Computer Science Output Devices (1)

Inkjet Printer

• Liquid Ink

• Toner

• Static Electricity

• Moving print head

• Low Volume Printing

Inkjet Printer

• Thermal Bubble

• Ink is heated with a fuser

• Cartridge

• Ink is fired onto the page

• High volume printing

Laser Printer

• Thermal Bubble

• Ink is heated onto page with a fuser

• Toner

• Ink is fired onto the page

• High volume printing

Laser Printer

• Liquid Ink

• Powdered Ink

• Static Electricity

• Moving head

• High Volume Printing

Best for crisp text

• Laser Printer

• Inkjet Printer

• 3D Printer

Best for photo quality graphics

• Laser Printer

• Inkjet Printer

• 3D Printer

Cheapest per page

• Laser Printer

• Inkjet Printer

• 3D Printer

Cheapest to initially buy

• Laser Printer

• Inkjet Printer

• 3D Printer

3D Printers

• 3D objects created layer by layer

• Cheap to initially buy

• Creates prototypes

• Requires model data from CAD software etc

• Uses materials such as plastics

Inkjet printers are poor at printing text

• True

• False