Inkjet vs Laser Printers

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[packleader1215]

When in doubt, ask Pirillo.

[aabsc]

I've had both inkjet and laser, the laser will be my first and last of that outdated technology. Why? Slow, first page out takes nearly 5 minutes, VS 5 seconds on a high speed inkjet, and the inkjet can maintain a higher speed once started. Absurd cost per page, my laser costs from 25 cents to $5 PER COLOR PAGE! Inkjet costs pennies even for color. Problems: My laser printer always has problems and needs new parts, and inkjet printhead lasts over 50 000 prints. Laser is obsolete.

[imthevictorr]

one note on if you rarely print, it is debatable that lazer is better, because ink jets do tend to dry out, they have a "expiration" date

[Fantome1989]

Since he made this video the prices for a small laser printer have gone down. You can get one for about $60 (B/W) now and it's worth it, even if you don't print that much. Those Inkjets may be cheaper in price but you will get frequent paper jams and the price for it's ink is usually higher then what you paid for the printer itself.

[icedjiggythug]

this was SO helpful - i was looking to change my printer b/c its like every month im going through a cartridge and they're expensive

[BossHoneycutt]

Are those huge screens or is he a tiny man.

[anthonyontherocks]

It depends on the job at hand. Laser jets are great for BIG office printing jobs. Ink Jets are great for photo,film, and all detailed "quality" job types. (office=laserjets / inkjets =home use) In regards to silk screening jobs, laserjets are good for 1 color (flat) printing and inkjets are great for halftone printing with the use of a Rip software. Laser jet "color" printers are new and very expensive (office use). Inkjet cartridges are starting to sell cheaper now,especially refurbished.

[streetdancer]

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[irulethe70s]

My DELL 1710n gets 6K pages for high yield and 3K instead of 200-300 pages with inkjet

I got this to replace a HP 2100 and a HP 842C

[GENERAL1002]

The thing is....i'm rarely gonna use my printer yes so I would kinda aim towards inkjet but when I say rarely printing, I mean like once a year...

The problem I keep running into with every inkjet i've ever had is the ink drying up on the printhead and basically killing the whole printer. I wanna avoid this happening again, so would it just be a better idea to get laser. Also, disposing of old printers is kind of a pain, it's not like I can just throw it in the trash....