How to Choose an Inkjet Printer for a Home Office

Inkjets are great printers for home offices, as they offer quality at low prices. Follow these steps to choose an Inkjet printer for a home office.

Instructions

1. Determine the main functions of your office printer. It is smart to get a printer that has both a color and a black cartridge. This gives you the ability to print colorful proposals, as well as save colored ink when you just need to print a few black-and-white documents.

2. Review various consumer magazines and Web sites. Look for side-by-side comparisons of Inkjet printers. Read reviews and ask questions in online consumer forums.

3. Check the price of replacement cartridges. Sometimes an inexpensive printer will have expensive replacement cartridges. However, there are onilne vendors that sell a wide variety of commonly used cartridges for well below the manufacturer's price.

4. Make sure the printer is compatible with your computer and network.

5. See if the printer has a built-in wireless print server. This will be beneficial if you want to print using your wireless notebook.

6. Check the speed and printer memory. Since you will be using the printer for work, you should have plenty of memory to handle large documents.