Printer Buying Guide by Jeffrey Lawrence
Printers are essential peripherals, performing a critical role as they render electronic information into tangible records or material output. You’re simply not using your computer to its fullest potential if you are unable to print reports, presentations, letters, photos, or whatever it is you... Photo printers can be in the form of photo inkjets — which can print both photos and text; snapshot photo printers — for outputting small 4x6-inch prints; or professional photo printers — for large, tabloid-size photos and often including network connections to enable printer sharing.

Guide to Buying a New printer by Andrew Gates
One of the more perplexing decisions when faced with choosing a new printer is which print technology is going to suit you best. At the moment there are two main printing systems: the laser technology, using toner cartridges and a transfer drum assembly; and ink jets using ink tank cartridges... If you want a printer that is specifically designed for printing photographs, you will most likely look for a colour ink-jet system that is a photo printer, allowing very high quality colour output and capable of printing all the way to the edge of the page.

Color Inkjets by Richard Romando
Color inkjets are perfect for small companies or private parties. Color printers have enabled computer-users to engender and turn out color documents in artistic and vibrant ways. Coupled with either desktop publishing software or a graphics program, color printers can make eye-catching outputs... Branded inkjet cartridges are expensive compared to laser cartridges but a growing number of thrifty consumers resort to compatible off-brand inkjet cartridges. ... Inkjet, laser, solid ink, thermal wax, and dye sublimation are the five types of color printers available today.

How to Choose Computer Peripherals by Alex Fir
When buying a computer you must consider not only the quality of the internal components, but also the external ones that make the entire multimedia experience possible. Computer peripherals, from printers to web cams, are an important part of our lives and activities, if not the most important... If however we want a home printer mostly to get copies of our digital photos then considering a color printer is a must and maybe we should think about making it a laser one. ... For example if it is meant to be an office printer and it will be mostly used to print out contracts and objectives,...

Lexmark - Relatively New to the Market but Already on Top! by John Sollars
Lexmark does not have the advantage of the proverbial long history in its kitty of printing and imaging solutions like its competitors to bank on; however it has managed to make a mark on the imaging and printing industry. One of its important technologies is the Photo Cartridge and... The Photo Cartridge This Lexmark cartridge enables six-color printing and gives true to life photo images especially if used with Lexmark's Ink Jet Photo Paper (P/N 1372481) or Lexmark's Ink Jet Glossy Film (P/N 1402795).

History of Hewlett Packard and Ink by John Sollars
Hewlett Packard’s tryst with ink took off when it acquired a company named F.L Mosley based in California in 1958. Mosley was manufacturing recorders and plotters for industrial applications such as continuous process monitoring systems, data loggers and the like in the 1950’s. ... Its first printer was the “ThinkJet” in 1984 based on the inkjet technology and later the “DeskJet” printer also based on inkjet technology and the “Laser” printer as the name suggests based on laser technology. ... Your printer's print head cleaning utility (described in your printer's operating manual) should...

Advanced Inkjet and Laser Printing Technologies Used In Money Printing and Counterfeiting by Christy Berger
Did you know that during the Civil War, it is believed that over one-third of the nation’s money was counterfeited? That’s an alarming statistic, don’t you think? However, this can be largely blamed on the fact that each bank used to print their own money back then, making it so 4,000 types of... Both printer and toner technologies lend themselves well to the counterfeiting business. ... An ink jet printer is more commonly used for printing photos, documents, graphs, charts and illustrations for various purposes whether it be for school, work or home.

Common Pitfalls For Desiging Your Own Cd Dvd Duplication Replication Packaging by Shirley Ho
1 Low-resolution images and photos For printing a minimum of 300 dpi is required. This means when scanning an image scan it at least 300 dpi, and when using a digital camera use the largest photo size option. You can always size it down when necessary. ... A commercial press is calibrated differently from inkjet or laser printer. ... Templates from other printers might work, but there are always slight variations between each printer. ... 7 Color matching It is a common misconception that you can take a printout from your home printer and have the finished product matched exactly to it.

Bar Code Scanners - Know the Features by Brad J.
Barcode Scanners are hand-held or stationary devices used for capturing information from barcodes. A barcode scanner consists of a code reader and a decoder. These devices are connected to a computer through compatible ports The earliest, most basic and cheapest barcode scanners consisted of a... Barcode scanners are available in different varieties like hand-held, hands-free, wearable, rugged, scan engines, laser and digital. ... Laser scanner: More expensive than LED scanners but are generally capable of longer maximum scanning distances.

The Language of Color by Beth Brodovsky
In a world already full of acronyms and codes, who would have thought that something as simple as color could join in the confusion? Knowing the different color models and how they are used is not only helpful in getting the visual results you want it is critical to staying on budget. ... What you need to know: If you are printing your project on a desktop color printer, look at the ink cartridge. ... What you need to know: Inkjet and color laser printers are not able to produce PMS colors accurately, however some colors work better than others.