The Ink Jet Printer
Inkjet printers spray very small, precise amounts (usually a few picolitres ) of ink onto the media. These droplets of ink will carry a slight electrical charge. Inkjet printers and laser printers are the most popular printer types for home and business use. Dot matrix printer was popular in 70’s and 80’s but has been gradually replaced by inkjet printers for home use.
Inkjet printing has gained wide acceptance by consumers in the printing industry because it is fast in printing speed and is a relatively inexpensive form of printing and yet it produces high resolution printed images. The dot matrix printer is an impact type of printer in which each character or segment of a graphical image is comprised of a matrix of dots and blanks which together define the character.
Although Inkjets produce a much nicer and faster product than the older Dot Matrix, they are more costly to operate because of the price of ink refill and printer cartridges.
