What is the difference between ink jet and laser printers and which one is best?

Inkjet : Sprays jets of ink which usually costs more than good champagne per litre, at the paper. For best quality you need proper inkjet paper.





Laser, uses microfine powder, laid onto paper through a complex but reliable process to give colours. (Oki's are LED printers, same idea but using an LED head not a laser)





All those people saying laswers cost more to run are WRONG., YES toners cost more to buy, BUT they go a way way way further than inkjet cartridges.





If you buy a colour laser thet's not the ';cheapest colour I can find'; type, thenthe cost per page WILL be lower than an injket, that's WHY offices use them, that and the speed.What is the difference between ink jet and laser printers and which one is best?
An injket ';sprays'; a liquid ink onto-into the paper. The ink is absorbed, and ';bleeds'; slightly. A Laser applies a powdered ';toner'; to a drum, then transfers that image to a piece of paper through electrostatic attraction (rub a balloon on your hair in the winter and stick it to a wall)





A fuser then MELTS the toner (plastic based powder) onto the surface of the paper.





A laser printer will produce crisper images, not subject to degradation by moisture/water, but generally costs more to print than an inkjet in color, but often more economical when printing only black/white/text.





There is also ';solid ink'; printers from Xerox now that melt a solid ink onto a drum, then apply that to the paper... Gives very nice images.What is the difference between ink jet and laser printers and which one is best?
An inkjet printer uses ink (like in a pen) to basically spray an image onto the paper where a Laser printer uses heat, and electricity to cause toner to adhere to the paper. Generally your costs will be lower with toner than with ink. Most ink jet printers are sold at a loss and the company makes money on the ink. Which is why Laser printers tend to be a bit more expensive. Laser printers are typically faster (more pages per minute (ppm) ) more accurate and toner cartridges last longer.
Laser is built for speed. (usually in black and white)





Inkjet is more on quality. (usually in all colors)





What do you want? Speed or quality?





If you want to write papers for school, work etc, definetely the laser, but if you want to print pictures, colored work.. definetely the inkjet.





Personally, I own a inkjet myself, I'm not a huge fan of speed, but rather quality.
An ink jet printer uses a fine mist of Cyan (blue), Yellow, and Magenta (pink) ink to produce pretty much any color you would want on paper.





A laser printer does the same thing with toner (like a copier).





A laser printer usually produces better quality printing but is more expensive to operate. (That toner ain't cheap!)





For me the decision was a trade off between laser quality and the expense. My thrifty side took over and I bought an HP DeskJet 930C (really old now and still kicking) ink jet printer. It does a great job on my photos and just about anything else I ask it to print.





I hope that helps.
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