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Face Off: Ribbon Printer Cartridges Vs Ink-Based Printers
When one hears the word ribbon nowadays, it is often interpreted as one of the many awareness ribbons or ribbons as strips of cloth that are used as ornaments. Technology in the modern world has advanced so much that some people are probably unfamiliar with its roots. Case in point: ribbon printers.
Almost all printers in today's modern homes and offices make use of laser and deskjet printer, both of which use liquid-based printer inks instead of ribbon cartridges. The two most dominant printing equipments that utilize ribbon cartridges are typewriters and dot matrix printers. Ribbon cartridges are very practical to use since its cheap and economical especially when print quality is not the utmost concern.
Printers with Ribbon Cartridges
The Dot Matrix
Dot matrix printers create an image by striking tiny dots on the paper once pins come into contact with a cloth strip soaked in printer ink. That strip of cloth is the printer's ribbon. Dot matrix printers may be a passé but there are other printing technologies that are still making use of Ribbon Printer Cartridges. Most of these are thermal printers, commonly seen in fax machines, cash registers, card terminals, and other similar devices. People often say that dot matrix printers are easy to maintain since no printer ink has to be dried. However, dot matrix pins can be very sensitive to damage and can be noisy while in use.
The Thermal Technology
With thermal technology, the ribbon cartridges contain wax-like printer ink that come into contact with heat-sensitive papers with the help of a platen roller. The heat in thermal printers is used to melt the wax-like printer ink which then transfers to the paper.
The Daisy Wheel
There are times when people refer to printers that utilize ribbon cartridges as daisy wheel printers. This is a low-cost printer perfect for processing documents although having slow speed. With all characters molded on “leaves”, the wheel spins the leaves then a “hammer” pushes the leaf forward the paper to print the character.
Ribbon Printers in Comparison With Ink-Based Printers
All Ink-Based Printers can now be refilled. This allows users to save a lot of money but there are times when printers are damaged due to incompatible printer ink refills. Ribbon printers are the slowest compared to laser inks and ink jets. In terms of cost, laser inks are the most expensive since it is capable of printing quality images already. It will be a challenge to pick out the best option. When choosing, think about what you can maximize the most, what your needs demand, and also the budget.
About the Author
This Article is written by John C Arkin from news.printcountry.com the contributor of Printer & Printer Ink Cartridges News More information on the subject is at Face Off: Ribbon Printer Cartridges Vs Ink-Based Printers, and related resources can be found at Ribbon Printer Cartridges.
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SRP-270C - receipt printer - two-color - dot-matrix $205.99 BIXOLON SRP-270C - Receipt printer - two-color - dot-matrix - Roll (3 in) - 9 pin - up to 4.6 lines/sec - capacity: 1 rolls - Serial |
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SP712MD - receipt printer - two-color - dot-matrix $205.99 Star SP712MD - Receipt printer - two-color - dot-matrix - 16.9 cpi - 9 pin - up to 8.9 lines/sec - Serial |
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DFX 9000 - printer - B/W - dot-matrix $3157 Epson DFX 9000 - Printer - B/W - dot-matrix - Roll (16.5 in) - 9 pin - up to 1550 char/sec - Parallel Serial USB |
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SRP-270A - receipt printer - two-color - dot-matrix $151.99 BIXOLON SRP-270A - Receipt printer - two-color - dot-matrix - Roll (3 in) - 9 pin - up to 4.6 lines/sec - capacity: 1 rolls - Serial |
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CD-S500 - receipt printer - two-color - dot-matrix $226.99 Citizen CD-S500 - Receipt printer - two-color - dot-matrix - Roll (3 in) - 9 pin - up to 5 lines/sec - USB |
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DP8340FC - receipt printer - two-color - dot-matrix $278.99 Star DP8340FC - Receipt printer - two-color - dot-matrix - Roll (4.5 in) - 9 pin - up to 2 lines/sec - Parallel |
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SP742MU - receipt printer - two-color - dot-matrix $240 Star SP742MU - Receipt printer - two-color - dot-matrix - Roll (3 in) - 16.9 cpi - 9 pin - up to 8.9 lines/sec - USB |
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SP512MC - receipt printer - B/W - dot-matrix $189.99 Star SP512MC - Receipt printer - B/W - dot-matrix - Roll (3 in) - 16.9 cpi - 9 pin - up to 7.5 lines/sec - Parallel |
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SP512 - receipt printer - B/W - dot-matrix $267 Star SP512 - Receipt printer - B/W - dot-matrix - Roll (3 in) - 16.9 cpi - 9 pin - up to 7.5 lines/sec - Ethernet |
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SP542MU42GRY-120US - receipt printer - B/W - dot-matrix $251.99 Star SP542MU42GRY-120US - Receipt printer - B/W - dot-matrix - Roll (3 in) - 16.9 cpi - 9 pin - up to 4.2 lines/sec - USB |
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SP712 - receipt printer - two-color - dot-matrix $209.99 Star SP712 - Receipt printer - two-color - dot-matrix - Roll (2.75 in) - 9 pin - up to 4.7 lines/sec - Parallel |
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SP712MU - receipt printer - two-color - dot-matrix $219.99 Star SP712MU - Receipt printer - two-color - dot-matrix - 16.9 cpi - 9 pin - up to 8.9 lines/sec - USB |
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SP712MC - receipt printer - two-color - dot-matrix $232.99 Star SP712MC - Receipt printer - two-color - dot-matrix - Roll (3 in) - 16.9 cpi - 9 pin - up to 8.9 lines/sec - Parallel |
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SP712ML - receipt printer - two-color - dot-matrix $259.99 Star SP712ML - Receipt printer - two-color - dot-matrix - Roll (3 in) - 16.9 cpi - 9 pin - up to 4.7 lines/sec - 10/100Base-TX |
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SP742 - receipt printer - two-color - dot-matrix $286.99 Star SP742 - Receipt printer - two-color - dot-matrix - Roll (3 in) - 16.9 cpi - 9 pin - up to 8.9 lines/sec - USB |
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FX 2190 - printer - B/W - dot-matrix $504 Epson FX 2190 - Printer - B/W - dot-matrix - Roll (8.5 in) 16 in (width) - 9 pin - up to 680 char/sec - Parallel USB |
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Microline 8810 - printer - B/W - dot-matrix $1839.99 OKI Microline 8810 - Printer - B/W - dot-matrix - 16 in (width) - 18 pin - up to 720 char/sec - Parallel USB |
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Okidata Microline® 390 24 Pin Dot Matrix Turbo Printer, 80 Columns. Each $431.2 Manufacturer: Okidata. Each. Microline 390 24-Pin Dot Matrix Turbo Printer 80 columns Customers also search for: Dot Matrix;Dot Matrix Printers;Impact Printer;Microline;ML-390;OKIDATA;Printer;Printers, 051851440101 |
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OKIDATA OKIML490 Okidata 62418901 Narrow 24 Pin Dot Matrix Print $768.15 Okidata ML490 Microline Dot Matrix Printer. 24 pin / narrow carriage. 10 max paper width. Up to 475 cps. Accepts 5 part forms. Resident and bar code fonts. 20 000 hours reliability. Printhead: 400 million. USB Parallel. 128 Kb (Windows). Uses: 42377801 ribbon. |
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TM - receipt printer - B/W - thermal line / dot-matrix $749.99 Epson TM - Receipt printer - B/W - thermal line / dot-matrix - 180 dpi - 9 pin - USB |
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Microline 420n - printer - B/W - dot-matrix $616.99 OKI Microline 420n - Printer - B/W - dot-matrix - Roll (10 in) - 240 dpi x 216 dpi - 9 pin - up to 570 char/sec - Parallel USB 10/100Base-TX |
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SRP-275CEPG - receipt printer - two-color - dot-matrix $238.99 BIXOLON SRP-275CEPG - Receipt printer - two-color - dot-matrix - Roll (3 in) - 80 dpi x 144 dpi - 9 pin - up to 5.1 lines/sec - Parallel Ethernet |
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SRP-275A - receipt printer - two-color - dot-matrix $164.99 BIXOLON SRP-275A - Receipt printer - two-color - dot-matrix - Roll (3 in) - 160 dpi x 144 dpi - 9 pin - up to 5.3 lines/sec - capacity: 1 rolls - Parallel |
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Microline 186 - printer - B/W - dot-matrix $275.99 OKI Microline 186 - Printer - B/W - dot-matrix - 240 dpi x 216 dpi - 9 pin - up to 375 char/sec - Parallel USB |
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Microline 420 - printer - B/W - dot-matrix $386.99 OKI Microline 420 - Printer - B/W - dot-matrix - Letter Legal Roll (10 in) - 240 dpi x 216 dpi - 9 pin - up to 570 char/sec - Parallel USB |
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Microline 491n - printer - B/W - dot-matrix $776.99 OKI Microline 491n - Printer - B/W - dot-matrix - 16 in (width) - 360 dpi x 360 dpi - 24 pin - up to 475 char/sec - Parallel USB 10/100Base-TX |
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FX 2190N - printer - B/W - dot-matrix $788 Epson FX 2190N - Printer - B/W - dot-matrix - Roll (8.5 in) 10 in x 22 in - 12 cpi - 9 pin - up to 680 char/sec - capacity: 1 sheets - Parallel USB 10/100Base-TX |
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Microline 421 - printer - B/W - dot-matrix $539.99 OKI Microline 421 - Printer - B/W - dot-matrix - Roll (16 in) - 240 dpi x 216 dpi - 9 pin - up to 570 char/sec - Parallel USB |
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FX 890N - printer - B/W - dot-matrix $631 Epson FX 890N - Printer - B/W - dot-matrix - Roll (8.5 in) - 20 cpi x 20 cpi - 9 pin - up to 680 char/sec - Parallel USB 10/100Base-TX |
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Microline 395C - printer - color - dot-matrix $1239.99 OKI Microline 395C - Printer - color - dot-matrix - A3 Plus Roll (16 in) - 360 dpi x 360 dpi - 24 pin - up to 610 char/sec - Parallel Serial |
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Microline 491 - printer - B/W - dot-matrix $546.99 OKI Microline 491 - Printer - B/W - dot-matrix - Roll (16 in) - 360 dpi x 360 dpi - 24 pin - up to 475 char/sec - Parallel USB |