// Beginner's Guide // Buyer's Guides
Microsoft and Macintosh are in a fierce ad battle, with Mac portraying PC users as kind of geeky and Mac fanatics as hip and cool. Microsoft has fired back with their own campaign in which actual Windows users boast, “I’m a PC!”
But beyond the hype, what’s best for you?
// Beginner's Guide // Buyer's Guides
You can buy two basic kinds of printers: inkjet and laser. Inkjets are available as standard units and dedicated photo units (A photo inkjet gives you a better-quality photo print). Laserjets are divided into monochrome and colour–but there’s so little difference in price these days, there’s little reason not to get the colour.
There are also multifunction printers, in both inkjet and laser units. The multifunction unit, in addition to computer printing, can handle faxing, scanning and copying.
// Beginner's Guide // Buyer's Guides
Before you let someone talk you into a computer because of all the snazzy things it does or how it looks, remember that the key question you should ask is: What will I be using it for? This more than anything affects what you should look for.
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