Examples of Impact Printers:
- Dot Matrix Printers:Â Use a print head with a series of small pins to strike an inked ribbon, forming characters and images from a pattern of dots.
 Common for invoices, receipts, and data logging. - Daisy Wheel Printers: Use a "daisy wheel" with embossed characters at the end of spokes. A hammer strikes the desired character against the ribbon and paper.
 Known for "letter quality" text but cannot print graphics. - Line Printers (e.g., Drum Printers, Chain Printers, Band Printers): Print an entire line of text at once, making them very fast for high-volume text output.
 Often used with mainframes and minicomputers.
Examples of Non-Impact Printers:
- Inkjet Printers:Â Spray tiny droplets of liquid ink onto the paper to form characters and images. Popular for home and small office use, known for good color printing.
- Laser Printers:Â Use a laser beam to create an electrostatic image on a drum, which then attracts toner (dry powdered ink). The toner is then transferred to the paper and fused with heat and pressure. Known for high speed, high quality, and excellent text output.
Thermal Printers:Â Use heat to create an image.
       Thermal Transfer Printers: Use a heat-sensitive ribbon to transfer ink onto the paper. Used for labels, barcodes, and durable prints.
- Dye-Sublimation Printers:Â Use heat to transfer dye from a ribbon onto special paper, creating continuous-tone images, often used for photo printing.