When you go into a big brand electronics store or even one of the shops that sell stationary you will normally come across a sale at any particular time of the year where you can buy cheap printers of all sizes and quality. The printers are able to be sold cheaply if they are the last models or if the companies selling them give the retailer a discount on bulk deals however this does not always guarantee that the printer will be the cheapest at this location so it is always a good idea to shop around in as many appliance stores as you can, some of the small printers are being sold for less than the cost of the replacement cartridge while other small printers with additional extras like scanners, fax machines and image photo capabilities are also been sold cheaply but not for such a low price.

If you are interested in a small printer for the home or office then there are great selections of printers that will do just about anything including printing off top quality photos and long documents quickly. Some of the page printing rates are very impressive with the new models, printing up to 30 sheets of paper per minute which is the equivalent to one sheet every 2 seconds. That is not bad for a printer that in not only small but one that you would most likely only have paid under $100 for. The scanners are a common addition to a small printer however the fax is still a part of the electronic machine that is only really needed for business grade printers and these also require a phone line for the fax machine to work which is something that the average person needs to take into account in a world that is shying away from having phone land lines in every home which are being replaced by mobile phones.