What does PPM stand for?

Today''s printers are heads and shoulders above their predecessors Inkjet printers can produce excellent photographic quality prints, while laser printers can spit out paper at a rate of 85 pages per minute or more Today''s printers are heads and shoulders above their predecessors.

The new printers have been designed to efficiently print with a speed of up to 30 pages per minute in black and 29 pages per minute in colour and feature improved paper handling with intelligent paper tray systems that adjust settings based on paper type and size.

Epson launches 4-in-1 business inkjet printer with Ethernet for small office Multi-function, cost-effective printer produces high quality printed materials with maximum speed of 38 pages per minute Epson has announced the Middle East launch of the Epson Stylus Office TX510FN, which incorporates scanning, printing, fax and copying functions into a compact Ethernet-ready business inkjet printer that can produce high-quality laser-like printouts at a maximum speed of 38 pages per minute.

Color imageRunner C6800 is capable of offering black-and-white output at speeds of up to 68 pages per minute (ppm).

The B-300 and B-500DN are both capable of producing mono or colour prints at up to 37 pages per minute in draft quality, and up to 33 pages per minute at laser-like quality, explained a company official.

The Phaser 3250 starts at $279, prints up to 30 pages per minute and includes automatic two-sided printing.

Able to scan at up to 600 dpi for increased OCR accuracy, Fujitsu's fi-6140 and flatbed model fi-6240 (shown) scanners deliver 60 pages per minute, 120 images per minute at 200 dpi monochrome/grayscale and 40 ppm and 80 ipm at 300 dpi full color.

Success checked with several manufacturers to find out which of their products are the most versatile, comparing the DPI ("Dots Per Inch," a measure of resolution; the higher the number, the more clear the image), pages per minute, and, of course, price of the following suggested laser printers--all of which come in under a thousand dollars.