Do you have the right laser printer?

Most laser printer buyers acquire a unit on impulse. Perhaps the unit is retailed at rock bottom prices or heavily discounted to only cost a little less than $50. This likely encouraged the purchase - only to find out later on that its replacement consumables such as the toner cartridge come with a hefty price tag; at timeseven more expensive than the printer's acquisition price.

Out of the box, laser printer units are supplied with starter cartridges that carry only a print load of about 20%. Thus, buying a new printer after the toner cartridge runs dry is not sensible and in fact an expensive option. Be a wise and intelligent consumer! Buy only the printer that is right for your needs. There are several types of laser printers now out in the market, some are listed as follows:

Monochrome laser printers offer the best option when it comes to print quality, speed and cost preference. A good printer for home and office use, the monochrome laser printer delivers quality text, graphics and pictures. Moreover, it is less expensive to maintain compared to a high-end inkjet printer.

Personal laser printers are monochrome in nature and work best printing texts and graphics. Some personal laser printers costs have dropped in recent months. In fact, a number can be acquired at a price that is only small notches over the inkjet printer. There are only a few models of personal color laser printers because of the restrictive cost, but they could be a possible alternative to color inkjet printers.

Color laser printers are often a permanent fixture of small offices and business entities that require the recurrent print of color brochures, photographs or graphics. Not really common to all businesses because color laser printers are really expensive, both in unpfront cost and maintenance. Although new generation color laser printers are priced at less than $500, the bundled cost of toner cartridges are still way expensive and even over the cost of the printer.

Workgroup laser printers are provided with features similar to personal laser printers and primarily designed for multiple users. Among other features, it has input/output paper trays, capable of duplex printing, sorting and even stapling, and often offers wireless networking. But what is standard among workgroup laser printers are its faster processors and bigger memory base that allows it to handle multiple tasks quite easily.

Whatever the laser printer user’s preference may be, whether color or monochrome, there are aftermarket consumables that he can turn to that would allow him to save on laser printing costs such as the compatible toner cartridge and toner refill kit. Users will be able to save from between 30% to 80% off the OEM price tag but still get similar print quality and yield.