Android printer recommendations
Benjamin Scott
dragonhawk at gmail.com
Thu Dec 16 16:52:00 EST 2010
On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 4:17 PM, Ryan Stanyan <ryan.stanyan at gmail.com> wrote:
> I see the 600 DPI in terms of single dimensional resolution. So I'm
> guessing that 600 DPI is the current limit for letter-sized paper in terms
> of horizontal resolution.
Right. My question was, why are all laser printers 600 DPI, while
some inkjets at 1200 DPI, some are 2400 DPI, etc.
> All I know is that printers are the only real
> things in computers nowadays that make my blood boil.
You clearly haven't used enough "enterprise" software. ;-)
But yah, printers are about the only hardware in computing which not
only hasn't advanced as the same pace as everything else, but have
actually gotten *worse* in recent times.
See also: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/printers
-- Ben
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