Disadvantages of Laser Printers
Laser printers have very few disadvantages but they
may not be the printer of choice for everyone. For instance if you do
not have a lot of use for color documents you might as well spring for
an inkjet printer or impact printer which prints mostly in black and
white.
Another area of functionality where a
color laser printer
may disappoint you is in terms of speed. Only the very high end
laser printers used by corporations and big companies can print images
fast. You can expect the average color laser printer that is sold for
personal use to print out about four pages a minute. This might be too
slow for businesses that need to speedily print out mailing lists or
rough copies of documents for quick perusal.
A
laser printer also gets really hot and it may
smell in offices that don’t have air conditioning. A laser printer’s
scanner tubes can reach temperatures as high as 200 degrees so it can
definitely add heat to a room. This means it may not be the ideal
machine for you to use in hot or humid climates.
Another drawback of using a laser printer is that
they are usually heavier and larger than the impact or inkjet type
printers. However new technology is arriving every year to make the
color laser printer a more portable and personal item.
Another
thing about a
color laser printer that some people might find
prohibitive is the cost. Usually they cost three or four times as much
as other older types of printers. Yet another expense is the cost of the
color laser printer cartridges, which can cost hundreds of dollars
depending on the size and model of the machine that you buy. To make
your color laser printer cartridge last as long as possible it is
probably a good idea to print out documents in black whenever you can do
so.
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