Comments on: The Differences Between Laser and Inkjet Printers

By: laserjet cartridges from Inkjetsuperstore

laserjet cartridges from Inkjetsuperstore — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:03:49 +0000

This post justified its title! Thanks for posting this. I’d say laser are for professionals and inkjet are for those at home and students. And in addition to that laser inks are more expensive than inkjet.

By: Kathey Murdock

Kathey Murdock — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 08:15:31 +0000

Very useful information, I have always preferred laser printers because they are less costly to use, once you make the initial investment. Toner cartrages are more expensive but outlast many many inkjet cartrages and are less messy to use. You can set your laser printer to print in grayscale and use less of the color toner, I only use color when printing images.

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 06:36:05 +0000

Very informative article. However, the cost color and multifunction color laser printers should have been addressed. They’re still more expensive than inkjet printers although worth the extra costs.

By: Case

Case — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:03:26 +0000

I usually think the tips are very informative. To me, this time, there were too many generalizations for someone who doesn’t already know about printers.

By: B. Evans

B. Evans — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 21:31:12 +0000

What about the color printing. You ask which is cheaper in B&W but what about general use. My inkjet smears every color I try to print. So is laser better for all around quality at a reasonable cost.

By: K.Vee.Shanker.

K.Vee.Shanker. — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 05:12:05 +0000

Yes, Chad has given the basic information. Thanks!

Prints are done either in black & white or in color. So, which printer is cheaper when one’s work is mostly in black & white?

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 03:39:20 +0000

very useful article. especially for ones who don’t print pictures but only use the computer as a word processor, which is a huge number.

By: Bob Pritchard

Bob Pritchard — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 02:34:46 +0000

There are many factual errors in this article and consequently it is misleading.

It is based on assumptions about inkjets and lasers that are a few years out of date.

For example, this is from a report published in July 2012 by Which UK/Choice Australia – two independent consumer publications:

Epson WorkForce Pro WP-4540 3 cents per page mono/ 23 cents per page colour = annual ink cost of $87.50

HP LaserJet Pro CM1415fnw 5 cents per page mono / 34 cents per page colour = annual ink cost of $135.00

(average annual small business use: 1000 mono pages/250 colour documents. if more pages are printed then the cost savings are greater).

It is also not true that inkjets do not print well on plain paper and the ink may smudge. Epson DURABrite ink is designed for plain paper and is both water and highlighter resistant.