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It’s important to remember that having professional office equipment doesn’t mean you need to use it for all the print jobs your company has. While it may be perfectly suited for quickly turning around small jobs, making thousands of copies for a mail-out is best suited for a printing company.

Dot-matrix printers print at speeds from 50 to more than 500 characters per second. They use between nine and 24 pins to print the dots on the page.

You probably know who invented the telephone and who started Facebook, but do you know the name of the man who invented the laser printer, an office tool you probably use at least occasionally? That would be Gary Starkweather, a technical researcher working for Xerox Corporation back in 1969.

Did you know that the components of printer ink are actually customized according to the specific type of printer they are meant to be used in? This is usually based on the printer’s speed, print head design, and other capabilities offered.

In the market for a new printer? Talk to your printer supplier to figure out which type of machine will best serve your needs. If you run through ink quickly, talk to your supplier about which type of cartridges are best based on quality, longevity, and price.