Printers

canon printer
canon printer

What printing style do I need?

Whatever printer you need, consider what you’ll need to print and who will use it.

Student

If your degree is essay-heavy? Need Quality color printing?  requires you to print out course material every week?

Business

Small or large  business need to be able to print documents with speed, plus scanning and photocopying

Mono or colour laser printers

Printing photos

You're looking for a printer that can print high-quality colour photos

Mono or colour laser printers for speedy use

WFH essentials

Bringing your work to life and any important documents you may need quickly instantly

Selphy / Digital printing

Your printer type:

Dedicated photo printer

Types of printers

We offer a range of different printers, so consider the features each type offers:

Laser printers

Laser printers are ideal for high-volume printing in offices where there's a lot of paperwork.

Features you'll like:

  • Highest text quality, fast print speeds, cheaper ink

  • Faster, smudge-free printing of a very high quality, especially when printing text

  • Faster printing in high quantities

  • Can print double-sided

  • More resilient printing

Things to consider:

  • More expensive – particularly if you want to print in colour

  • Colour quality isn’t as good as on inkjet printers

  • Lower photo print quality

Guarantee

2-year guarantee

All electrical products you buy from us are guaranteed for a minimum of 2 years, at no extra cost.

Ink and paper for your printer

We have a range of ink, toner and paper for your new printer.

Ink

Ink cartridges are designed especially for inkjet printers – if you have a laser printer, you'll need toner instead.

We sell ink cartridges for the brands below.  Head to the product page for more information on which cartridge you'll need.

Paper

Choose from different types of paper to suit what you're printing.

  • Photo paper: high quality paper that's glossy on one side

  • Plain paper: for everyday use

  • A3 paper: larger sheets – only for use with printers that can take A3 paper

Jargon buster

NFC connectivity

Devices with NFC can be tapped together to create a wireless connection, for sending or streaming files and other data

PPM (Pages per minute)

The number of pages of black text a printer can output in a minute – so "6 PPM" means that printer prints 6 black text pages in one minute

IPM (Images per minute)

The number of pages of images a printer can output in a minute – so "6 IPM" means that printer prints 6 image pages in one minute

DPI (Dots per inch)

The number of physical dots on the printed page: a higher number means more dots per inch on the page, which in turn means better quality.

Scanning resolution

See also: PPI

Direct printing

A feature that lets your printer connect to a compatible digital camera, without the need for a computer

Google Cloud print

Google Cloud print allows you to print directly from your tablet, smartphone or any Android device. It is included on all Android devices so there is no need to download any unwanted software. Simply create a Google account or log in to your existing account to get started.

Memory card slot

Allows you to transfer photos and files directly from a memory card

Duplex/double-sided printers

Duplex and double-sided printers can print on both sides of a sheet of paper.

Instant Ink compatible

An HP-specific service, in which the company will send you HP Instant Ink replacement cartridges and pre-paid recycling envelopes before you run out of ink

Automatic document feeder

Set a scanner or copier to automatically feed multiple pages of a document in for processing, one page at a time

Paper format

The types of paper or other media that this printer can print on

Ports

Ports used to connect other devices, for example a USB port to connect laptops or other devices, or HDMI ports to connect to a high-definition screen

Monochrome printer

Monochrome printers exclusively print black and white documents. Monochrome laser printers feature higher print speeds over standard inkjet printers.

Printing speed

How many pages or how fast a single photo can be produced per minute. Measured as Pages per minute (PPM) and Images per minute (IPM) See also: PPM and IPM