1. Inkjet Printer
1.1. Mainly Used for Home, Personal
1.1.1. When we’re talking about printers today, generally we’re comparing two different types – inkjet and laser. They’re both effective in their own way. Inkjet printers are likely to be a better choice for people using printers at home, whilst laser printers are better for business and office use.
1.2. Advantage
1.2.1. Cheaper initial purchase costs make them more suitable for families and home use. Inkjet printers tend to be a lot better at printing on glossy paper and other paper types, which gives them a massive advantage when it comes to other types of printing, like photograph printing. Inkjet printers are pretty much good to go within a few seconds of turning them on (again, making them great for home use).
2. Laser Printer
2.1. Mainly Used for Office
2.1.1. Laser printers work in a different way to inkjet printers, and they’re a better choice for mass scale printing. They have a similar method of working as photocopiers, which makes them a good choice for all-in-one printers.
2.2. Advantage
2.2.1. Laser printers are the faster and more efficient option, especially for documents and files. If you need to print a lot in a short amount of time, laser printers are better. Over time, laser printers prove to be the cheaper option, as you don’t have the expensive ink costs as associated with inkjet printers. For text alone, laser printers will give you a better result and more accurate lettering than an inkjet. laser printers are speed, precision and economy. A laser can move very quickly, so it can "write" with much greater speed than an ink jet. And because the laser beam has an unvarying diameter, it can draw more precisely, without spilling any excess ink.
3. LED PRINTER
3.1. Similar to Laser Printers
3.1.1. Generally, LED printers work in a very similar way to one another. That’s why when you see them for sale, they’re generally grouped into the same bracket as one another. Of course the glaring difference between the two is the fact that laser printers use a laser, whilst LED printers emit a ray of light that burns an image in a different way. Aside from this different in tools, the method using by both types of printer is very similar.
3.2. LED printers is whether they’re as good as laser printers. The correct answer is that generally, they’re better for running costs, but laser printers still give a better quality image.
3.3. Advantage
3.3.1. more efficient and reliable than conventional laserprinters, since they have fewer moving parts, allowing for less mechanical wear. Depending on design, LED printers can have faster rates of print than some laser-based designs, and are generally cheaper to manufacture.
3.4. New Topic
4. Thermal Printers
4.1. Advantage
4.1.1. Thermal printers create higher quality, more durable images than impact printers. They produce clear, long-lasting images that are more resistant to factors such as oils, climate, UV rays, etc.
4.2. Mainly Used for Receipts
4.2.1. Thermal printers are still commonly used nowadays, but you’re not going to come across them much if you’re looking for something for your home. They’re generally used for receipts, like ATM receipts. Why? Well, because they’re generally faster and they use much less power than a regular printer. So for convenience they’re a much better option. They work by using a special thermo sensitive paper, and essentially print onto the paper through a heat source which changes the image on the paper by burning the imprint onto the paper.
5. Dye Sublimation Printer
5.1. Mainly Used for Alternative Materials
5.1.1. Ever wondered how they print ID cards, or t shirts? Well for this, they’ll use a Dye Sublimation Printer. This is essentially a computer printer, often larger than a regular printer to accustom needs, that transfers dye onto various different materials (plastic, cotton etc) through a heat and dye method – essentially it’s a heat press which imprints the dye onto whatever material necessary. This kind of method is generally used for things like ID cards because it makes the image less vulnerable to scratches and generally more long lasting. Advantage
5.2. Advantage
5.2.1. it doesn't rely on the traditional printingtechnique of laying down colours as individual dots, which when viewed closely appear exactly as that – a grid of dots with white space between them – with the result that the image is less lifelike and realistic.