Instant Photo Printers<HP LaserJet Pro MFP M234dw Wireless Black & White Laser Printer, All-In-One, Print, Scan, Copy, Best for Home Office (6GW99F)

Refers to the recommended use case of each printer. Home printers are best for a household, whereas home office printers are best from work from home individuals or personal workspaces.

Printer Type specifies the printing technology. Inkjet printers use ink cartridges which output droplets of ink onto paper through the printhead nozzles. Laser printers use a laser beam to create an image onto a drum, which then transfers the image onto paper through powder toner cartridges. Dot Matrix printers use printheads made of pins which press ink-soaked ribbon onto paper to create images. Zero Ink printers utilize heat technology, not requiring an ink cartridge, toner or ribbon.

Refers to the primary capabilities of the printer in an abbreviated form. Can be either all-in-one (Print, Scan, Copy) with fax potentially included, or single function (Print Only).

A wireless ready printer (or Wi-Fi printer) uses a wireless internet connection to receive information from a computer or other device. A wired printer requires a cable for a direct connection to a computer or network.

Refers to the methods that can be used to print from the printer. For example, a USB and Wireless printer can be connected to either wirelessly or through a USB cord to print a document.

Indicates what types of paper or material can be used in the printer.

Copy Resolution, measured in dots per inch (dpi), indicates the amount of detail the printer will produce in a copied document. The higher the dpi, the higher the quality of the print.

Refers to the maximum amount of copies that a device can create.

Indicates how large an image can be inflated via the printer.

Weight of the product measured in pounds.

The overall width of the product, measured left to right.

Product is certified to one of three levels of environmental and social performance based on a multi-attribute standard managed by the Green Electronics Council. The Gold level of the standard has the strongest criteria.

Specifies if the printer’s output is either black and white (also referred to as monochrome), or color.

Indicates the number of printed pages the printer output tray can hold.

Auto feeder capacity refers to the number of sheets of paper the automatic document feeder on a device is capable of handling at one time.

A reversing automatic document feeder (RADF) scans one side of a page, then flips it and scans the other side.

The manufacturer specific information on the power source.

Max print resolution, measured in dots per inch (dpi), refers to the maximum amount of detail in a printed image. The higher the resolution, the higher the quality and sharpness of the image.

Indicates whether machine supports printing on media with widths between 18 and 100 inches.

Double sided printing (also known as duplexing) is a feature that allows printers to print on both sides of the paper. Can either be manual, meaning the user will need to refeed the page in order to print on the other side, or automatic, where the printer will do the work for you.

Indicates the type of processor and processor speed the printer has, measured in gigahertz (GHz) or megahertz (MHz).

Recommended number of users that can be using the device.

Indicates the amount of standard internal or expandable memory for a printer. For example, a printer could have a standard memory of 256 MB and expandable memory of 512 MB. Additional memory is required for a printer to process high-volume tasks.

Portable printers allow a user to print on-the-go. This means the printer can operate without being plugged in, using an internal battery.