Editing Page printer (section)

==Properties==
*'''Resolution''', 600 or 1200 dpi (dots per inch) is common in most modern page printers, often with resolution enhancement or [[Spatial anti-aliasing|anti-aliasing]] to smooth uneven lines. Higher resolutions are common. Before about 1992, the year Hewlett-Packard made the [[LaserJet]] 4, built around a [[Canon Inc.|Canon]] engine, most page printers had only 300 dpi, which made visible jagged lines and relatively poor image quality.
*'''Engine speed'''. In 1984 Canon introduced the first “small”&mdash;{{convert|32|kg|lb}}&mdash; laser printers which could sit on a (sturdy) desktop with a print speed of 8 pages per minute (ppm). Today, even the smallest page printers may be able to print 15–20 ppm, and the largest may print above 1000 ppm.
*'''Processing power'''. Usually larger printers have more powerful processors than small personal ones.
*'''Size''', from personal page printers at {{convert|8–10|kg|lb}} to high-volume production printers which may not be installed by one person.
*'''Cost''', both cost of the printer and the operating costs. Generally, the larger and more expensive printers have lower operating costs than the small and inexpensive ones.
*'''Paper-handling facilities''' for folding, stapling, etc., especially for the larger printers.
*'''Colour printing capability'''.  Many printers print in black only.  Colour printers usually have multiple [[toner (printing)|toner]] cartridges, wax patrons etc. Printers using [[CMYK]] colour have four, one each for the colours cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. [[RGB color model|RGB]] printers have three, red, green, and blue, but may also have a "true black". Some [[ink jet printer]]s may have additional cartridges, for example light cyan and light magenta in addition to the others, but this is rarely found in page printers.
*'''Multi-function''' devices provide additional functions such as copying, scanning, or [[Fax]].
*'''Media handling''': Most page printers accept paper, transparencies, envelopes, labels etc. in formats up to [[ISO 216#A series|A4]] and [[Letter (paper size)|letter]]. Some printers may also handle other media types such as larger formats and heavier paper.
*'''Energy consumption, noise, etc.''' Some page printers are too noisy to stay in the near vicinity of the users, even if page printers are quieter than the old [[line printer]]s and other impact printers.