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The Perfect Printer... Depends on You!

Settling for the latest deal in the box store or online may cost you more in the long run. Take a few seconds to learn the difference between printers and see which is right for you.

In general, if you’re a small business or casual print-at-home consumer printing less than 2 reams of paper a month, ink jet is the way to go. For individuals and companies seeking to print large volumes each month, laser printers are best.

Inkjet
  • Price

    • ✔ Lower unit cost and overall cost per page when printing occasional small jobs.

  • USAGE

    • ✔ Occasional printing of color and black & white documents. Better for printing high-quality photos.

  • TECHNOLOGY

    • ✔ Liquid ink sprayed onto paper. Typically requires more drying time and can be prone to smudging.

  • QUALITY

    • ✔ Best for printing high-quality photos.

  • SPEED

    • ✔ ~16 Pages Per Minute.

  • MONTHLY PRINT VOLUME

    • ✔ ~250-500 Pages.

Laser
  • Price

    • ✔ Unit cost tends to be higher, but has lower cost per page when printing thousands of documents.

  • USAGE

    • ✔ Prints large quantities of black and white documents. Good for everyday color prints, but not high-quality photos. Provides options for larger prints such as legal and 11×17” prints.

  • TECHNOLOGY

    • ✔ Fuses toner powder onto paper with heat. No dry time. Less prone to smudging.

  • QUALITY

    • ✔ Best for printing sharp documents reliably over time.

  • SPEED

    • ✔ ~15-100 Pages Per Minute.

  • MONTHLY PRINT VOLUME

    • ✔ ~750-3,000 Pages.

Multifunctional Printers
Save even more space and money by purchasing a multifunctional printer (MFP) or Multifunctional Device (MFD). Available in both inkjet and toner printing engines, MFP’s or MFD’s go beyond the printer by adding scanning, copying and faxing capabilities all in one device.