White Marker Board

White marker board is a name for any glossy surface, most commonly colored white, where non-permanent markings can be made. This board is a substitute of chalkboard. The popularity of white marker board increased rapidly and today, this board has become a fixture in many offices, meeting rooms, school classrooms, and other work environments.

White marker board comes in three types. Inexpensive boards are usually constructed of melamine resins over a cardboard core. These types of whiteboards are light and cheap, both in terms of price and durability. The slightly expensive models use a steel core with a polyester sheath, offering a rigidity and more durable skin than their cheaper counterparts.

Meanwhile, the most expensive white marker board is the enameled steel board. Heavy and highly durable, this board is very expensive, but is easily maintained. The “dry erase” part of the whiteboard is a felt tipped marker filled with a special ink that, upon drying, breaks down into an easily erased powder.

One of the examples is Quartet Total Erase Marker Board. This white marker board is ideal for home and office use. This board surface will not stain or ghost. The surface also resists scratches, and meets the demands of frequent-use environments. To help users write clearly, the surface features a light grid pattern that is virtually invisible to audiences. Other features of this board include an attached marker tray, clips to post documents without creating holes, and Quartet’s patented easy mount hanging system.

The nice thing about white marker board is it is easier to read. Even, this board comes in a wider variety of colors than standard chalk. However, this board is prone to an effect called “ghosting”. Ghosting is where dry erase markings permanently stain a whiteboard, thus leaving a “ghost” behind to interfere with later writing.

To select the right white marker board, there are several things you need to take into consideration. It is known that this board comes in many styles, shapes, and types. In this case, you should choose the one that fits in your need and budget.

The first thing you should consider is the material of white marker board. This marker board is made up of one of two materials: melamine or porcelain. Melamine is the most cost efficient material of whiteboard, so the melamine whiteboard is the more affordable. This is the best option for light to moderate use such as use in gyms (locker rooms), cafeterias, calendars, homes and meeting rooms.

Melamine white marker board usually features a surface of hardened plastic with clear coating making it easy to write on and erase, but over time the surface will wear causing a “ghosting” effect. So, even though you erase, you will be able to see some light residual markings.

Meanwhile, porcelain white marker board is slightly pricier than melamine, but is for moderate to high usage and is for long term use. This board is the best in a high traffic conference room, classrooms and anywhere else a whiteboard will be used daily.

Other things you should consider in purchasing white marker board is the size, wall mounted or free standing (with wheels) whiteboard, magnetic whiteboard, graphic whiteboard, combination style whiteboard which include half whiteboard and half corkboard, whiteboard cabinet which is whiteboard on the outside and storage on the inside, whiteboard and projector screen combo which is half whiteboard and half projection screen as well as interactive whiteboards or IWB which is an interactive whiteboard that is used in conjunction with a computer and projector.