Printer memory affects quality and speed of the print produced
. Increase of printer memory will result in increase in the resolution of the print produced. When a page of higher resolution is given "print" then the printer automatically dumbs down the resolution to a lower one that which it can handle.
When a print job is given for printing, the printer stores (buffers) a part of the job before printing it and higher the printer memory a bigger fraction of the job can be stored in the buffer. The throughput rate of a printer can be markedly increased by increasing the printer memory.
Increasing the printer memory ensures faster printing rate, increase in the overall productivity, printing of larger files, better connectivity between the PC and the printer. When the printer memory is increased the quality of printing improves. With a higher memory the printer prints at a higher resolution at a faster rate. Graphics and photos can be printed with a sharper finish efficiently and clearly. Also increasing the printer memory also allows one to spool multiple jobs clearing up space in the RAM of the PC to do other jobs. A better memory ensures efficient usage of the printer ink and hence also helps in cost cutting.
Modern printers come with their own processor, dedicated memory, input/output and network connections and sometimes with a separate hard drive. Usually these printers cost as much as a standard PC. Due to this reason, users want their printing equipment to last for as long as a decade. Increasing the printer memory has manifold benefits when it comes to a network as the increase in the memory increases the number of documents that can be stored in the buffer.