Printers

One must have a basic idea about a printer before venturing into the printer business. It is an electronic equipment attached to a computer through a cable. Data from a computer is transferred to a printer which is then converted into letters or images on paper. Nowadays the ink-jet and laser printers are the most commonly used printers. Thus printers create hard copy of a document file or image. Earlier printers used special graphic known as a bitmap for different typefaces but today they use scalable fonts.

As you get involved in the computer hardware business you must have a fair idea about how printers are rated. While shopping in retail for printers you will come to know that these are rated by types of resolution. This resolution is measured in DPI (dots per square inch). Printers as you know print by a series of dots as such they must have high DPI ratings otherwise the printed matter (text) may end up with jagged edges called jaggies.

Nowadays some inkjet and laser printers come with a special technology which makes jaggies look like a straight line. You must have seen or heard about daisy wheel printers to realize that the printers of today are much more advanced than the printers of days bygone. As inkjet and laser printers have memory this allows storage of printer jobs. Inkjet printers are cheaper than laser printers in terms of price and the way it prints both in color and black and white as such many people prefer shopping for inkjets rather than laser printers. Being in the computer hardware business you should know about this trend.

However an inkjet printer makes a lot of sound while printing because it fires thousands of dots while printing. On the other hand laser printers promise better speed and quality in comparison to inkjet printers. The printing is done by shooting rows of lights or flashes toward the printing drum. These printers are quieter than inkjet printers and the images produced are of better quality. Laser printers are a good choice for professionals and if you are in the printers retail business you should advice accordingly.

With the increasing popularity of home PC’s and digital cameras, more and more people are shopping in retail for printers to have them installed in their homes and surprisingly most of these people buy inkjet printers. Almost all offices and homes with computers have printers and needless to say the printers business is becoming all the more competitive. When you are in the computer hardware business customers may ask you the question that which printer would be best for them. The choice of printer is based on the amount of printing to be done. Many people shopping for printers want one to print just a few photos a week or a few e-books consisting of 100 pages each. In such a case you can advice them to buy an inkjet printer of middle range capacity with high DPI.

There are some experts who are of the view that laser printers cannot print photos as well as high end inkjet printers. According to them high end inkjet printers uses a unique printer mechanism that results in high quality photo prints and this is the reason why many photo printers use inkjet printers. So if you are in the printers business and somebody comes to you shopping for printers for this kind of usage suggest an inkjet printer to him/her.

However for somebody who wants to print thousands of pages per month and does not have the time to buy printer ink of an inkjet printer then the laser printer is the most viable option. The colour laser printer is also great for printing lots of documents in one go without worrying over ink refill. A laser printer is highly recommended for someone who is running a small hardware business from home and comes in real handy for this type of work. Being in the printers business always understand the needs of your clients who come to you shopping for printers and offer something that suit their needs and if possible as per their specifications.

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