1, the printer can be divided into two categories of serial and parallel printers according to the mode of data transmission.
2, according to the working principle of the printer, the printer is divided into two categories of percussive and non-percussive.
3, according to the working method is divided into needle printers, inkjet printers, laser printers and so on.
Pin-type printer through the printer and the physical contact of the paper to print the character graphics, while the latter two are through the jet toner to print the character graphics.
4, according to the use of points are divided into office and business general-purpose printers.
In this application area, the needle printer has been dominant. Because of the needle printers have a medium resolution and printing speed, cheap supplies, but also has a high-speed line skipping, multi-copy printing, wide-format printing, easy maintenance and so on, it is the office and business processing in the printing of statements, invoices, etc., the preferred type of machine.
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Printer supplies classification:
By type of printer, printer supplies can probably be classified as follows:
Pin printers, ribbon. Needle printer ribbon, divided into broadband and narrowband. Part of the ribbon can be replaced individually, part of the ribbon must be replaced together with the ribbon holder. Can be replaced as needed, different colors of ribbon;
Laser printer, toner, toner cartridge. Some laser printer toner and toner cartridge can be separated, after the toner is used up, you can easily fill the toner, and then continue to use until the toner cartridge aging replacement; some laser printer toner and toner cartridge is a one-piece, after the toner is used up, the toner cartridge to be discarded, resulting in a certain amount of waste. The cost of the toner cartridge accounts for a large proportion of the cost of the machine.
Inkjet printers, ink, integrated cartridges. Inkjet printers, depending on the print color, there are four colors, five colors, or six colors and so on, the printer ink can generally replace one of the colors of ink alone, rather than having to inkjet printers like the early years, as long as one of the color of the ink is used up, it is necessary to replace the remaining colors together, resulting in waste.
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