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Indicates if the printer is new or refurbished. Refurbished printers are recycled printers with brand new parts.

Refers to whether or not a printer has built-in tanks for ink. This feature is specific to Tank printers and allows them to store high quantities of ink. Non-tank printers will be classified as "standard".

Indicates the type of display panel on the product.

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 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.

Refers to the primary function(s) of the printer: Instant Photo (specific to portable photo printers), Print only (also known as single function), Print, Scan, Copy (also known as all-in-one), or any combination of Print, Scan, Copy, and Fax.

Items of a particular grouping, as merchandised and labeled by a manufacturer

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.

Refers to a device's capability to connect to Wi-Fi networks, either wirelessly or though an ethernet cable.

Scanner resolution (or optical resolution), measured in dots per inch (dpi), refers to the amount of detail a scanner can capture. The higher the resolution, the higher the quality and sharpness of the scanned image.

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

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.

An automatic document feeder (ADF) is a mechanism that feeds multiple sheets of paper into a device in a single operation.

Capable of printing on any size of photo paper.

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

Borderless printing allows you to print to the edges of a piece of paper without any white border or margin visible.

Print Speed, measured in pages per minute (PPM), specifies the amount of color pages that the printer can produce within 60 seconds.

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.

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.

Print Speed, measured in pages per minute (PPM), specifies the amount of black and white pages that the printer can produce within 60 seconds.

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