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==Types==

''Personal'' printers are mainly designed to support individual users, and may be connected to only a single computer. These printers are designed for low-volume, short-turnaround [[print job]]s, requiring minimal setup time to produce a hard copy of a given document. However, they are generally slow devices ranging from 6 to around 25 pages per minute (ppm), and the cost per page is relatively high. However, this is offset by the on-demand convenience. Some printers can print documents stored on [[memory card]]s or from [[digital camera]]s and [[image scanner|scanner]]s.

''Networked'' or ''shared'' printers are "designed for high-volume, high-speed printing". They are usually shared by many users on a [[Computer network|network]] and can print at speeds of 45 to around 100 ppm. The [[Xerox 9700]] could achieve 120 ppm.