As long as the system you select meets your needs, it should not matter that there are newer and fancier hardware systems on the market. A reasonable quality system should function effectively for many years. You should, however, consider expandability. If your present needs are for a three user system, you may want the option to expand to five or six users later on. Before you purchase a system, you should be aware of its expansion capabilities.
Laser printers are the very highest quality.
However, many of them can only process reminder cards one sheet at a time. Some laser printers have a long cycle up time to print the first page. This can be an important factor if you are using a laser printer for printing customer receipts. We do recommend laser printers, but there are only a very few models that will work well in a practice management environment. Ink jet printers tend to be lighter duty machines and have a high cost per page.