of
paper, choose a printcr
thaI
ukcs
a
slngle-sheel
(eeder,
a device lhat can feed single sheets
of
paper [0 [he printer.
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