Print quality

1. Type of printer - Each type of printer has its own capabilities of printing. With standard printers, dot matrix is commonly the lowest quality printer, ink jet printers are commonly average quality, and laser printers are commonly the best quality.
2. Low DPI - Printer has a low DPI.
3. Print mode - The mode that the hard copy was produced may also affect the overall quality of the print. For example, if the mode was draft quality, the printer will print faster, but will be a lower quality.
4. Available toner or ink - If the printer is low on toner or ink the quality can be dramatically decreased.
5. Dirty or malfunctioning printer - If the printer is dirty or is malfunctioning this can also affect the quality of the print.
6. Image quality - It is important to realize that when printing a computer graphic, the quality may not be what you expect because of any of the below reasons.

• Printer does not have enough colors to produce the colors in the image. For example, some printers may only have four available inks where others may have six or more available inks. See process color.
• The image is a low quality or low resolution image.
• Image is too small and/or has too many colors in a small area.

Also see: Printer definitions, Printer engine