Laser Printers And Inkjet Printers – Advantages And Disadvantages
First, you will need to decide whether you want an inkjet printer or a laser printer when buying a printer. Below are the main differences and advantages of laser and inkjet printers.
Inkjet Printers
Inkjet printers work by spraying droplets onto the paper. Ink is released from small, removable cartridges. A colour inkjet printer will usually have a black cartridge as well as three different coloured ones. You can replace the entire cartridge, or refill the cartridges using a special kit.
Advantages
- Inkjet printers can be purchased for a fraction of the price.
- When used with special papers, high end printers can produce excellent quality images.
- The majority of models are light and compact so that they don’t take up much desk space.
Advantages
- An inkjet printer is more expensive than a laser one because of the higher cost of ink.
- Prints may be slightly wet when they are printed and may take some time to dry.
- Printing is slow and inkjets are not designed to do high volumes.
Laser Printers
The image processing is done using a laser beam. A laser printer does not use ink. Instead, it uses toner. It is a dry plastic powder mixed with carbon black or other colouring agents. The cartridge that contains the consumable is an integral part of the printer and must be changed from time to time.
Advantages
- Laser prints are very high quality and highly accurate.
- Laser printers can be used for large volumes of printing and are significantly cheaper to run.
- They can print large quantities quickly because printing is quick.
- Laser printers print dry due to the technology they use.
Advantages
- Laser printers can be more expensive than inkjets.
- A colour laser printer is significantly more expensive than an inkjet.
- Laser printers are heavier and larger because they contain the laser technology and imaging drum.
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