| A few decades ago, printers all by themselves | | | | flexibility and mobility. No matter where the printer |
| were considered minor miracles. The early | | | | is, the user can use his home (or office) wireless |
| versions used dot matrix technology which | | | | network to send the print job. No more running to |
| required pin feed paper. You couldn't just print one | | | | the regular printer and hooking up cables in order |
| piece of paper; you needed to put an entire ream | | | | to send a print job. |
| of this pin feed paper into the machine. Forget | | | | Some units are made specifically for printing |
| about printing one unique item! | | | | photos. This is a nice option for anyone who |
| Fast forward to the 21st century and many | | | | sincerely believes he needs to print photos |
| people don't even remember ever seeing one of | | | | immediately, or for anyone who likes to do a lot |
| these monsters outside the Smithsonian. Today, | | | | of photo editing. However, if all you want is to get |
| printers not only print, they also fax, scan, copy | | | | the pictures from the cookout last weekend or |
| and make phone calls. | | | | your daughter's dance recital from the other night, |
| They print in colors, they print photos, they print | | | | printing photos at home can cost much more |
| wedding invitations, they print t-shirt decals, and | | | | than having them printed at the corner drug store |
| even post cards and business cards. No matter | | | | simply because ink cartridges can turn into a |
| what you need, there's a way to get it printed | | | | major expense. |
| without heading to a professional printer to do the | | | | For anyone who is constantly on the road, there |
| job. | | | | are mobile wireless devices that are quite |
| Many are now wireless, allowing use by laptop | | | | affordable and will provide good quality output on |
| users who are already used to have plenty of | | | | a variety of papers. |