“Never had a laser printer. What are the differences between ink jet and laser? Is there an advantage to laser?”
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My printer research (internet writings by supposed printer technically savvy people) found that laser printers are generally less expensive to support - i.e., laser printer toner v.s. ink jet printer ink cartridges. Also, ink jet cartridges can quickly dry out making them unusable. Toner can cake but can be shaken in order to print.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.InkJet printers use a thermal technology to print by creating a bubble in the ink that is ejected from hundreds of tiny nozzles in a moving print head to create images and text. Inkjet printers can range from very expensive consumer models to high end page wide printers with up to 70 ppm print speeds. Photo printers are usually inkjet A Laser printer uses toner powder (HP uses chemically grown polymer coated wax) and creates electrostatic charges on transfer bands which collect toner and then are transferred to the paper during a heat process from a fuser roller inside the printer. LaserJet printer out put is not degradable and has excellent text and image quality. LaserJets are mostly business class printers.
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