subject: Before Buying A Laser Printer Read This! [print this page] Before Buying A Laser Printer Read This! Before Buying A Laser Printer Read This!
When laser printer first came out they were pricier than ink jet printers. They more expensive because of the technology incorporated in the laser printer. As the name suggests it uses lasers to print instead of using jets to print. Laser printers give a much smoother print with higher resolution and higher colour definition. The prices of laser printers are still a lot cheaper these days yet they are still more expensive than the ink jet printer. Before you buy your next printer consider some of these facts about laser printers.
A laser printer may not be the best option for everyone. Firstly because of the price of the printer and then the price of the up keep of the printer. Ink jet printers are more economical if you are using them for home use or for usage at a smaller office. Also it is important to note when printing pictures the colours when using the ink jet printer may be better, because the jets spray bubbles of colour which is then blended with other colours to give you a better range of colour and more intensity. The laser printer lays down solid colour and so the effect is not the same as with the ink jet printer.
I know it may begin to sound like the ink jet printer is a better option because it has a better range of colours and are more economical to run. In fact you might even be wondering what all the hype about laser printers are about? One of the main reasons laser printers became so popular was because of the quality of print when dealing with documents. This is also why you will find that the laser printer is mostly used in the business arena. Laser printers deliver high resolution text, and the text on the document is noticeably crisper and more clear. Another reason why the laser printer has become so common place amongst businesses which needed to do a lot of printing is because, the laser printer delivers high resolution, quality prints with every page.
Although the cost of buying the laser printer is much higher than the ink jet printer, there are some cost benefits when comparing prices. Laser printers work out much cheaper if you are printing a large volume of pages. The cost per page price is much lower than and ink jet printer, and the reason for this is that the ink jet cartridges are more expensive to replace. Ink jet cartridges can produce between 150-200 pages, while laser cartridges can push out up to 5000 pages. This is a major difference when comparing price per page and this difference can save your business a lot of money in the long run. Laser printers also print much faster in comparison with ink jet printers.
Before buying your printer you need to decide what are the needs of your business. But remember that laser printers, have better quality text prints, at a cheaper price and faster speeds.
