Printers have long been firmly entrenched in human everyday life. Diplomas, abstracts, cheat sheets, statements, orders, reports, a huge variety of documents - all this has long been acceptable only in printed form. Amateur photo printing is also becoming popular. Therefore, the question of choosing a printer is very relevant.
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Step 1
There are three main types of printers: dot matrix, inkjet and laser. Dot matrix printers lag behind in all respects and have long outlived their usefulness, but the main characteristics of inkjet and laser printers should be clearly distinguished.
Step 2
There are three main types of printers: dot matrix, inkjet and laser. Dot matrix printers lag behind in all respects and have long outlived their usefulness, but the main characteristics of inkjet and laser printers should be clearly distinguished.
Step 3
The device of a laser printer is more complex. It contains the paint in the form of a powder called toner. Using a laser (hence, by the way, the name of the printer) toner is applied to the drum. From the drum, the powder is imprinted on the paper and melted to it under the temperature. There are black and white and color laser printers.
Step 4
There are several characteristics to compare printers. First of all, it is the quality of text printing. Inkjet printers are clearly inferior to both color and black-and-white laser printers.
Step 5
The print quality of color images, such as diagrams and graphs, is approximately at the same level. But the advantage in printing photos should definitely be given to a laser printer, which allows you to get a huge number of shades.
Step 6
Print speed is one of the important characteristics of a printer. In inkjet, it is clearly lame, reaching up to six pages per minute, maximum. The laser printer is far ahead and can print up to twenty pages per minute.
Step 7
The number of pages that can be printed with one cartridge on a laser printer is almost five times that of an inkjet printer. Therefore, despite the fact that the cost of a cartridge for a laser printer is higher, the cost of printing one page on it is two to three times lower than on an inkjet one.
Step 8
The pricing of printers varies greatly depending on their model. However, prices for inkjet printers are significantly lower than for laser printers. And color laser printers are at the very top of the price bracket. There are also inkjet printers specifically designed for printing photographs, and they are as expensive as black and white laser printers.
Step 9
The question of choosing a printer is very complex and individual, but it is obvious from the comparisons made that the only advantage of an inkjet printer is the printing of high-quality photos. For all other characteristics, laser printers are far ahead.
