Difference Between Laser Printer and Inkjet Printer
1. Difference in print clarity
The clarity of an inkjet printer is definitely its advantage. The printing resolution of a laser printer is generally up to 1200dpi, and its printing pattern has a very serious dot-matrix feature. Even for a color laser printer, its image printing quality also determines. It cannot produce high-quality photos and can only be used to print ordinary graphic documents; at this point, inkjet printers are very advantageous. Even economical inkjet printers generally have a resolution of more than 4000dpi. High-end inkjet printers can achieve a print resolution of 9600dpi, and with special photo printing paper, they can completely replace traditional photo printing methods.
2. Difference between applicable papers
There are many types of paper that can be used by inkjet printers. Ordinary printing paper, envelopes, photo paper, CD cover paper, etc., can be used in inkjet printers, and some high-end inkjet printers can be used with printable CD-ROMs and CD-ROMs. The bracket can print directly to the disc; in contrast, laser printers can only be used for ordinary paper because their printing consumables are laser toner. The adhesion is low, and the toner will fall off after printing, which affects the preservation of printed matter. Therefore, laser printers are generally not equipped with a disc tray, and there is no function of direct printing from discs.
3. Differences in consumption
The ink cartridges used for inkjet printers are very expensive. For economical printers, the price of ink cartridges may even be higher than that of the printer itself, and the ink cartridges are very useless. The general theoretical number of printed pages (A4 paper 5% coverage rate) is only 200-300 pages, and a slightly larger color range will have a great impact on the life of the ink cartridge; while the laser printer has a slightly higher price of toner cartridges, but the number of printed pages is several times higher than that of inkjet printers, the theoretical number of printed pages is generally around 2000 pages, so laser printers have an absolute advantage in printing costs.