| These days, in this technologically advanced world, | | | | It used a HP software-controlled Canon engine. |
| there are so many new technical innovations | | | | Invention of Laser Printer was a milestone in the |
| springing up. When we talk of technology, | | | | printer industry as it paved the way for further |
| computer and its peripherals come at the top, be | | | | innovations. Laser printers have several |
| it computer monitors, mouse, keyboards, | | | | advantages over other printers like their great |
| motherboards, printers, or scanners. With the | | | | speed and low cost per page. For example, |
| market flooded with so many brands and | | | | fastest B&W models have the ability to print |
| products released by them, there is a large | | | | around 200 pages per minute and the fastest |
| variety available for the consumers in the market. | | | | color units print 100 pages per minute. Some of |
| With these numerous varieties comes the golden | | | | them are even high-speed and are widely used |
| chance for users to choose one that exactly | | | | for mass mailings of various documents like credit |
| matches their needs. | | | | cards and utility bills. |
| In the world of printers, there are again | | | | Working of this type of printers involves various |
| subdivisions based on their usages, printing speeds, | | | | steps like Raster (horizontal strip of dots) image |
| etc. Some of them are thermal, Inkjet, laser, and | | | | processing, charging through a primary charge |
| dot-matrix printers. A laser printer is commonly | | | | roller which projects an electrostatic charge on |
| used with computers to yield text and graphics of | | | | the photoreceptor, exposing, developing, |
| high quality, usually on plain printer paper. There is | | | | transferring, fusing, and cleaning. They can be |
| a long history to Laser Printers. After its invention | | | | color or black-and-white. In color Laser Printers, |
| around at 1970, it has come a long way and has | | | | there is a colored toner, comprising of cyan, |
| become a lot more efficient, faster, and | | | | magenta, yellow, and black colors (known as |
| easy-to-use. When personal computers became | | | | CMYK). It processes the printing job in four steps |
| common, HP LaserJet 8ppm was the first laser | | | | or passes. |
| printer which was made for mass usage in 1984. | | | | |