It all depends on the purpose of your printer. A monochrome laser printer is best for longer text-based documents. It will produce crisp, high-quality text with a quick print speed of between 20 and 30 ppm. The color laser printer can also produce high-quality graphics and text at an extremely fast speed. Color laser jets are the most efficient color printers. However, supertank printers can be faster than laser printers. The laser printers can be more expensive to operate and they are less adept at printing photo prints from digital photos.