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How important is buffer size in my laser printer? - kamal Why Buffer is needed for My laser Printer?

Best Answer: Larger the Buffer Size, faster will be the printing process. Laser printers are built to handle large volumes of prints and therefore need memory to store these files as they are sent to the printer by users. These files are translated into a set of instructions that the printer needs to print the file and are stored in a special memory called a buffer. Most laser printers come with 2/4/8 MB of buffer memory. In the case of larger network printers where printing applications are more demanding, even more memory could be installed. This memory is also used to hold files that are 'spooled' to the printer in larger networked environments where many persons are sharing the printer. - gill.batez

what is buffer size - lethbridge_world

Buffers are allocated by various processes to use as input queues, etc. Most time, buffers are some processes' output, and they are file buffers. A simplistic explanation of buffers is that they allow processes to temporarily store input in memory until the process can deal with it. Buffer is a file transfer speed.... so the faster the better... - ii_scorpion2772_ii

Buffer size is meaningful in the context of a page description language interpreter. If your laser printer is sent a PCL or PostScript file, a printer with a larger buffer can take the file in larger chunks, printing more of the pages out of its own memory. A large buffer usually means a slightly faster printer, especially for more complex graphics. Really though, as an end user, it is unlikely it would impact you much. Whether the job processes at the printer or on the computer is mostly immaterial these days, with USB printers. - evolver

it is important because it determines how much details per page your laser printer can handle. Regular inkjet printers do not have buffers because of the way they print. The printer get data directly from the PC and if you notice the printing can pause part way through a page and then resume when new data arrives. Laser printer on the other hand prints the entire page in 1 go because of the technology/the way it prints. So the buffer will have to be big enough to at least hold ALL the data that makes up 1 single page or the printout will only contains part of a page. Therefore if you just want to print letters and docs with minimal pics, then a smaller buffer size is okay. But if your pages contains lots of pics and really high definition fonts then get a printer that has lots of buffer memory. - Lyon D.

It depends on what you are printing. If you do mainly small/medium text documents, its not that big of a deal. If you print out a lot of high resolution pictures at once, you may want a larger buffer size. - Das_hammer

i dont know sorry - marilouieb@sbcglobal.net

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