Hardware article and Tip

Like with many other things in the world of printing
laser printers have come a long way in the past few years. They have gone from being found almost exclusively in offices to being offered at $100 for a home user. Although they are better for a lot of people
some have a hard time imagining themselves buying a laser printer for their home. A lot of people have the idea that laser printers are just the big clunky machines in their offices where the toner cartridges cost a fortune. However
if you are someone who prints out a large amount of documents and is tired of always having to buy new black inkjet cartridges
laser printers can be the solution. Once you get past the initial sticker shock of buying laser toner cartridges
you will realize the numbers for an entry level laser printer versus an inkjet printer look something like this:

Typical toner cartridge - $50-$60
Page yield - 2
0
0
pages
Average cost per page - 2-2.5 cents per page

Typical inkjet cartridge - $20-$30
Page yield - 400-500 pages
Average cost per page - 4-6 cents per page

Although these are just averages and may not seem all that different
in general if you are printing documents
it will probably cost you twice as much to run an inkjet printer than a laser printer. It is better to think of things in the long term when it comes to laser printers
because only then will you truly appreciate their value. If you buy a laser printer and then a backup toner cartridge at the same time
by the time you will have finished that second cartridge
you would have gone through roughly 10 inkjet cartridges.

So if you aren't into printing color
then you are probably better off going with a laser printer over a standard inkjet printer. You will appreciate the speed and low maintenance of a laser printer
while also saving money on printer ink in the long run.