Wi-Fi printers or Wireless printers are becoming more and more popular. Now even many cheaper printers can offer wireless functionality. In simple terms a wireless printer works in the same way as your Laptop does when working wirelessly. They usually connect to your existing wireless network. Setting them up is normally very straightforward and you just need to tell the wireless printer the password for your existing wireless network. Once you have done this your computer can see the printer whenever you are connected to your network.

Most wireless printers come with a set-up disk that guides you through the whole process. All you will have to do is select your own wireless network and enter your security key. It should be an easy task even for a novice computer user. Once you are up and running you can start to enjoy the benefits of wireless printing. You will no longer have to connect your laptop to your printer using a cable every time you want to print. It makes it much easier to share a printer between more than one computer.

Wi-Fi printers are now available from almost all printer manufacturers including HP, Lexmark, Canon, Epson, Brother and Dell. Your main consideration when buying a new wireless printer should be what features you are looking for. Most Wi-Fi printers are now “All-in-One” devices, this means you can copy, print and scan from just one machine. You then need to consider your budget, wireless printers are much cheaper than they used to but depending on your requirements you can still end up spending a lot of money. Apart from the wireless functionality the most important thing to consider is the DPI of the printer (dots per inch) you can usually rely on this to tell you how good a print you will get. You can also get printers with other features such as built-in memory card readers so you can print those holiday snaps without even turning on your computer.

Some of the more advanced features you get by spending more money includes things such as double side printing or automatic sheet feeders. Double side printing does just as you would imagine and allows you to print on both sides of a piece of paper without having to manually feed it. An automatic sheet feeder is useful if scanning or copying large documents as it means you can load in your original multi-page document and let the machine do all the work.

If you are considering buying a Wi-Fi printer you could have a look at the Wi-Fi Printers website that provides product information, buying advice and price comparisons. You will find a range of printers from all manufacturers including Canon Wi-Fi Printers.