We'll compare the costs of three printers, show our work, and list some features of each kind of printer that might lead you to one as opposed to the other.
So we're going to run our own printing thought experiment here. There's also the question of refilling those cartridges, which is a whole other beast. There are many, many ways that you can approach this, mostly because of the wide variety of retail sources for both ink and toner cartridges. But the price of hardware is somewhat less important in dealing with printers than the cost of inks and toner, and this issue complicates things a lot. Inkjet printers, on the other hand, can be had for under $100. The higher cost per page of a middling laser printer will quickly close the price gap over time between itself and a higher end printer, so the only reason you'd go that route is if you need to start printing right away but only have a couple hundred dollars to spend up front.Ĭolor laser printer prices now bottom out in the $200-$300 range, while higher-end ones are priced at $1,000 and beyond.
Most still don't beat inkjet printers in terms of price, but some of their other advantages-speed and volume, namely-can make a high-end laser printer a good investment if you have the up-front money for it.
It's true that the cost of color laser printers has come down significantly, particularly on the higher end. Question: So I want to print in color, and with the cost of color lasers coming down, I am wondering: laser versus inkjet? When does laser make sense?
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