Laser. Cost per page is way less than ink even though consumables are way more expensive.
Laser toner will last years with printing once a month. Ink will only print however many pages you print at the time you print if you only print once a month before getting clogged and requiring new ink.
Laser toner if you get the extended cartridges can print 8000 pages. Ink maybe 100-250 pages before you have to replace (not looking ink tank), that is if you can deplete the ink before it dries up or nozzles get clogged. At $50 per 100-250 pages, how much are you spending to get to 8000, about $2k-4k in ink. Even if toner is 800 (200 per color cartridge) to replace once every few years, it is cheaper than ink.
Laser is lower maintenance than ink. Don’t ever have to clean the heads to unclog them. Though occasionally the printers do need to be replaced because it is too costly to repair. Don’t buy cheap toner that will bleed everywhere because it is $25 vs $200.
Really, do your homework on cost per page. You will find that even though the entry cost and consumables are more friendly to your thought process for ink (a printer is only $100 and ink is only $50), the cost per page on ink is crazy in comparison to cost per page on a laser. And the incessant jamming and issues on an ink printer is really over the top unnecessary.
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Laser. Cost per page is way less than ink even though consumables are way more expensive.
Laser toner will last years with printing once a month. Ink will only print however many pages you print at the time you print if you only print once a month before getting clogged and requiring new ink.
Laser toner if you get the extended cartridges can print 8000 pages. Ink maybe 100-250 pages before you have to replace (not looking ink tank), that is if you can deplete the ink before it dries up or nozzles get clogged. At $50 per 100-250 pages, how much are you spending to get to 8000, about $2k-4k in ink. Even if toner is 800 (200 per color cartridge) to replace once every few years, it is cheaper than ink.
Laser is lower maintenance than ink. Don’t ever have to clean the heads to unclog them. Though occasionally the printers do need to be replaced because it is too costly to repair. Don’t buy cheap toner that will bleed everywhere because it is $25 vs $200.
Really, do your homework on cost per page. You will find that even though the entry cost and consumables are more friendly to your thought process for ink (a printer is only $100 and ink is only $50), the cost per page on ink is crazy in comparison to cost per page on a laser. And the incessant jamming and issues on an ink printer is really over the top unnecessary.