Reliable Printer Memory
While not all printers come with the option to upgrade memory, those that do often print higher quality documents faster with upgrades. Finding memory that performs reliably is easy once you understand exactly what you need.
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Potential
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When you send jobs to your printer, it buffers the data before transforming it into a physical document. Following a reliable memory upgrade, the buffer can hold more data, which increases the printer's ability to produce documents more quickly and assures higher quality printouts. Before upgrading your printer's random access memory (RAM), review specifications to check whether it's performing at its best. If so, upgrading won't offer much benefit.
Identification
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The most reliable RAM for any printer is the memory the manufacturer makes or recommends for that printer. Check the manufacturer's website or your printer's user manual to find out whether you can upgrade the memory, then locate the type you need.
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Warranty
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Even if a brand of memory is recommended to work with your printer, you could buy a faulty module. A good sign of reliability is a warranty that offers to replace malfunctioning memory. For example, HP offers a one-year warranty on its DesignJet 510 Series memory, while online memory expert Crucial offers a lifetime warranty on their printer memory.
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References
- Crucial: How Much Time Do You Spend Standing at Your Printer?
- Buy Computer Memory: Adding more memory to your printer may help it print faster and handle more complex documents
- Crucial: Crucial Technology Terms and Conditions of Sale
- HP Shopping: 256MB Memory Upgrade DIMM for HP DesignJet 510 Series Printers
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