Inkjet Printers - Expensive and least cost-efficient to refill.
- Slow printing high-quality text or images.
- Better quality images than color laserjets.
- Photos are nearly as good as professionally printed ones.
- Ink can smear when wet.
- Quality of colors limited by gamut of printer - some specialized printers can hold extra cartridges for both light and dark magenta, cyan, and yellow.
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Photo Printers - Specifically for printing photos.
- Bundled printer/camera package saves money and makes it easier to print.
- Some come in portable models, which can print up to 75 pictures on one battery charge.
- Doesn't require a computer to print.
- May make your digital camera that much more rewarding.
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Multifunction Printers - Combination printer with scanning, copying, and sometimes faxing.
- Save money and deskspace.
- One easy software installation.
- One downside is that if a component breaks, then your printer, copier, scanner, and fax machine are all broken.
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Laser Printers - A personal printer toner refill could cost $10 and your giant office printer may cost $300 a pop for a much higher capacity.
- Fastest way to print text.
- Produces smooth, clean text; however, not as good at producing images.
- Color laserjets exist, but are expensive; quality not as good for photos as inkjets.
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