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Why is a color laser not suitable for high volume? What is "high volume" in this case? (100 pages per week? day?) Laser printers are cheaper than inkjet on a pe
by theandrewbailey 3y ago
Why is a color laser not suitable for high volume? What is "high volume" in this case? (100 pages per week? day?) Laser printers are cheaper than inkjet on a per-page basis.
- gruez 3y agoYou're misreading the comment. The parent commenter is trying to say that since ink goes bad over time, it doesn't make sense to use inkjet printers unless you have high print volume to justify it. Therefore, the logical replacement is laser printers, which do not go bad over time (or at least at a much slower rate).
- acjohnson55 3y agoYou're correct that if you're printing 100s of pages per week, laser is the way to go. That wasn't really what I was talking about, although I realize I was not very specific. Most people just print a few pages every few weeks, and I'm arguing that those are also good use cases for laser. The upfront cost of laser is pretty low these days. You can often get a color all-in-one laser, with duplexer, for under $200. The sweet spot for ink is somewhere in the middle. Printing regularly, but not high volume.