Laser printers have a number of advantages over the rival inkjet technology. They produce much better quality black text documents than inkjets, and they tend to be designed more for the long haul – that is, they turn out more pages per month at a lower cost per page than inkjets. So, if it’s an office workhorse that’s required, the laser printer may be the best option. Another factor of importance to both the home and business user is the handling of envelopes, card and other non-regular media, where lasers once again have the edge over inkjets.
Inkjets also have its own attractiveness. Their ability to produce colour, and that is what makes them so popular with home users. Since the late 1990s, when the price of color laser printers becomes affordable to home users, this advantage has been less definitive. However, in that time the development of inkjets capable of producing photographic-quality prints has once again help them retain their advantage in color printing
The down side of inkjets printer is that although the printer itself is cheaper to buy than lasers, they are more expensive to maintain. Cartridges need to be changed more frequently and the special coated paper that is need to produce photo prints is very expensive. When it comes to comparing the cost per page, inkjets will cost ten times more than laser printers.