Comparing the LIMITATIONS of various components.
Laser Printer Inkjet Printer
Resolution Laser printers resolutions range Inkjet Printers have a much higher
from 300dpi to 1200dpi which is resolution rate than laser printers.
much lower quality than an inkjet For example an inkjet printer’s
printer and because laser printer is resolution would start at 1200dpi
much faster at printing is sacrifices and carry on going up such as 2400,
the resolution of the image 4800 and even 5000dpi.
Speed Laser Printers can handle printing a Inkjet printers have a much lower
much faster speeds for each paper. printing speed which can vary from
For example it can print 100 pages printer to printer. The typical
in under a minute so that is 1 and a printing speed for inkjet printer is
half pages per second. Which is 30 pages per minute for colour and
much faster than an inkjet printer. black/ white which is good for the
office.
Paper Handling Laser Printers are designed for However inkjet printers cannot
heavy workloads. For example an handle as much paper as laser
average laser printer can handle up Printers because they are much
to 2,000 to 4,000 pages and has smaller in size. For example the tray
many pages for storage also of the printer can only handle up to
because it has multiple large input 500 pages which is probably the
trays this makes paper handling max number of pages you could fit.
better than inkjet printer.
Colour Printing Laser Printer print using colour Colour Printing with inkjet printers
toner which can be more expensive is generally cheaper than Laser
than an ink cartridge for example a Printers. For example the ink colour
multipack colour toner can cost up cartridge can cost from £10- £50 for
to £300. Also If you had a Laser single or multiple pack. There is a
Printer in an office and wanted to huge price difference between
print hundreds of pages the colour them both. If your printing multiple
of the pages will not look good as pages with colour this is the
inkjet printer. cheaper option.
Environmental Issues Also because Laser Printers use Inkjet printer’s cartridges also cause
toner ink this can be more harmful environmental problems because
to the person and environment the cartridge requires plastic which
because the toner is carbon based is often not reused much. A Report
and the power is fused on to the in 2006 from the website Planet Ark
paper which creates dust, this show that 10 million ended up at a
chemical process is not safe. landfill site, this would create 3,000
tonnes of plastic if recycled.
Health & Safety Issues Even though laser printers are Inkjet Printers are a big concern to
safety to use with every electronic health because of the chemical
device there are issues. The laser exposure, you can breathe in
inside the printer can be dangerous vapours and the mist which can
to someone’s eye because it’s very damage parts of the body, and
bright and powerful. If you left the furthermore it also has acid and
lid opening when scanning alkalis which can cause skin burns
something you can see how and eye damage.
powerful the laser is however it’s
Laser Printer Inkjet Printer
Resolution Laser printers resolutions range Inkjet Printers have a much higher
from 300dpi to 1200dpi which is resolution rate than laser printers.
much lower quality than an inkjet For example an inkjet printer’s
printer and because laser printer is resolution would start at 1200dpi
much faster at printing is sacrifices and carry on going up such as 2400,
the resolution of the image 4800 and even 5000dpi.
Speed Laser Printers can handle printing a Inkjet printers have a much lower
much faster speeds for each paper. printing speed which can vary from
For example it can print 100 pages printer to printer. The typical
in under a minute so that is 1 and a printing speed for inkjet printer is
half pages per second. Which is 30 pages per minute for colour and
much faster than an inkjet printer. black/ white which is good for the
office.
Paper Handling Laser Printers are designed for However inkjet printers cannot
heavy workloads. For example an handle as much paper as laser
average laser printer can handle up Printers because they are much
to 2,000 to 4,000 pages and has smaller in size. For example the tray
many pages for storage also of the printer can only handle up to
because it has multiple large input 500 pages which is probably the
trays this makes paper handling max number of pages you could fit.
better than inkjet printer.
Colour Printing Laser Printer print using colour Colour Printing with inkjet printers
toner which can be more expensive is generally cheaper than Laser
than an ink cartridge for example a Printers. For example the ink colour
multipack colour toner can cost up cartridge can cost from £10- £50 for
to £300. Also If you had a Laser single or multiple pack. There is a
Printer in an office and wanted to huge price difference between
print hundreds of pages the colour them both. If your printing multiple
of the pages will not look good as pages with colour this is the
inkjet printer. cheaper option.
Environmental Issues Also because Laser Printers use Inkjet printer’s cartridges also cause
toner ink this can be more harmful environmental problems because
to the person and environment the cartridge requires plastic which
because the toner is carbon based is often not reused much. A Report
and the power is fused on to the in 2006 from the website Planet Ark
paper which creates dust, this show that 10 million ended up at a
chemical process is not safe. landfill site, this would create 3,000
tonnes of plastic if recycled.
Health & Safety Issues Even though laser printers are Inkjet Printers are a big concern to
safety to use with every electronic health because of the chemical
device there are issues. The laser exposure, you can breathe in
inside the printer can be dangerous vapours and the mist which can
to someone’s eye because it’s very damage parts of the body, and
bright and powerful. If you left the furthermore it also has acid and
lid opening when scanning alkalis which can cause skin burns
something you can see how and eye damage.
powerful the laser is however it’s
