Can the print heads in a laser printer get clogged? -

I am tired of having clogging problems with ink jet printers. I am thinking of switching to laser. Are these printers problem free? What maintenance do they require?

Never have had clogging problems with inkjets unless you used substandard refill ink and/or left the printer for a long time without using it. However, as others have said, Lasers don t have printheads, nor do they use ink. Thus, they cannot clog. Lasers are relatively maintainence free... Just clean the air filter / ozone filter if they have one, and clean the inside of paper dust with a blower, and that s about it. If they have separate drum vs. toner then you ll need to clean them separately, but most lasers have them as a single unit. So it s pretty much replace the whole thing when done (i.e. when printouts are faint).

Laser Jets usually use powders. The image is burned into place. They are very expensive for cartridge replacement and therefore more expensive to service. Periodically the developer and transfer kit has to be replaced also expensive. But if expense is not an issue for you, go for it. Some cartridge are 200 or more, ours @ work are 375 each. I own a HP that is more than 6 years old and has never had a clog. Usually the only problem is the cartridge may fail if it is re-manufactured. I want another printer but my 2 HPs won t die the other is about 10 My Epsons always clogged or dried out and had to replace the printer because the head was in the printer 4 times, thats when I made the switch. HP puts their head in the cartridge so it is replaced each time you replace the ink.

No. Laser printers don t get clogged - they kick the living crap out of inkjet/bubblejet printers, although to get a full color one will run you some bucks (and the ink isn t cheap either). I keep a scanner/inkjet for printing color, and I ve got an old HP Laserjet 5 that is a black/white workhorse from hell. It will print thousands and thousands of pages from one toner cartridge (which are bit pricy, but unless you print two tons of stuff every day, you will almost never have to do it). Good luck!

not in a laser..lasers cost more initialy but they print WAY more than an inkjet...inkjets are cheap..but the cartridges run out quickly. So if you do a lot of printing the lazer is for you! There hast be a problem if your inkjet clogs up all the time...wrong ink...not enough use? ..hot room the printer is in?..somthing?

Lasers don t have print heads, so they can t get clogged. There is a drum that has to be replaced every 100,000 prints or so because it wears out though. Overall they re less maitenence and cheaper to print, but they re much less versatile.

Laser do not use printheads. (InkJets are just money pits) They use DRUMS amp; Toner but they LAST a lot longer. Plus Lasers are cheaper in the long run. You can probaly pickup a used Laser print on Craigslist. Good Luck.