The history of the origin of the printer goes to distant 1822 yearwhen first Print Technology Developer Charles Babbage Designed a multi-torrent printing machine equipped with thousands of small parts. True, it was able to earn it only after half a century, when British scientists of the Science Museum reached the printed "Frankenstein" according to the drawings of BabbidjaBased on the acquisitions of printing devices.
But more or less close to modern models the printer was produced by Remington-Rand in the fifties of the 20th century. There is information that in 1948. tried year on the idea of \u200b\u200bLord Raili Recall the inkjet printer, but the process never gave proper results.
Later, it is epson. She picked up the initiative and completed the model of the junction in 1964. - He was able to print relatively quality images consisting of points.
The founder of color printing can be considered Canonwho committed debut in 1988 with the Canon BJC-440 model.
And here laser printing device, rightly considered the most difficult from the presented, in 1975 produced and put on the IBM marketbut the first success in this field got exactly HewlettPackard with his successful series LaserJet released in 84th. From this point on, the standard of printing and moved to a new level - the level of high-tech laser printers.
Thus, with the development of scientific achievements in the field of laser printing, in the office equipment market, a variety of MFPs and printers began to appear. The need for productive devices capable of performing complex, high-quality printing is constantly growing, since all enterprises and organizations gradually increase business standards. Any of the printing device models issued for sale, according to the manufacturer's description, has several advantages over others. But can you really rely on such statements when buying an expensive MFP? Just in this article, we find out what manufacturers in the release of their office equipment are really trying to respond to all the qualities given in the description of the device in the opinion of both foreign and domestic specialists.
It is worth noting that it is possible to acquire the original printing devices from the market leaders only from official partners, distributors, representatives of manufacturers. For example, in St. Petersburg, such a partner for most manufacturers from our rankings is the company "Copy Service"engaged in the sale of printing devices from world leaders, as well as providing a full range of services for the repair and maintenance of copiers. The site of the company "Copy Service" - http://www.copyservice.spb.ru/
Rating of printer manufacturers
10th place - Lexmark
American corporation specializing in printed technology. Not particularly known among private consumers, but thanks to its programs to implement MPS technologies, it has established itself in a circle of large corporations. In general, the printer of this company may well be involved in any field, and sufficient reliability and print accuracy can compete with Panasonic. But operating costs vary very much depending on the model, as well as the specificity of software. Some devices from incredibly easy to set up - after the first time they can work forever, but at the same time there are models with a very specific firmware and components. Therefore, the products of this company definitely cost attention, but it is necessary to choose carefully and be prepared for long-term debugging of the device, which will necessarily require the participation of a specialist.
9th place - Panasonic
Panasonic is the main brand name of the Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic Corporation. This company has a wide range of products under the trademark worldwide, produces high-quality facsimile, scanners, printers and MFPs. Also sells plasma and LCD TVs, DVD and Blu-Ray Recorders and players, video cameras, projector phones and many other useful home appliances.
In this company, greater emphasis in production is made on combined MFP and faxes than regular printing devices. All models have a digital control panel, the functions are convenient and the devices themselves are made with the proper quality of the Japanese manufacturer. Panasonic devices are more oriented on small print volumes, but the quality is still not inferior to Canon. A distinctive feature of the printers of this manufacturer is constant innovation in the design of new models. Panasonic strives to improve their devices and add more digital elements in them.
