Impact Printers, Non Impact Printers And Plotter

Impact printers:

—DOT Matrix printer        

—Use tiny pins hit on              

—24 pins                                

—Cheaper 100-150 dpi          

—200-300 characters per min.

— good printers use 300 dpi 

speed 3000 to 10000 per min .

—Daisy wheel.
—Just like type ink ribben writer. Use hammer and a wheel. Very noicy.

Non impact printers

Plotter:

—Can produce graphics                      

on page and canvas as well.

—Used in mass publication 

and banner printing.

—Very high quality and supports 

a lot of colors. Use mechanical 

arm to draw lines on page.

—Can be used in printing complex maps.