You must first define your needs. What printer are you looking for? Do you need to choose a printer for home or office, a printer for word processing, accounting or graphics? How many pages are you planing to print monthly? Is the cost per page critical to your application? Before making your choice, take a look to next table.

Printer Types & Features Dot-matrix printers Laser printers Ink-Jet printers
9 pins 24 pins black color black color
Cost per page
(w/o paper)
[US$/page]		 0.001 - 0.002 0.01 - 0.03 0.03 - 0.09 0.02 - 0.05 0.06 - 0.30
Quality
/Resolution/
[dpi]		 72/72
to
240/216		 127/127
to
360/360		 300/300
to
2400/2400		 240/240
to
1200/1200
Copies (Original +) 4-9 0 0
Noise level 49 - 58dB(A) 39 - 52dB(A) 45 - 55dB(A)
Price [US$] 40 - 3,500 200 - 8,000 2,000 8,000 30 - 3,000

Not ready yet with your choice?
Our advice is:

  • Choose and buy a Laser or LED printer when the fine quality and high resolution are the most critical factors for your applications.
  • Choose and buy an Ink-Jet printer when you need a printer for home with color capabilities, acceptable quality for less than 100 pages monthly.
  • Your right choice is a Dot-matrix printer when you need to print a great quantity of documents and the “cost per page” is the main factor for your applications.