Printers have long been on the market. Their number is increasing exponentially every year. Users find models for home or professional use. The simplest devices are suitable for printing documents or abstracts. Dear models are best shown in photo printing and text output to wide formats.
A professional printer is less popular, but always finds its buyer. So these devices are interested in large companies or small offices. These models are characterized by print quality, multifunctionality and high speed.
The choice
Choosing a professional printer for printing is easy. It is enough to determine the goals and the manufacturer. First, the buyer must understand what he needs: a printer or an MFP. If the device is selected for the home, then it makes no sense to look at the multifunction device. If you need both a printer and a scanner, it will be better and cheaper to buy them separately.
For a small office, you can look at semi-professional models. This is the best choice for a black and white laser MFP. Of course, if you do not need to do photo printing, but only photocopy and print documents.
For a large office or large companies usually choose a professional laser printer. It is fast, multifunctional, although it takes up a lot of space, performs a whole list of tasks.
Rating
If you are going to do photo printing or photocopying, of course, you have to choose from expensive models. It is better to take a closer look at laser devices, although there are professional printers among string printers. Also, such printers include photo printers and MFPs. The rating of such devices is not easy to compile, but we will consider the most popular models of last year.
Among laser printers stood out:
- Kyocera FS-9530DN.
- Ricoh SP C250DN.
- HP Color LaserJet Professional CP5225 (CE710A).
- Ricoh SP C440DN.
Among inkjet printers:
- Epson L1800.
- HP PageWide 352dw.
And for photo printing, the Canon PIXMA Pro-1 is perfect. This is a subjective rating based on user reviews and online positions.
Two black and white alternatives
The first in our ranking was the professional Kyocera FS-9530DN printer. This is a large device with an impressive cost of 108 thousand rubles. It can rightfully be called a print center, since in just 1 minute it prints 51 A4 pages. It does not work with cartridges, but with toner. It is in a container. The ink volume is approximately enough for 40 thousand pages in normal mode, in economical one you can use up to one hundred thousand A4 sheets per month.
This laser printer is easily customizable for the purpose of the office or company. It can work in a specific configuration. If necessary, it is supplemented by special finishers, who, for example, are responsible for stapling papers or performing hole punch work.
Another major model was the Ricoh SP C250DN printer. Relative to the previous one, the cost of this is only 20 thousand rubles. Naturally, for home use it is expensive, but for a small office it is ideal. It prints slower than the previous model - only 20 pages per minute, but this is also an excellent result.
Kyocera and Ricoh reviews
It is clear that Kyocera could not cost less than 100 thousand rubles, but this is what became the main disadvantage of the device. Also, in some cases, there was not enough internal memory, I had to buy more.
The printer has many advantages. There are a number of functions and configurations that are customizable to the needs of the office. There is enough toner for large print volumes. The design of the model is reliable, except for the brush of the corotron. Users noted the low cost of the print.
Ricoh is an easier option. This is indicated by its size, cost, and print speed. However, users noted that there were three connection methods, duplex printing and a second 500-sheet paper tray. The only thing that turned out to be an unpleasant surprise for some was the ability to use paper with a density of up to 160 g / m 2 .
Color options
Professional color printers are no less popular. Not always the office can do with the usual black and white printing. Sometimes it is necessary to create color booklets and other printing products. One of these office workers was the Ricoh SP C440DN printer. The first thing that catches your eye is the rather big cost of 90 thousand rubles. But using the device will show you that every penny is worth it.
The model is fast - it creates 40 pages per minute. Works only with A4 format, RAM up to 1 GB. A month can work with 150 thousand sheets. It has several types of interface: USB, SD, Ethernet, WiFi. Cope with a wide range of fonts and permissions.
The HP Color LaserJet Professional CP5225 Professional Printer A3 (CE710A) belongs to the same category. Prints 20 pages per minute in black and white or color. It works with 75 thousand sheets per month. The manufacturer recommends not to exceed a monthly print volume of 5 thousand pages.
Ricoh and HP reviews
Both devices perform well in large offices. Easily cope with the required load. Print speed is good. The main drawback of both devices is the price. Not all offices will be able to spend 90 thousand rubles on one such device. But their work justifies the cost. The HP Color LaserJet Professional CP5225 works with A3, A4, A5, A6, RA3, SRA3, B4, B5, 10x15 cm, and the Ricoh SP C440DN easily copes with large volumes of sheets per month.
Inkjet Printers
For a long time, users realized that a professional inkjet printer is a good alternative to a laser. In addition to the fact that the cost of the former is many times less, their capabilities are much greater.
Epson L800 is one of such models, which, due to its size and cost, makes one doubt that it can compete with laser printers. But in fact, it easily bypasses them in terms of print speed and capabilities. CISS has long been revolutionary and markedly reduced the cost of the print. This model prints 38 pages per minute in color, copes with the highest resolutions, and prepares a photo in just 12 seconds. The cost of this printer is 40 thousand rubles.
HP PageWide 352dw ranked for good reason. He has his own chip, thanks to which he becomes even faster than the previous model. 45 pages per minute are easily created thanks to the fixed block of heads. The price of this model is only 15 thousand rubles. It is relatively compact and can work with Wi-Fi Direct.
Inkjet Printer Reviews
These two models became the most popular last year. Of course, their main advantage is the same continuous ink supply system. Nevertheless, the excellent cartridge resources, speed and compact size allowed these champions to break out of their competitors.
Photos at home
Professional inkjet printer Canon PIXMA PRO-1 also belongs to inkjet. This is a popular model that is considered the flagship among competitors. The device was equipped with 12 separate ink tanks, which made each photo saturated, vibrant and realistic. Perhaps the cost of 56 thousand rubles will scare someone away, but in fact, the images get accurate color reproduction, which photographers and artists will appreciate. The manufacturer insists that even after 100 years, the photos will remain the same “juicy” and bright. But this statement is still difficult to verify.
Canon Reviews
This compact device has a nice design. He has good basic technical support. Easily copes with sheet formats up to and including A3. The disadvantage was the lack of wireless networks and expensive supplies.
Volumetric printing
Well, it’s worth separately to talk about a professional 3D printer. Three-dimensional printing became popular not so long ago, so almost any model is considered professional, since there are no such devices for home use. Now all 3D devices are divided into those with layered direction and stereo lithography (SLA). The latter option is three times more expensive and most accurately performs the task.
There are not many SLA printers. For 330 thousand rubles you can purchase FORMLABS Form1 +. To realize your plan, you need to connect the printer to a PC, and the printing process in offline mode will create the desired product. The main advantage of this model is ease of use and reliable design. Print quality relative to competitors is high, although not perfect. The disadvantages of this and similar devices are the high cost of consumables and the irreversibility of the process in case of software failures.