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The first step in deciding which type, or combination of printers would best benefit your business is to analyse how the devices will be used. Important criteria to consider include: volume, print quality, media, number of users, usage environment total cost per page and reliability.
| Once you have defined your printer usage profile, you can begin matching it to the performance profiles of the printers themselves. Considering only the print technologies and not the various product formats, LaserJet models (which function by using a laser beam to produce an image on a drum, then rolling it through toner before transferring it to paper) are generally strongest in the following areas |
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- Durability of prints
- Consistency of quality independent of media
- HP’s lowest monochrome cost per page for colour printers
- Scalability (from personal to network use)
- High supplies yield for fewer interventions
- Higher performance and speed
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With the same perspective, inkjet models (which work by spraying ink through a template) excel in:
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- Price vs. performance
- Highest duty cycle (designed for high demand use) for colour printing
- HP’s lowest cost per coloured page with modular ink delivery system
- Special media flexibility
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Applying this to a usage profiles, we get the following rough guidelines:
LaserJet
| High volume black and white printing with no or occasional colour. |
Inkjet
| Large format colour or low to high volume colour printing and portable printing. As the specific print technology used is only part of the complete solution, HP recommends you use the information given on this page in conjunction with research into the capabilities of individual models before making your decision. HP will continue to develop and support its laserjet and inkjet printers to ensure they both continue to meet the specific needs of small and medium businesses. |
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