What is a Type 3 printer driver?

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1. What is a Type 3 printer driver?
2. Which is better pcl5 or PCL6?
3. What is difference between PostScript and PCL drivers?

What is a Type 3 printer driver?

This will say whether a particular driver is a Type 3 or Type 4 driver. A Type 4 driver is usually bundled with the operating system or is downloaded from Windows update, whereas Type 3 drivers are often downloaded from the printer manufacturer's website.

Which is better pcl5 or PCL6?

PCL is a PDL belongs to Hewlett Packard. PCL 5 and PCL 6 are two versions of PCL. The main difference between PCL 5 and PCL 6 is that PCL 6 is more powerful in terms of printing, imaging and graphics capabilities than PCL 5. In brief, PCL 6 is more advanced than PCL 5.

What is difference between PostScript and PCL drivers?

PCL is device dependent which means that it uses the printer hardware to perform its duties. On the other hand, PostScript is device independent which means that it performs its function without needing any hardware support.