Color Laser Printer

Some Considerations Before Buying

Color Laser Printer

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By Ria Syafiska

Color laser printer is the newest technology of a printer. Initially, the development of technology of printer was started from the dot printer. Therefore, it was followed by inkjet printer technology. There are several advantages of color laser printer compared to inkjet printer or dot printer.

One of them is the quality of the result. The other advantages include faster print time without noisy voice. Both the shape and size of laser printer is smaller and more compact than previous generation of printers. This laser printer is operated by laser technology. It allows the device to print the high-resolution image with high speed. For price, the laser printer is varying depending on the brand name. In general, the price of color laser printer is affordable start from U.S. $ 300.

Before purchasing, these several important things should be known. Firstly, we have to know print speed. Secondly, we have to know the capacity of paper tray. Last, we must also consider the costs operational and consumable price of color laser printer.

Actually we can buy these printers with cheaper price in many computer stores, but its operational cost usually become more expensive.  Initially we choose color laser printer, which are cheaper to make it more efficient, but it is even more expensive for its operational costs.

For print speed, it should be considered in selecting the proper laser printer. The print speed of color laser printer is determined based on the total pages per minute. Page per minute is the speed of the printer to work in ideal conditions normally. Based on research that is conducted by PC World, the average speed of the printer only reached 75% of the maximum speed mentioned.

In order to select the appropriate color laser printer, we have to check the print speed of printer based on the respond to the commands that are given. It can be shown before performing printing tasks. The response of command can be performed from the condition of off or standby mode. There are brands of color laser printers that perform warm-up first before printing. Therefore, we have to wait for a second first.

The resolution of optical printing of a printer can be determined based on the number of dots per inch that can be printed by the printer device. The color laser printer has a minimum optical resolution of 600 × 600 dpi (dot per inch). Color laser printer with a resolution of 600×600 dpi is eligible for office. For color, the color laser printer provides two toners, black toner and color toner for CMY (cyan-magenta-yellow).

Because the price of toner is relatively expensive, we have to perform the printing process efficiently and optimally. Last, but not least, it is recommended to know and understand about the product of color laser printer before purchasing. Check it at any computer magazine or visit the sites that provide the information about color laser printer through the internet.