What's the difference between a laser printer and an inkjet printer?

1. Price: Compared with laser printers, the price of inkjet printers is relatively low, and economical printing is even higher than that of 300 yuan, which can satisfy buyers who realize printing function and have very limited budget. However, laser printers are generally more expensive, even entry-level products should be around 900 yuan.

Second, print clarity: the clarity of inkjet printers is its absolute advantage. The printing resolution of laser printers is generally at most 1200dpi, and its printed patterns have serious dot matrix characteristics. Even a color laser printer, its image printing quality determines that it can not produce high-quality photos, and can only be used to print ordinary graphic documents; In this regard, inkjet printers have great advantages. Even economical inkjet printers can generally achieve a resolution of more than 4000dpi, and high-end inkjet printers can even achieve a printing resolution of 9600dpi. With special photo printing paper, they can completely replace the traditional photo printing method. If you have been to a digital printing shop, you should pay attention. Without exception, they are all inkjet printers that print photos.

Third, suitable paper: inkjet printers can use many kinds of paper, such as ordinary printing paper, envelopes, photo special paper, CD cover paper and so on. , can be used in inkjet printers, and some high-end inkjet printers can directly print optical disks with printable optical disks and optical disk racks; In contrast, laser printers can only be used for ordinary paper, because their printing consumables are laser toner. If photo paper and CD cover paper with smooth surface are used, the toner will fall off after printing, which will affect the preservation of printed matter. Therefore, laser printers are generally not equipped with optical disc carriers and have no direct printing function of optical discs.

Consumables: Anyone who has used an inkjet printer knows that its printing cartridges are not cheap at all. For economical printers, the price of ink cartridges may even be higher than the printer itself, and the efficiency of ink cartridges is very low. Generally, the theoretical number of printed pages (5% coverage of A4 paper) is only 200-300 pages, and a slightly larger color range will have a great impact on the life of ink cartridges. Although the price of laser printer's toner cartridge is slightly higher, the number of printed pages is several times that of inkjet printer, and its theoretical number of printed pages is generally around 2000, so laser printer has an absolute advantage in printing cost.

5. Printing speed: The printing mode of inkjet printer is line by line, while the printing principle of laser printer is completely different, so the printing speed of inkjet printer can't be compared with that of laser printer at all. Under the same quality, the speed of laser printer is definitely the winner. Although you can set the inkjet printer to the fastest printing mode to get the speed close to that of the laser printer, the price is that your printing quality will drop to the worst grade.

Summary: To sum up, inkjet printers are suitable for occasions that need high-quality special printing (such as professional photo printing and CD printing), and the characteristics of small initial investment are also suitable for low-end applications with small printing volume and limited budget. Because of its low cost per page, laser printers are suitable for users who have abundant budget and pursue low-cost and simple document printing.