New Printers

HP is the worlds number one manufacturer of laser printers. Their first model "Laserjet" was introduced in 1984 and there are now around a hundred models to choose from. The colour laser printers range from home-office to production printing in capabilities (the big, capable machines are (of course) faster; more expensive to buy but cheaper to run).

Mono printers tend to give a lower price per page than colour machines. There is only one toner to replace, no transfer belt and less wear on the fuser. Costs of mono laser printers vary from under £60 for a home-office machine to over £5,000 for a professional high-throughput office machine with several trays and a duplexer. More expensive machines tend to have larger, longer lasting cartridges and are engineered to last.

Multifunction printers have a print mechanism and a scanner which allows the machine to function as a copier and potentially as a digital sender for mail and FTP servers.

Scanning, printing and faxing in a single device.