How to Furnish Your Home Office and the Right Ink Printer Cartridges, Part 1
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Part 1 of this paper discusses how to choose home office furnishings and ink printer cartridges and why choosing correctly is vital to your ability to remain organized, profitable and also your comfort. Part 2 of this paper looks at some basic requirements for home offices.
1. Computer
Your computer and ink printer cartridges choice really depends on the type of work you do and the amount of time spent in your home office. There seems to be countless choices in brands and models, but there are really on three basic choices you need to make.
For most home offices, the number one choice is the desktop computer. However, if you go out on the road to meet your clients you most certainly can find laptop, or notebook computers, with almost the same speed and storage as a desktop. Should you choose a notebook, opt for one that has a docking station available. Docking stations allow you to use a standard keyboard, mouse, and monitor.
In addition to your computer, you might also evaluate your need for a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). PDAs can be a very valuable productivity tool, especially if you need real-time access to your calendar, task list, and address book. With the seemingly endless amount of new wireless internet applications available, you can even use PDA’s to connect to your home office from almost anywhere.
2. Printer
The first choice you’ll need to make regarding your printer is –laser or ink jet. Laser printers utilize toner
cartridges or drum assemblies while ink jets accept ink printer cartridges. Laser printers are usually better for high-volume printing and are equipped for higher “duty cycles” which is the manufacturer’s rating for a printers recommended monthly workload. Laser printers also give higher quality black text than comparable ink printer cartridges printers, although some high end ink jet printers rival the lower end laser printers.
Laser printers also print faster than ink jet printers, however, ink jet printers offer a lower cost model if you require color printing. Color laser ink printer cartridges remain very high priced. Since the prices for some laser printers and ink printer cartridges in general are so low, you could consider buying both.
Another item that is important to consider is the printer’s resolution. A printer’s resolution determines quality of your printed documents. Resolution is defined by the number of dots per inch that are printed on the page as a measurement, horizontally and vertically, such as 600 x 600 dots-per-inch or dpi. Generally, a 600 x 600 dpi resolution can produce a quality print for most projects.
The final deciding factor is the printer’s speed. While most printers don’t perform to the manufacturer’s claims, you still should use the printer manufacturers recommended performance specifications as a rule. A generally accepted speed for laser printers (personal use) is approximately 6-10 pages per minute (ppm). A generally accepted range for ink jets is approximately 4 ppm or higher.
There are printers that serve as other tools too, such as fax machines, scanners, and copiers too. Consider looking at these models as you might find one that fits all of your requirements.
In Part 2 we will explore access to the internet, telephone, ink printer cartridges and summarize everything for you.
