The Ultimate Guide to Laser Printers

Multicoloured printing paper in a big sheaf.

Laser printers allow you to obtain quick, accurate and economical prints which means they are the best choice for most offices and many homes. But don’t rush into buying one as there are a lot of aspects you need to consider and understand before you do so.

What Does a Laser Printer Do?

It may come as a bit of a shock to you that the laser printer was actually the first type to be invented! It was done so by a man named Gary Starkweather in 1969 when he came up with the idea to use lasers to ‘print’ an image onto a copier drum which could then be transferred onto paper. This then grew into allowing for varying paper sizes and types, thanks to the advances in technology as the years have gone by.

These types of machines are great for printing a lot of documents within a short time period, without lacking quality or precision. Perhaps more importantly, is the fact that the toner cartridges provide you with enough to print thousands (even tens of thousands sometimes) of pages which is far greater than that of inkjet printers.

Types of Laser Printer

Like with most technological machines these days, there are tons of different types available on the market so you need to know exactly what you want before you buy (or lease, which we will discuss later on).

Multifunction Laser Printers

As the name suggests, these guys don’t just print, they also have the ability to copy, scan and fax. If you perform irregular scanning and/or faxing tasks and have limited space in your office or home, a multifunction laser printer is the way to go.

Even though you will spend more upfront for a device that performs a multitude of functions, in the long run, you will be saving money as running numerous machines is far more expensive than operating one that does it all.

Colour Laser Printers

Colour laser printers are a step up from their mono laser counterparts. How did they do this? Well, by using cyan, magenta and yellow to produce various colours, instead of only printing in greyscale tones.

However, they can still be expensive in terms of the initial cost and in the price you pay per page. So, as you can tell, it is essential that you choose the right one for your personal (or business) needs.

Bear in mind though, that as technology advances — and there is no doubt that it will — the cost of these devices will just keep decreasing, meaning they will become more readily accessible to the average household and small business owner.

Mono Laser Printers

If you are looking for sharp, crisp text to be produced in a very speedy manner then the mono laser printer will be perfect for you.

How do they output the final product so quickly? Good question. It is because they utilize electrostatic technology, much like photocopiers do.

As you may imagine, the toner for these machines is more than affordable (unlike the coloured cartridges which are quite expensive in comparison) which ultimately reduces your cost per page by a fair amount.

Wireless Laser Printers

Thankfully, laser printers have not been left out of the popular wireless trend which is streamlining our everyday lives in increasingly new and brilliant ways.

You can either buy a Wi-Fi ready laser printer straight off the bat or, if you have already found your one true printer love, then you can purchase a wireless print server instead. All you have to do is plug it into the USB port and spend a few minutes installing the software — that’s it!

With that out of the way, we can now answer one of the big questions.

Should You Buy or Lease?

Maybe your business doesn’t have the bulk of cash needed to commit to purchasing a printer right now, or perhaps your boss believes that leasing is the way to go for maintaining great cash flow and keeping productivity levels. If that is the case, leasing printers in Toronto couldn’t be easier.

You (or your business) won’t need to invest a large sum of money but you can still reap all the rewards that would come with owning a laser printer — you are handed the best of both worlds.

This way, you can decide the length of time you are need of such a device (while a product launch is happening, maybe) and then, once your deadlines have been met, you hand it back! It couldn’t be simpler to lease printers in Toronto, could it?

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