Printer is one of such computer accessory that is optional. But printers are no more selective. It has become the prime need of everyone today, whether a student, professional or anyone else. Whether you are buying your computer for domestic purpose or official, the need for a printer is becoming indispensable. Printers are in the phase where everyday some innovations occur. Dot matrix printer is one such printer that is quite useful in day to day work. So let us move further to introduce you with it.



It is often referred to as an impact printer. It is actually a type of computer printer endowed with a print head that moves front and back on the page in which printing needs to occur. It is much similar to a typewriter that prints character on the page with impact striking the cloth ribbon against the paper that is ink soaked. But contrasting the typewriter, it enables the printer to print diverse fonts and images. In it, printing involves mechanical pressure, so it can produce both carbon copies and carbon less copies. Dot matrix printer prints characters and images which are actually produced by a large group of dots combined.

They are a bit expensive and do not give high quality output. Nevertheless, they are printing multi pages (carbon copies) which are not possible in laser and ink-jet printers. Dot matrix printers fluctuate in two characteristics. These are speed and print quality. Speed is measured by characters per second (cps). The speed diverges from 50 cps to 500 cps. Print quality depends on the pin numbers, the mechanisms that print dots. The pin numbers vary from nine to twenty four. The ideal one has 24 pins that produce characters near to perfect. In addition to these two factors, you need to consider the noise factor too. Compared to laser and ink jet printers, they make much more noise.

It is superior in durability but sometime unfortunately wears out. The inks that overruns the guide plate cause peeve and pique. These ultimately lead to the wearing out of the guide plates because the grits make the circular channels on the plate to turn to oval and slot. As a result the printing get deteriorated and become unviable to read it.

As the technology varies, the features of it vary. This results in the variation in prices. Dot matrix printers are widely used in industrial market where high volume printing is required. They are often considered as the right combination of outlay and versatility. Dot matrix printers are also available in multi color printing with a multi colored ink soaked ribbon.

Embellish your used computer with a Dot matrix printer and give it the most elegant look and performance.