Are you looking for a printer that will not only print you text but can also give you a high quality image?Before buying or using a printer, you should know what quality you are going to get. Image quality depends on
paper and printer that you are going to use.
Printers are divided into two categories, impact and non-impact. Impact printers refer to printers that touch paper in order to create an image. Non-impact printers are those that do not touch paper when creating an image.
Dot matrix and character printers are impact printers. A dot matrix printer has a series of small pins. These pins strike a ribbon that is coated with ink. When pins touch ribbon, it transfers ink to paper at point of impact. Character printers are just like typewriters, only that they are electronically controlled. The characters are transferred to paper by an ink ribbon that is struck by letters or numbers embossed on a series of bar or ball.
Non-impact printers include laser and inkjet printers. Laser printers use a dry ink or toner, static electricity and heat to transfer image onto paper. Inkjet printers have nozzles, which spray drops of ink directly on paper. Other printers that belong to this group are solid ink, dye-sublimation, thermal wax and thermal autochrome printers. But they are not discussed on this page. We are going to focus on inkjet printers.
