A Laser printer vs Inkjet printer- what is the difference?

You have pen down all your requirements and you really know that you are in need of a printer. But stuck with something – To buy an inkjet printer or the laser printer? This feature will let you know the difference between two and will also help you know which printer suits your needs. Many folks do not know the difference. You would be surprised on how many folks I run into this with.  -Valerie
The inkjet printers differ on many basics like technology and network, cost, quality and speed. The very first basic difference between these two printers is the technology they are using to print the paper. The inkjet printer uses ink cartridges to print the document where as laser printer uses powdered toner to print the paper. The inkjets can hold as many as 100 to 150 sheets at a time in paper tray but laser printers have the capacity to hold 150 to 700 sheets. The laser printers have the inbuilt mechanism to queue the multiple print jobs at a single time. This shows that they have RAM in their architecture.

The other difference lies in the networking. The laser printers are offered with the networking facilities but this option is not a must to have feature in inkjet printers. Unlike laser printers inkjet printers require a computer system to get linked to network.

The other factor that can really affect your decision is the cost. The inkjet printers are good picks for your inexpensive color printing. The laser printers are costlier than the inkjet printers. But if accounted for long run, laser printer will prove profitable for non-color printing.

The inkjet printer uses ink cartridges to print paper where as laser printer sprays the powdered toner to create the image. So the print quality produced by the laser printer is much superior as compared to the print quality of inkjet printer. The comparison of quality in any format let it be color or black, the laser printer is superior. No matter how many bucks you have paid for the inkjet printer it can not match the black quality of laser printer of moderate range even.

The next factor influencing your decision is the speed. The laser printer is much faster than the inkjet printer. It can produce papers much faster in comparison to the inkjet printers. The page turn per minute is higher in the case of laser printers approximately 12 pages/minute (for monochrome laser printer) as compared to the inkjet printer (7 pages/ minute).

At first thought inkjet printers seem to be cheaper but if calculations in long run are made they will prove to be costly than their laser printer counterparts. The inkjet cartridges are costlier and produce lesser page per refill. So if calculations are made the real picture will come in the scene. There are many brands available in the market for both the printers and you can select one from the wider product portfolio of HP, Ricoh, Epson, Canon, Brother and many others also.

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