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How To Choose The Best Color Printer

If you are currently shopping for a printer then you know that you have your work cut out for you. There are so many different choices to make. There are more than a dozen different brands and that is just the tip of the iceberg. You are also going to have to deal with different models, different technologies, different types and different features too. Which printer is the right choice? This is a question thousands of people ask themselves every single day. Before you decide to dive headfirst into that overwhelming ocean of printers, read these tips that will help you choose the right printer for your needs.

What do you need the printer for?

This is the ultimate question. Knowing the answer to this question will make it much easier to determine which printer you should buy. The different types and different models are all tailored to a specific user. There are portable printers, inkjet printers, laser printers, and photo printers that are all available in the same exact place. This is the question that will help you choose the right printer.

Printer costs

Once you know what you need a printer for, it is time to start looking at some prices. Pricing a printer can be the trickiest part. There are many printers that offer an extremely low price tag. If you are sorting through this overwhelming ocean of printer choices and you see a low price tag, this low price tag is great bait. Most consumers fall for the low price tag hook line and sinker. The low price tag lures them in, and that is when the manufacturer sets the hook.

There are two prices to look at when you are shopping for a printer. There is the actual physical price of the printer, but then you have what some people refer to as the life price of the printer. Printers use consumables. A consumable is any type of product or accessory that gets used very quickly. Printers can be very thirsty, and the only way to quench their thirst is by buying ink cartridges. This is where the life price of the printer really makes a difference. There are plenty of places where you can find an ink cartridge discount, but you still have to factor in the cost of these consumables.

The printers that have the lowest price tags are not always the best option. These low prices are used to get you to buy the actual hardware, but when it comes time to replace the ink you may find out that it can cost more than the printer. This is the real price of the printer. You will have to pay the initial price for the hardware, but you will also have to pay for all of the ink or toner you use throughout the life of the printer.

Before you buy a printer take your research to the next level

There is nothing worse than bringing a new printer home, installing it and printing out a few full color pages only to find out that it is now out of ink. This is just a simple inconvenience at first, but when you start researching the cost of ink cartridges you realize that you have to spend more on the replacement cartridges than you just did for the printer.

Taking your printer research to the next level is pretty simple. How are you going to know if a printer eats up more ink faster than a hungry teenager devours their lunch? It is pretty simple. Take to the Internet. Start looking for product reviews. People love to say bad things about products and product reviews give them the ability to voice their opinions. They will often say bad things before they will say good things. It is just human nature. If you have already decided on a specific model printer, make sure you read some real life reviews from people who have used the printer for an extended period of time. This is the best way to find out if your new printer is going to drain your savings account.

Choosing a new printer does not have to be a complicated task. You might actually enjoy reading some of the reviews people post about their experiences with their printers. It is always better to read about someone else’s printer troubles than it is to experience them yourself.

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