When it comes to print quality which printer is better, inkjet or laser?

Question

When it comes to print quality which printer is better, inkjet or laser?

Answer 1

Laser. Give much higher DPI but the colour ones are really expensive.

Answer 2

That depends upon what you are printing.

A laser printer will give you crisper text, sharper simple graphics and normally more vibrant colors, however will print a lousy photo.

A good ink jet printer will print fantastic photos, however the will be less crisp than a laser.

As a side note most color lasers actually are lower DPI than the modern inkjet.

Laser DPI up to 600 x 600

inkjet  DPI can go up to 2400 x 3600

Answer 3

Laser are better, higher DPI. Only problem is color laser's are really expensive.  

Answer 4

Depends one what you are trying to print, the price you want to pay, and how fast you want to print it!!!

Lasers are incredibly fast, tend to be more expensive, and do a really good job printing text.  Its usually more crisp looking (especially high end lasers).

Inkjets are slower, usually less expensive, but usually can out do laser printers when printing photos.  

For home use, I trust Inkjets.

For work use, I trust Lasers and have a few Inkjet Photo Printers.

For ALL use, I trust HP!  They own the printer market!

Answer 5

Lasers have sharper text and are generally faster than inkjets. While toner cartridges are more expensive than ink, they print more pages, so the cost per page is lower. But you pay more up front. Inkjets are better for photos and cheaper for low volume. Personally, I use both. I have an inkjet for photos, a color laser for high volume color jobs and a black laser for regular text. I use the black laser most often.

You can get a good color laser today for $80! Samsung CLP-300 at http://www.staples.com/office/supplies/p...

I have this printer and it's really nice. Toner cartridges are more expensive then inkjet cartridges ($70 for a set of 4 at http://ccs-digital.com/ink.asp ) but they last for about 2,000 pages.It does a nice job on photos, but an inkjet is still better for this.

Inkjet: As someone who was in the computer hardware business for years (though I rarely sold printers since I couldn't compete with the crazy rebates) I have always recommended Epson. The print quality is excellent, even on plain paper. I have photos I printed on a 640 about ten years ago hanging in my office which still look good, though not as good as the ones from the CX8400 on glossy paper. The warranty is excellent. For a year, Epson will express-ship a replacement and pick up the old one. I had one customer who needed this. He called one afternoon and had the replacement two days later. Another client bought a Canon. It needed two repairs within a few months. Each time it was taken to the repair center, then picked up a few days later. This client runs a specialty printing business and this really hurt. They have since bought an Epson CX5000 and have had no down time since.

All name brand ink is expensive, but you can get cheap new replacement cartridges for Epson (not refills which I never recommend) for under $5 at http://ccs-digital.com/ink.asp   I have been using these for years.

The C120 (printer only - no scanner) is on sale at Ritz Camera free after rebate but you must also buy a digital camera. The cheapest is $15. With $7 shipping you pay $22 for printer and camera.  It uses 3 colors and 2 of the SAME black cartridge.

http://www.cheapstingybargains.com/55740...

A set of 5 cartridges are $25 at http://ccs-digital.com/ink.asp

The CX8400 scanner/copier/printer was on sale at circuitcity.com for $60 with free shipping. It uses the same 3 colors plus one black.

The NX400 which uses the same cartridges is on sale at Staples for $75.

The RX595 scanner/copier/printer also prints on DVDs. It uses 5 colors plus black and has even higher photo quality. You can get it at Ritz Camera for $45 after rebate (with digital camera) or for $80 after $55 instant rebate.

http://www.cheapstingybargains.com/54342...

If all you want to do is print text, then get a black laser printer which you can find for $40.

Answer 6

Laser makes a very good quality pictures.