Laser printers are part of everyday office life. But very few users know how it works. We explain the process.
Around four million printers are sold in Germany every year. These are either inkjet printers or laser printers. Inkjet printers squirt ink onto the paper – logical actually. But have you ever thought about how laser printers work? This text explains simply and understandably how the complicated technology works.
The invention of the laser printer is with the Advent of electrophotography tied together. The process was developed around 1950. The first laser printer came onto the market in the early 1970s, but could not stop the triumph of dot matrix and daisy wheel printers. It wasn’t until the advent of the HP LaserJet in 1984 that the laser printer paved the way. However, back then you had to dig deep into your pockets. The introductory price was $3,495.
Laser printer work using electrical chargesthat attract and repel each other:
Laser printers deliver high print quality, completely reliable and independent of the paper used. The Typeface is razor sharp. The printed image remains stable even under UV radiation and contact with moisture. Laser printers also work very quickly and you can print out several dozen pages per minute. The printing costs are also among the advantages. They are significantly lower than those for inkjet printers.