Printers: Ink jet, Laser, All-in-one, photo printer

Ink jet: The most commonly used type of printer. Used for basic functions and various functions. Kind of the Jack-of-all trades printer.

Laser: Work horse of the printers. generally higher costing but meant for mass output and speed. More commonly used in business settings.

All-in-one: Generally has printer, copier, scanner, and occasionally a fax. Seen often in small businesses and home settings. sometimes they're larger units than the basic ink jet but that is because they have the scanner attached to it. works like an ink jet just with more options of usage.

Photo printer: Like the name implies it's a printer used for printing photos. The printers output is slower than that of a ink jet and definitely a laser print but the quality of photos that are printed out of them is tremendous compared to the other printers. The efficiency is sacrificed in these printers to make sure the photos are of the best quality.