Cartridges are about the size of a box of cigarettes and a little larger for color printers. Color Ink jet printers are very popular because they can print cards, graphics and photos. The Laser Printer Laser printers are more common in offices than homes. In general, laser printers work better for heavy-duty printing loads. If you plan to use your printer everyday, laser printers are known to be better than ink jets at handling the volume.
Laser printers use laser technology, very much like copier technology, to transfer toner onto paper.
Most laser printers today print anywhere between 10 to 16 pages per minute. Laser printer cartridges are a lot larger and more expensive than ink jet cartridges. Most laser printers print in monochrome, though there are a few models that can print in color. It describes how many dots are printed per inch on any page, which really indicates the quality of the resolution. The more dots per inch, the clearer the image the better the quality.