| Laser printers have become the ultimate choice of | | | | out 200 pages at a time, an 8-ppm printer would take |
| many corporate offices across the world. According | | | | about half an hour. Whereas, the same number of |
| to a recent study by the analyst firm Gartner Inc. the | | | | pages can be printed in just five minutes if you use a |
| sale of color laser printers in the United States sees a | | | | 35-ppm laser printer. However, PPM should be less |
| 20% augmentation yearly. Despite being more | | | | important for your if you print requirements |
| expensive in price, more and more offices are | | | | substantially include large documents. |
| adopting color laser printers because they make your | | | | Networking: Do you want to use a printer at home or |
| business efficient performance wise. Whether you are | | | | office. If your requirement is for the latter then consider |
| running a Desktop Publishing Unit or owing a law firm, a | | | | buying a laser print that comes with built-in network |
| color laser printer helps you present yourself in a highly | | | | capability. Although, it might be a bit expensive for you, |
| professional manner. | | | | it will be extremely helpful in the long run. |
| If you are running business that requires frequent color | | | | Memory: Look at the RAM capacity of the laser |
| printing, you should seriously consider buying your | | | | printer and whether it is expandable. |
| business a color laser printer. You should consider the | | | | Paper Size: What paper size do you use very often? |
| following points while buying a laser printer for your | | | | The answer will vary depending on the nature of your |
| business. | | | | business. While most low-priced laser printers can |
| Resolution: Usually, resolution in color laser printers is | | | | accommodate 8.5x11-inch paper of medium weights, |
| expressed in terms of DPI (Dots per Inch). The higher | | | | organizations such as law firms will need expensive |
| the number of DPI, the sharper the image. Figure out | | | | laser printer that can handle heavy-weight and large |
| the frequent needs of your business in terms of using | | | | papers such as legal papers. |
| a color laser printer. As a rule of thumb, choose a | | | | Paper Tray: See if the printer comes with a paper tray |
| 600x600 resolution if you will use your laser printer | | | | to hold papers, letterheads and envelopes. This is |
| more for text. If your daily printing requirements are | | | | critical to saving a lot of your time. You don`t want to |
| more than just text, consider buying a laser printer with | | | | swap and refill the papers each time you print |
| at least 1200x1200 resolution. | | | | documents. |
| Print Speed: Talking about print speed, consider two | | | | Number of Print: Usually, printers rated according to |
| important aspects such as PPM (Print per Minute) and | | | | their ability to print pages per month. Choose your |
| time the laser printer takes to print the first page. If, for | | | | printer according to the workload of your business. |
| instance, you are running a run firm and need to print | | | | |