Laser Printers

What is a Laser Printer?

Laser printers are the preferred choice of printer for business environments and are designed to produce high quality text and graphics quickly and efficiently. Due to their ability to produce multiple prints in seconds and often at high volumes, laser printers are usually much more cost effective with a reduced cost per page price being a major factor for many SME and large enterprises. Many laser printers either include or can be upgraded with a duplex unit which enables them to produce double-sided (Duplex) prints without the need for user intervention.

The most common type of printers for business are colour laser printers which enable users to quickly produce a multitude of documents from mixed colour and black & white documents such as letterheads and invoices to full colour documents like photographic prints. A3 colour laser printers are also available for producing larger documents or poster formats.

Where colour production is not needed, printerland also stock the full range of mono laser printers which will only print black & white documents usually at an even lower cost per copy than colour laser printers. A3 mono laser printers are also readily available.

For more demanding users, managed print services can be provided for businesses that want to control their print costs by way of a fixed cost per copy payment plan available from our managed print section.

Can't decide which of our laser printers to purchase? Call us FREE on 0800 840 1992 and our dedicated sales team will make sure your laser printer purchase is the right choice for you.

Duplex

• Double sided printing in Laser Printers, often available as an automatic function to print on both sides of a page without user intervention

CMYK

• An abbreviation which is applied to inks and toners. Stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. Printers mix these colours together in order to create every colour available.

Consumables

• This term refers to items which are literally consumed by the printer during the printing process, this can include ink and toner cartridges. Consumables have to be replaced periodically by the user when they are depleted.

Ethernet

• A commonly used networking cable which is used to create local area networks. This type of cable is used to create simple networks capable of network printing.

Fuser Unit

• A component found in laser printers which literally fuses the melted toner onto the paper.

HDD

• Hard Disk Drive for physical data storage.

Laser Printer

• A laser printer uses laser beams attract powdered ink onto the page. This type of printer technology is best suited to user who print large amounts e.g. offices.

LED Printer

• LED printer technology uses a series of light-emitting diodes in order to project information onto the printhead. LED printers have no moving parts making them an extremely reliable form of printer technology.

Managed Print

• Printerland.co.uk can provide you and your company with an easily managed printing plan to enable you keep track of your printing costs without the need to worry about running costs and maintenance.

Mono Printer

• A printer which only prints in black. (commonly reffered to as black & white printers)

Network Printing

• Means multiple users can using the same printer when connected to the network.

PostScript

• This is another printer format language which is used by various printing devices, e.g. Apple Macs.

Solid Ink Printer

• A type of printer technology only available from Xerox. Solid ink printers operate using Xerox’s patented solid ink cartridges.

Toner

• A powder used to print text and images onto paper. Toner is soley used in laser printers and photocopiers. The powder is melted by the fuser unit and subsequently binds onto the paper. Toners are available in the standard CMYK colours.

Yield

• This relates to the amount of pages that an ink or toner cartridge will be able to print. E.g. a 9k mono toner cartridge will be able to print 9,000 pages at 5% coverage.

Laser Printers FAQ

Do laser printers include cables in the box?

• In most cases cables are not usually shipped with laser printers however, many wireless laser printers do include a short USB set-up cable in order to add the printer to a wireless network.
• Should you wish to purchase a cable, you will be given the option to add various compatible cables to your order during the checkout process.

What do the letters stand for at the end of a laser printer's name?
Many laser printers have letters or groups of letters such as DN, DTN, DW & CDTN following their product names which usually quickly identify important features:

• N: Network Connectivity
• D: Duplex (or double sided printing)
• T: Additional paper tray
• C: Cabinet
• W: Wireless

please note: these are indictaions only and may occassionaly signify alternative features. Please check detailed descriptions for exact functionality.

I need to claim for a special offer; Where can I find the serial number for my laser printer?

• Serial numbers are most frequently found on the rear of the printer, on a black and white sticker, look for the term S/N: followed by an 8-12 digit number.