2006-07-13 05:16:37 · 7 answers · asked by sandra_luzy 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
the term laserjet was coined by compaq, and hp. they use the term as a name far their line of laser printers. The meaning is that the printer uses a laser to scribe all of the data onto a magnetic roller, which allows the toner, or ink, to stick to the places where the laser passed over. Then it uses heat to fuse the toner to the page. so all in all laserjet is just the name of HP's laser line of printers.
2006-07-13 05:21:10 · answer #1 · answered by pakman60089 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A type of printer that utilizes a laser beam to produce an image on a drum. The light of the laser alters the electrical charge on the drum wherever it hits. The drum is then rolled through a reservoir of toner, which is picked up by the charged portions of the drum. Finally, the toner is transferred to the paper through a combination of heat and pressure. This is also the way copy machines work.
Because an entire page is transmitted to a drum before the toner is applied, laser printers are sometimes called page printers. There are two other types of page printers that fall under the category of laser printers even though they do not use lasers at all. One uses an array of LEDs to expose the drum, and the other uses LCDs. Once the drum is charged, however, they both operate like a real laser printer.
One of the chief characteristics of laser printers is their resolution -- how many dots per inch (dpi) they lay down. The available resolutions range from 300 dpi at the low end to 1,200 dpi at the high end. By comparison, offset printing usually prints at 1,200 or 2,400 dpi. Some laser printers achieve higher resolutions with special techniques known generally as resolution enhancement.
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2006-07-13 05:31:38 · answer #2 · answered by Innocent Devil 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a specific technology for printers where the ink is sprayed by magnetic polarization instead of being stamped on, as was stated earlier. It is cool, you should type in "laser jet" at wikipedia if you want to know more and see diagrams.
2006-07-13 05:20:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Laser jet is a printer that uses laser technology to put the image on the paper. It is essentially the same technology used in photocopiers.
2006-07-13 05:21:58 · answer #4 · answered by ijcoffin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
regular ink printers take the ink and literally stamp it on... laserjets are faster, more efficient, more expensive, and cleaner because there is no smearing and pictures are quite good
2006-07-13 05:19:39 · answer #5 · answered by anotherAzn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a type of printer
2006-07-13 05:21:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have no idea
2006-07-13 05:26:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋