LED v LASER Printer

neilwoods

Has anyone used an LED printer.

Looking to buy a new colour printer, Laser or Led. Mainly for text output, but will do some some small images, ie logo's.

m5rcc

Save some money and get a Lexmark C540n colour laser. Fast, top-quality prints, good running costs and a competitive price

neilwoods

Will bypass on lexmark, don't need a new doorstop just yet.

Am looking for people who have used LED

bob_a_builder

Am looking for people who have used LED

led <> laser
ones an array of lots of lights others a single light and a spinning mirror, mimicking an array of lights

will end user notice the difference- no not really

neilwoods

bob_a_builder wrote: »

led <> laser
ones an array of lots of lights others a single light and a spinning mirror, mimicking an array of lights

will end user notice the difference- no not really

Yes i know what the difference is between led & laser.

poppellerant

A straight copy and paste from Wiki, which I think could help you:

An LED printer is a type of computer printer. LED technology uses a light-emitting diode array as a light source in the printhead. The LED bar pulse-flashes across the entire page width and creates the image on the print drum or belt as it moves past.

LEDs are more efficient and reliable than conventional laser printers, since they have fewer moving parts. Depending on design, LED printers can have faster rates of print than some laser-based designs, and are generally cheaper to manufacture. Laser systems rely on elaborate combinations of rotating mirrors and lenses that must remain in alignment throughout their use. The laser scans from one end of a line to another, then starts on the next line. Unlike laser printers, an LED printhead has no moving parts allowing for less mechanical wear.

Then this forum thread seems to say that lasers produce higher image quality: http://printplanet.com/forums/digital-printing-discussion/17369-difference-between-led-laser-imaging

So it's a choice of reliability or image quality.