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Buying a Printer

Make Sure it Fits on Your Desk

SUMMARY: When purchasing a printer, be sure to consider its footprint.

Though it may seem like common sense, "common sense is not so common".

Before purchasing a printer, make sure it will fit on your desk, and don't make it so tight that your printer doesn't have a few inches around itself to ventilate (in heavy use, or if you keep your printer on all the time whether you are printing documents or not, your printer can get quite warm). When calculating the printer size requirements, make sure to get dimensions of not just the printer but also all paper trays, paper feeds, and the exit tray.