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Thanks, This was helpful. &nbsp;I am using Windows XP . &nbsp;I use the typical applications of Microsoft Word 2007, Excel, Fire Fox Browser, intuit Quicken 2008, and Outlook 2007. The comments about PCL 5 being typically better than PCL6 was very helpful. &nbsp; It sounds like in general if I am printing graphics or photos go with Postscript, but if doing mostly text and spreadsheets stay with PCL5. &nbsp;Is that correct? <br />
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Several times when I have been installing software for a new printer &nbsp;i get this question of PCl5, Pcl6 or postscript printer drivers and I have never understood the differences or the pros and cons of each. <br />
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Is there a simple explanation? <br />
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Several times when I have been installing software for a new printer  i get this question of PCl5, Pcl6 or postscript printer drivers and I have never understood the differences or the pros and cons of each. 

Is there a simple explanation? 

thanks, 

What is the difference between HP pcl5 pcl 6 and poscript printer drivers and  which is best for general  and high quality printing?

A printer is a peripheral which makes a persistent human readable representation of graphics or text on paper or similar physical media. Traditional printers are being used more for special purposes, like printing photographs or artwork, and are no longer a must-have peripheral; 3D printing has become an area of intense interest, allowing the creation of physical objects. An image scanner is a device that optically scans images, printed text, handwriting, or an object, and converts it to a digital image. Hand-held scanners, where the device is moved by hand, have evolved from text scanning "wands" to 3D scanners used for industrial design, reverse engineering, test and measurement, orthotics, gaming and other applications.