What kind of printer requires no ink? -

I am looking for the type of printer that requires no ink/toner. I remember reading about it a year or so ago and didn t think to write it down. It is some kind of laser that burns the text onto the page. Please help me.

Thermal printers are like that but they require special paper and are not really used in home or general applications.

Like the person above has mentioned. Home printers are not equipped with this technology main reason why. Thermal printers are not practical for home use. Special paper is required and that is costly. Thermal printers are mostly used on devices such as Micros Terminal. The printer that prints the receipt it a thermal printer. Thermal printers are usually used in kitchens for printing out orders. As there is no ink, the, and kitchens can reach temperatures of up to 60degrees in the summer; real ink from a normal printer would leak and basically not work out. Therefore they use thermal ones. Cheers AR

I m not aware of any printer currently available like this. But, years ago there were thermal printers they used no ink BUT, you needed special paper for them They were common on old fax machines. Laser printers will give you the best cost per page printed. Ink jets cost the most per page.

Dell and Xerox both have some types of inkless printers - Just Google quot;Inkless printersquot; as I did and you will find the latest versions -

Thermal printers, however they require special paper. Really there is no way to save.