# Printer Buying Tips if you want to save a whole lot of money!
I guess everyone comes at a point in time where they actually need to do a research to buy a printer. That's where I come now.
I guess everyone comes at a point in time where they actually need to do a research to buy a printer. That's where I come now.
I have owned and used my ***HP Deskjet 1050*** printer for nearly 2 years now. And those two years have taught me a whole and now I want to share the information that I have learned to all of those who need it right now.
**First of all**, you need to check the type of printer you need.
- print
- scan
- copy
The one I have can do all of those three things. And there are specific printers for it also. But for home user they come in different options or combined as one.
- scan
- copy
The one I have can do all of those three things. And there are specific printers for it also. But for home user they come in different options or combined as one.
**Secondly**, in terms of functionality like
- photo printing
- photocopying
- scanning
- printing from laptop etc
If you are going to print a lot of photos better buy the printer dedicated for it. Some machines do better job at photos and some at printing in their ink cost and quality print cases. You need to also look at the speed of the print. You may want to print 100 pages in 5 mins or faster depending on your work which can be done by faster printers. For me , my HP Printer is fine enough even if it takes 1min to make a full A4 size photo print.
- photo printing
- photocopying
- scanning
- printing from laptop etc
If you are going to print a lot of photos better buy the printer dedicated for it. Some machines do better job at photos and some at printing in their ink cost and quality print cases. You need to also look at the speed of the print. You may want to print 100 pages in 5 mins or faster depending on your work which can be done by faster printers. For me , my HP Printer is fine enough even if it takes 1min to make a full A4 size photo print.
**Thirdly** Ink and cartridges
The one I have can normally print at the maximum 100 pages of word documents without any graphics. But you will just get 10 pages of photo pages with the HP 802 cartridge (the one inside my printer). And another most ***important thing*** check for refillable system and ciss (continuous ink supply system). If the cartridge of the printer you have chosen can be refilled or the ciss system can be attached, then, it will save you lots of money in the future.
The one I have can normally print at the maximum 100 pages of word documents without any graphics. But you will just get 10 pages of photo pages with the HP 802 cartridge (the one inside my printer). And another most ***important thing*** check for refillable system and ciss (continuous ink supply system). If the cartridge of the printer you have chosen can be refilled or the ciss system can be attached, then, it will save you lots of money in the future.
You can refill your cartridge when your ink runs out without buying the original costly cartridge at a fraction of the cost of the new one. Suppose new cartridge costs $10, then refilling will save you $9.5. You save a lot. You can install CISS and print 1000 pages without the need to refill after every 100 pages. Check the videos in youtube about Ciss and refilling stuff. ***Remember*** after buying the printer, the cost on cartridges will be the only thing that cost you more than any other.
There are different types of printer available like
- laser, really fast, lots of pages
- inkjet, slow, 50-100 or + pages.
- laser, really fast, lots of pages
- inkjet, slow, 50-100 or + pages.
**Lastly** Good Luck
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