Ink Jets Inks
Nov/100
What is the difference between a ink jet printer and a Lazar printer? Which is a more economical choice?
My ink ject printer eats up ink so fast. I heard Lazar printers do not need to be refilled as often. Is this true? And is there a quality difference between the two?
The big difference between inkjet and laser printers are how they actually print. Inkjets actually spray ink onto a page, which is why they come out slightly damp/wet and you shouldn’t touch photos that you’ve printed right away. Laser printers actually put toner onto the page and then put it through a fuser, which heats up and fuses the toner to the paper. Laser tends to cost more than inkjets when you compare ‘upfront’ costs. Inkjets tend to be really cheap to buy the printer itself but the cost of the ink refill cartridges really adds up in the end. I know for a fact that most printer manufactuers (HP, Lexmark, ect) sell the printer units at a loss (they sell them cheaper than it costs to produce the item) because they end up making so much more money on ink cartridges.
Here is a great figure that I found on the website linked below:
“Even if you print very little, the cost quickly adds up: Seven pages a day times 300 days equals 2100 pages — an ink bill of $235.60 per year. If you own the printer for three years, the cost of cartridges comes to over $700 or about 13 times the original cost of the printer. For the Epson Stylus C62, Shulman concludes that the ink bill would be over $1000 for three year’s worth of printing.”
Laser printers on the other hand are quieter and faster and don’t seem to have as many problems. Here is another part of that same article “An HP laser printer with an estimated machine cost of $400, combined with a $115 toner cartridge, yields 8000 pages. Printing 40,000 pages costs you $400 plus $460 for the ink for a total of $860. A Brother 1440 laser printer works out at about $930 for the same number of pages. That comes to around two cents a page, or eight times less than an inkjet printer. “
As for the environmental impact, only some inkjet cartridges can be refilled because of the brand or damage to the print head or a variety of other reasons. 99% of toner cartridges can be refilled – and you can buy the refilled toner cartridges (which are just as good as brand new) for a fraction of the cost of a new one!
As for which you should buy, it all depends on how much printing you plan to do. If you only need to print 100 pages or so total a year, then the inkjet would be your best option. If you’re planning to print directions off MapQuest every time you take a trip, print coupons out of your email or websites, and print papers for work/school then the laser would be a much better investment.
Quality: This is what I found at a different website on quality between the two:
“If you need to print top-quality photos, an inkjet is a must. Even most $1,000 color lasers can’t match the best $100 inkjet (equipped with photo inks and the proper paper) for glossy photo prints. But be prepared to wait a bit for such results: Most inkjets require a minute or so to produce a 4×6 photo, and up to 4 minutes for an 8×10. A color laser might produce an 8×10 in under a minute, but you wouldn’t mistake the printout for a photo-lab enlargement.
As for text, inkjets have made tremendous strides in both speed and quality, but to our eyes laser printers still have the edge. A good inkjet can produce well-formed, crisp text on plain paper; print the same page on a laser printer, however, and the characters (especially at smaller point sizes) will really pop. And don’t let manufacturer claims of 20 and even 30 pages per minute (ppm) fool you into thinking an inkjet is as fast as a laser. Those claims are generally for low-quality draft mode. A laser will be much speedier at outputting text and graphics pages than an inkjet set to highest quality. So if you print a lot of text documents, get a personal laser. ”
Good luck making a decision!
The Ink Journey
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EPSON c62 AND cx3200 ink cartridges expired PRO JET £13.99 |
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PFA424 PHILIPS 424 I-JET SERIES INK CARTRIDGE COLOR £25.96 |
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20sheets A4 PixelJet Professional 260gsm Ink Jet paper Glossy+FREE 5xA6/260gsm g £6.99 |
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B0288Q OLIVETTI XP11 INK JET PRINTHEAD BLACK £24.11 |
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BLACK JET PRINTER INK CARTRIDGE for Canon BC20 BX20 40ml £6.97 |
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BLACK JET PRINTER INK CARTRIDGE for Canon EB10 EB15 BJC-2000 2100 £6.97 |
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BLACK JET PRINTER INK CARTRIDGE for TELEKOM T-FAX 362PC 363PC 5500 £6.97 |
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BLACK JET INK Cartridge for Canon BC20 BX20 40ml £6.97 |
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10 sheets A3 Printing Inkjet Canvas Giclee (not paper) 275gsm ink jet FREE POST £10.50 |
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Jet Tec Epson Compatible T1281 Blk Ink Jettec S22 SX125 £5.99 |
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Jet Tec Epson Compatible Blk Ink Jettec SX420W BX305FW £5.99 |
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8 LC900 ink jet cartridge for Borther Dcp340cw Printer £6.99 |
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Jet Tec Compatible EPSON T027 Colour INK T0 27 TO27 £7.23 |
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Jet Tec Epson Compatible Blk Ink Jettec SX425W BX305F £5.99 |
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4 LC1000 Ink jet cartridges for Brother Dcp135c Printer £5.99 |
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12 Brother LC970 ink jet cartridges for Dcp150c printer £8.99 |
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38 MIXED INK JET PRINTER CARTRIDGES – SEALED REMANUFACTURED – JOB LOT WHOLESALE £7.99 |
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4 LC1000 Ink jet cartridges for Brother Dcp130c Printer £5.99 |
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8 LC1000 Ink jet cartridges Brother Mfc-850cdn Printer £7.99 |
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8 LC1000 Ink jet cartridges Brother Mfc-850cdwn Printer £7.99 |
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HP 364 printer ink jet cartridges for photosmart B109n £25.99 |
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8 Brother ink jet Cartridges LC39BK LC39C LC39M LC39Y £9.99 |
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5x Jet Tec Epson Compatible Bk Ink Jettec SX425W BX305F £21.99 |
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5x Jet Tec Epson Compatible Blk Ink Jettec S22 BX305FW £21.99 |
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5x Jet Tec Epson Compatible Blk Ink Jettec SX125 SX420W £21.99 |
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5x Jet Tec Epson Compatible T1281 Black Jettec Ink S22 £21.99 |
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Jet Tec Epson Compatible T1285 Ink T1281/2/3/4 Jettec £17.99 |
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Jet Tec Epson Compatible SX125 BX305FW F/set Jettec Ink £17.99 |
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Jet Tec Epson Compatible SX420W SX425W F/set Jettec Ink £17.99 |
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Jet Tec Epson Compatible S22 BX305F F/set Jettec Ink £17.99 |
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Pro Jet Ink Cartridge Multipack 6 Cartridges in Total £2.99 |
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Pro Jet Ink Cartridge Multipack 6 Cartridges in Total £2.99 |
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Pro Jet Ink Cartridge Multipack 6 Cartridges in Total £2.99 |
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Pro Jet Ink Cartridge Multipack 6 Cartridges in Total £2.99 |
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1 GENUINE HP338 RECYCLED BLACK INK JET CARTRIDGE C8765E £12.75 |
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Alphajet AJ26 Black Ink Jet Cartridge £12.50 |
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2012 Elegant FASHION Digital ink-jet Printing 100% Silk Scarf FMSCRE-27 £24.99 |
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2012 Elegant FASHION Digital ink-jet Printing 100% Silk Scarf FMSCRE-24 £24.99 |
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2012 Elegant FASHION Digital ink-jet Printing 100% Silk Scarf FMSCRE-25 £24.99 |
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2012 Elegant FASHION Digital ink-jet Printing 100% Silk Scarf FMSCRE-26 £24.99 |
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HP 23 & 45 ink jet cartridges for deskjet Printer 1120c £14.50 |
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HP 23 & 45 ink jet cartridge for deskjet Printer 895cxi £14.50 |
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HP 339 Black printer ink jet cartridge for Deskjet 9800 £5.99 |
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8 LC1000 Ink jet cartridges Brother Mfc-465cn Printer £7.99 |
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Lexmark 50/48 & 60 Ink jet Cartridges for Printer Z22 £12.99 |
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12 LC1000 Ink jet cartridges Brother Fax-1460 Printer £7.99 |
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HP 339 Black & 344 colour ink jet cartridge HP339 HP344 £12.99 |
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