Home←→Office  For home users who print documents occasionally and for various purposes such as school projects, a color inkjet printer would be sufficient. The entire family will enjoy the color out printing. For office users who print every day, the speed and reliability of a laser printer will be appreciated. For a well-budgeted office, it's recommended to have both types of printers to meet the requirements of different purposes.

Black←→Colors  Most people know Colors printing is great for banners, brochures, newsletters, art design, marketing materials, greeting cards, and other like that.Inkjet printers colors printing can tie-in a continuous ink supply system, then you do not need to change ink cartridge more frequently,just need to buy printer ink to refill CISS tank.

Laser printing is more mature than before. It's fast, reliable, and inexpensive. It's great for documents, simple graphics, and faxes. However, it's mostly only black and white.

USB←→Parallel  A USB printer allows you to connect it to a computer without powering down the computer first. Coupled with plug and play technology, a USB printer is very easy to set up and share bring computers. In comparison, a parallel printer requires restarting a computer after connection and disconnection.

Multifunctional→  A multifunctional printer/fax/copier makes sense for saving space and money. It's often less expensive than buying a separate printer, fax machine and copier. This should however be intended for light usage of each and all functions. For instance, if you expect to receive many faxes every day, it's better to have a stand-alone fax machine; otherwise the faxing function would interfere with the printing and copying functions. A separate fax machine often has special functions that allow you to manage the faxes better.Another drawback of the multifunctional is the reliability. The more functions one machine has the more chances for breaking down. If any of the functions is broken and you send the machine for repair, the other functions are affected as well.

Brands→  Printer is one computer product that we recommend choosing by the brands. All printers have moving parts, which could cause reliability problems down on the road. Name brands with relatively long history of printing technology are of the choice if the prices and specs are similar.They have good quality guarantee and technical support too.

Price→  This is somewhat contradictory to the brand choices. Printer technologies are for the most part mutual now, resulting in severe competition and a buyer's market. Giving the same specs, it's OK to choose a printer by the price, especially for budget-conscious users.

Pigmented ink particles tend to settle into the tiny fibers that make up the paper. As the ink dries, the pigment particles get stuck in the fibers. Thus, the pigmented inks are more water-resistant than the dye-based inks. Only about 5 to 10 percent of the ink will dissolve into the water if the paper is wetted. Dye-based ink tends to fade quicker, since all of the molecules are exposed to the chemical and sunlight-caused reactions that fade the ink. You may notice fading of dye-based inks exposed to direct sunlight commonly in 6 to 12 months. Pigment particles being "hidden" in the fibres. It is much more difficult for sunlight and chemicals to react with all of the pigment molecules. Pigmented inks therefore will usually last for many years before fading becomes noticeable.  Also the small particle size allows sharper image detail on even low-grade paper as the ink is less susceptible to bleeding and wicking on the paper fibers.