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How does a Laser printer work? How is it different from an inkjet?

Asked by : tarun gupta |  17 Jun '07 02:42 pm

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A laser printer uses a laser as part of its core function. A laser printer is generally considered to be more accurate and also faster than an inkjet printer.. Information is sent from your PC to an image processor within the laser printer. The printer has a light sensitive component which makes contact with an electronically charged component that causes negative, static, electricity to be produced. The static electricity will remain until light is applied on it, which will cause it to disappear. Light is then reflected, with the use of mirrors for accuracy and precision, onto where toner will be applied. This allows the toner to stick to the paper and not smudge or spill onto parts that it should not. You can find various types of laser printers here:

http://www.printcountry.com/products.asp?action=search&key=La ser&mr=120

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Says Avantika Singh 17 Jun '07 02:43 pm

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The Laser Printer uses a LASER and a special type of ink known as the Toner ink. The paper has a laser shine onto it which gives the paper a positive charge and the toner ink has a negative charge. Using highly specific lasers and mirror systems the image is projected onto the paper and the toner sticks to the charged image on the paper. The stray static charge on the paper is discharged as it comes out of the printer. In case of an inkjet printer the cartridge is in a movable system which interprets the image digitally and moves the cartridge over the paper accordingly and the image is produced by shooting out a stream of ink onto the paper. As you can guess, while the Laser printer is expensive, it is more efficient and can generate excellent quality prints at a minimum rate of 8ppm(pages per minute) and each toner cartridge can last for about 2000pages. The effective cost encountered for each page is 10ps. while in case of an inkjet printer we get about 500pages for the black cartri ...more

Says dasika varalakshmi 19 Jun '07 05:53 pm

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inkjet printer have the rippon .but the laser printer have the drum to printing process.then inkjet printer is more slow than laser printer.

Says kalisundaram 19 Jun '07 04:39 pm

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this printer is works very fast. but it have't to much quality because this is not like deskjet. this is better than inkjet. its cost is very high.the worker of the small factory can't bear the cost of the iteam. inkjet is not better but this is avilable in low cost.but lazer'swork quality is better than inkjet.

Says shripa sharma 24 Jun '07 06:10 pm

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Check this in www.howstuffworks.com, u will get more info regarding this....

Says pmc chesco 25 Jun '07 02:38 pm

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my name mohammad waish

Says mohammad awais 23 Jun '07 04:36 pm

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Laser printer is more fast and effective than inkjet , print in inkjet is more expensive,when more number of prints is needed laser printer will be cheap

Says prasad allu 25 Jun '07 01:07 pm

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In Laser Printer Tonner is used, in which powder is used.. Copy printed in laser printer is much more faster.
In ink jet printer cartridge is used, in which ink is filled. Look wise quality of ink jet printer is much better.

Says Nitin Shah 22 Jun '07 06:09 pm

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A Laser printer uses a toner tank and can therefore print more copies than an inkjet printer which uses ink cartridges.

Says Gautam Ghosh 24 Jun '07 09:11 pm

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Laser printer uses a bim of light emited by the lense or emiter .
It is faster , sharper than inkjet printer

Says pratik 21 Jun '07 01:34 pm

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