Laser Printer: The Better Printing Option

1. Laser Printer: The Better Printing Option Laser printer is a very common term that many of us get to hear today. Almost all offices have switched to laser printers from the traditional ink jet ones. The laser printers have many benefits over the regular ink jet printers which makes them a better printing option in a lot of cases. Before looking at the laser printer let us first look at the history of printers that we have had to date. The very first printer of sorts would have been the simple type writer. It functions very similar to the printer with the only different being there is no computing interface between the typist and the printing device. The evolution of the typewriter was the dot matrix printer. This was based on the same concept as a typewriter in that the contents where printed on the paper by impressions hitting a ribbon of ink. Depending on the kind of patterns that hit the ribbon, the corresponding images or text got transferred onto the paper. The next jump in the printing domain was the ink jet printer. This printer uses a spray of ink to create images on the paper. The first printers of this kind were black and white printers and they could produce a much better and neater looking printout as compared to the dot matrix printers. With time, the technology evolved and coloured inks made way into printing. Now it is not difficult to get colour printouts as well as black and white printouts from the printer. So

2. much, so that, most printers have the option to load multiple cartridges and support both printing options. The next evolution in the printing technology was the laser printers. This solution was quite different from the traditional printing options that were available. All the previous versions used some form of ink to create images on the paper. The laser printer changed that approach and introduced the option of using electrostatic charges to print and create images on the paper. Given the accuracy of the laser beams, the print outs from these printers where crisper and of much superior quality as compared to the other forms of printing. The ink jet printers, also created great images, but there is always some lag time between getting the print out and the ink drying out. The modern solutions do address this problem, and we have some really quick drying inks available today. The quality of laser printouts is still superior to other printouts. The only limitation of the laser printer for a long time was the lack of the colour printing option. As a result, it was a norm to use ink jet printers for colour printouts while sticking to laser ones for purely black and white needs. However, this is changing now with the advent of colour laser printing. Now one can get laser quality printouts for not just text, but also for vibrant colourful pictures and photos too. While the colour laser printers remain a premium product today; pretty soon they will become mainstream and the general public can enjoy the high quality printing solutions. Correct-Tek Copier Service 1514 E. Waverly Ct. Arlington Heights, IL 60004 US Tel: 847-398-5212 Mobile: 847-398-5212 Email: ctcopier@sbcglobal.net Web: http://www.ctcopier.com/