TYPE OF PRINTER

TYPE OF PRINTER

1. Dot matrix printer

   • Pin
   • Typewrite
   • Ink soaked
   • cheaper
   • slower

2. Inkjet printer

   • Small ink droplets.
   • Print head
   • Tiny nozzles
   • Spray
   • Small

3. Laser printer

   • laser beam
   • Resolution of 1.200- 2.400dpi
   • toner
   • output at great speed
   • expensive for home users

4. Thermal transfer

   • wax based ink
   • printhead
   • small resistive heating pins
   • printer is built to handle
   • scanable ar codes

5. Imagesetters

   • transfer electronic text and grafics
   • raster mage processor
   • expensive for home users
   • they are most often use in desktop publishing
   • scanned rapidly

6. Plotters

   • use and print by moving fine pens held in a carriage across the surface
   • use for construction planos
   • they can print on large paper size
   • plotters are much more expensive than printers
   • they are most frequently used for CAE, CAD, CAM

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