[header] How to buy a printer [title] List your needs. [step] Do you need one that only prints? Or do you like electronic copies of papers? Or do you still fax a lot of documents? Or do you want duplicates of everything? [title] Understand your requirements. [step] If you want one to print documents with words only, get a black and white printer. 
If you print documents with color photos or webpages, you'll want a color printer. Then, if you want duplicates of everything, you'll need a color printer with a copy feature.