Q&A: How many types of printers are there and what are the differences ?

Question by babu: How many types of printers are there and what are the differences ?

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Answer by Timothy

There are four main types.

Thermal – Like the old fax machines, uses a waxy paper heated to put an image on paper. Some portable printers use this.

Inkjet – Uses liquid ink put through little nozzles that are heated up and force the ink out onto the paper. Most popular

Laser – Uses a laser beam on a photo sensitive film to attract toner (fine powder, no liquid here) and then puts the toner on the paper. Then the paper goes through a fusor to fuse the toner to the paper.

Solid ink – Xerox only, uses wax based crayons to put an image on paper.

Most people have inkjet, or a small laser. Solid ink is for busy offices mainly that want a good quality with good speed.

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