What should I look for in my printer?

What should I look for in my printer?

Functions: 

if we don't often use our printer, or if we literally just want it to print, then we don't have much to think about. However, multi functional alternatives are perfect for killing several birds with one stone. It is advisable to detail all the functions offered by the device: most MFPs print, scan and copy, but some may also offer us faxing and other solutions. In any case, look for the printer that has the range of functions you need.

Connectivity:

 technology has advanced far beyond a mere USB cable to connect your printer to your PC. It is now possible to manage print jobs from smartphones, tablets, computers connected to wireless networks, and even cloud services such as Air-print or Cloud Print.
If we want to keep up with the advances in this matter, we always opt for recent models that offer us wireless connectivity and compatibility with mobile devices, both Android and iOS. Let's not forget the 

physical ports:

 in addition to the USB connection, the best option is the models that also offer Ethernet input and memory card reader, to simplify the printing processes to the maximum.
Recently many brands have chosen to develop mobile applications that make work easier, such as the case of Epson or Brother, which represents a plus in terms of connectivity, although it is not something that alone can move the balance in favour of these brands.

Compatibility: 

in this section, we refer more than anything to the types of paper and ink. Each user knows which medium suits him best for his printing tasks, and we must immediately check if the model we want accepts this type of paper. The same happens with ink cartridges: if we want to save money in the long term, we can opt for printers with refillable cartridges, or with models such as the Epson EcoTank that can be easily filled with ink bottles.

Final quality: 

obviously, not all printers are suitable for generating images with great clarity or perfectly readable texts, even in the smallest letters. One way to measure print quality is to look at DPI, or dots per inch.
It happens in a similar way to pixels on our monitors or cameras. The higher the DPI, the better the print quality, especially when it comes to color pages, photographs and graphics.

Speed:

 just as we have DPI to measure print quality, we have PPM to know how fast our machine can be. PPM is the pages per minute that the printer can generate: as you might assume, what you are looking for is a high number, synonymous with our device working at the speed of light. In the case of laser models, the fastest on the market, we can find speeds of up to 30 or 40 PPM. Not bad.

Paper loading: 

typically, printers have trays that perfectly accommodate about 100 sheets or a little less, depending on the thickness and size of the same.
We must look not only for a model that meets these characteristics, but we can go a little further and get a printer with amenities such as automatic feeding trays, so as not to have to manually load the pages when copying or scanning. We will also come as a ring to the finger features such as duplexing, or what is the same, automatic printing on both sides without the annoying work of turning the sheet.