This guy is really good at Tech. I wonder what he’s up to now?

My parents have an ink jet printer. We use it so infrequently that by the time a cartridge nozzle has dried up, the cartridge has only been used for about 10 sheets. These laser printers seem magical with their "no liquid so nothing to dry up" and "2400 page yield."

LTT fan stumbled upon this episode while doing research. Shocked how Linus matured over the years ))))

I think you should go laser.. always... Paying for two sets of ink cartridges usually costs more than the actual ink printer... Its unbeliavable.

In other words, get a laser printer.

My art department got sick of replacing their pro-model continuous ink printers (printers that feed from external tanks of ink) so they tried a high-end color laser printer. They won't buy another inkjet printer again (with the exception of large-format pro inkjets) because the laser printer does an amazing job for photography and prints clear text. They use them interchangeably for paperwork and photo printing. They're also generally faster at everything, so they can have entire classes finish printing in the time it took for 1/3 to 1/2 the class with the previous printers depending on quality settings.

Printers are born to die, drink up your expensive ink like an alcoholic that just escaped from the Betty Ford rehab, and are harder to dispose of than a human corpse!

Same here. The day I bought my printer it gave an ink low error, I put tape over the sensor and have been printing ever since! Literally hundreds and hundreds of pages. Even if it the printer dies today I already printed more than the $40 worth I paid for it. Absolutely love it!

This guy looks familiar, maybe he should start his own tech channel, something like "CatTips" or "Windows"TechTips", or "LinuxTechtips"...

Unless you really need the versatile paper selection and supposed better image quality of an inkjet, save yourself the hassle and buy a laserjet. It’ll save you money over time and won’t break down if you leave it alone.

On top of lasting longer, you don't end up wasting ink either. Many times in my experience, its either cyan or magenta that runs low and I end up having to rebuy a brand new tri-coulor cartridge. Some companies even make it so you must buy 2-1 combo colour and black ink cartridges. If they sell standalone black catridges, they often cost more money too. Laser printers may cost more for toner, but you can get 4 dedicated toner catridges for each colour and they print much more than inkjet.

Laser printers forever!

As soon as he mentioned, laser prints don't clog.... I knew that was my next purchase!! Thank you !

This was an amazing, fast breakdown, thank you for this!

Great job... never considered the clogged nozzles. These short vids should encourage more viewers. Matt

LASER IT IS THEN! Thank you SO MUCH for your quick rundown! 👍 They have color laser printers now? 😮😵😲 Holy moly! I didn't know that! It's been a few years (decades) since I looked at laser printers and they only printed in black back then. They were also VERY expensive! I've had inkjet all my life and I don't print much. I just bought new cartridges about 6 months ago....$60! and I desperately needed to print something out today just to find out that the cartridges are dried out AGAIN! And I even kept them sealed in a baggie so they won't be exposed to air. Didn't work! I have only used colored ink 3 times in 10 years, so having a color printer is not really relevant to me. If I REALLY feel the need to print pictures, I can invest in one of those photo docks.

This is just what I needed. Thank you!

lol I love the 'jump into shot' Vsaucy style endings :)

Firstly I’d like to say thank you, I just wanted to see the difference or if even such thing as “lazer printer” existed. In the intro you had said, “today I’ll help you to buy a printer” that’s exactly what I was really looking for.

Another video I wished I watched 10 years ago! thanks!

Great video, short and sweet no fluff

Still relevant advise! Thanks Linus!

Linus I have to say that I LOVE this new channel, please keep it up and running! :)

This channel is highly informative.

This was quick and helpful! Thankx

1:54 When you get your favorite birthday gift.

The only downside to laser printers is that they are 40 lbs and very bulky.

Good job! It was short and to the point.

really helpful and concise , thank you

9y old video still the best explanation to date

cool video. laser printer recommendations & refill cost estimates?

thanks for this video, very helpful

Thanks you did a great job explaining the difference

Very helpful. Thank you.

Perhaps you could also start a channel of an in depth description of what you cover in videos, for those that would want it.

This made my decision easier. thanks!

when i have to study for my ICT GCSE's I got to this guy XD

Very helpful, thanks Linus. :)

Thanks for the video! If only a cheap color laser that had inexpensive toners existed...

Very informative and well said.

who does your graphic design it looks awesome :D

aww wish you did this video a couple months ago i had to do a thing about the pros and cons of both for my it diploma :')

woah, the old fast as possibles where... not as well done.

Linus, You rock!

Thanks, very helpful.

Hi , what’s the best printer for printing onto 350gsm card? I can’t seem to find any inkjet printers that print onto card this thick?

welcome to the world of youtube! we've been expecting you

1:54 when Linus pops up I thought he was gonna say, "don't forget to check our water bottle! Lttstore dot com" wink!

Great video. Thank you!

a video about monitor panels would be good :)

Great Job! Good Information!!!!

perfect new name some things just take time!

Remember when his videos didn't have ads?

I think you're right. This is probably the reason. I got both of the laser printers that I've owned 2nd hand. But after owning a laser printer, anybody would agree that they are a far, far better value.

WHAT DO YOU DO WITH ALL THE STUFF?

This video would've been Perfect if he'd made atleast 2 recommendations for entry level printers. One inkjet and one laser....

Well, was hoping you had a cheap printer shootout or something, but this actually helped since my main focus is to print business cards. I'm assuming laser would be the way to go so the detailing looks crisp.

How much would expect to spend for a good laser printer and what are good brands to buy?

you can unclog an inkjet cartridge with a hot damp paper towel, just press it on and release the dried ink, reviving the cartridge we print like once a year on this certain inkjet printer and every year we just do that, and it works again.

Damn you white thread!! Sorry, great video. Even though that thread on your shoulder bugged the crap out of me the whole time. ;)

perfect - tnx a lot qiuck & informative

I just use public printers at the library. Much easier since I don't often print things anyway.

Buying new ink is more expensive than a new printer with ink incluted

when you look at 720p to 1080 the image may stretch but because pixels are now more densely packed the words and smaller details are now in a higher quality. 1080i on the other hand is only equal to 1768x992p small dif but when you use a computer the dif is very noticeable.

Absolutely get laser. Inkjet should not even exist for consumer markets.

Very well done.

which type would you recommend for T-shirt transfers? Thank you!

Hey, Linus ^^ look it's you!

super video! thank you!!!

Thanks Linus

Multi rail, single rail explained thank you :)

PLEASE HELP .... Are there any printers out there that can print both Flyers & Posters [ FLYERS (4x6 & 5x7) and POSTERS (12x18 & 18x24) ] ... Also do I need to buy another machine to cut the flyers & posters after I print them?

thanks man, you just made up my mind

How about a case with many features, plugging in case features to motherboard, then making the case appearance clean! Can this even be done quickly?

Does an ssd drive improve texture loading or Popup in games? such as gta 4 etc?

No I game on Steam, I noticed a 5 fps boost with windows 8 and games will be able to use more ram since windows 8 requires less than 7.

is a laser printer good for iron on transfers?

cool, thanks for the video

After spending a year with an ink jet printer , having to constantly buy colors while i was ONLY printing Black and white (I'm a piano teacher so i only print sheet music ) I decided to buy a monochrome laser printer . at the price of only 120 Euros it's by far one of the best purchases i've ever had in my life The LAser printer is so fast , accurate , and i just bought a new toner 15 Euros for 4000 SHeet print ?? My god it's almost like a cheat code

When the smile comes, i go away!!!

Actually he made a dozen of videos about sli vs non-sli - check out his 680 vs 660ti sli video - it sums up pretty much everything

Which laser jet printer would you recommend for me?

time for updated version of this topic

although this video is old. thank you! i know which printer to get now.

1155 vs 2011 sockets please linus :)

Im kind of curious which one produces better image and color quality. I also would like to print on stickers and water decals. Most likely inkjet is the way to go for me.

Well said !

why not both. for home use, a 20dollar inkjet can be easily bought (mine HP2130 cost 19$ it was on sale). and I also have HL1110 for 99.9% school work printing which I got from my roommate (he thinks the toner is expensive, but he never know the existence of Ebay) so . total cost for me = 19 +14 = 33 AUD for the best of both world.

That's what I found when I was looking at printers, and it seemed unless you printed hundreds of thousands of pages the lasers weren't much cheaper even in the long run.

Thank you!!

I don't know how are prices of toners and ink cartriges doing in USA but ink cartriges are cheaper per printed pages in my country.

also linus you should check out the new Epson L-series printers which have a unique ink tank technology that allows you to save on the actual ink cartridges and instead rely on refilling the ink tanks of the printer hence the low cost.

oh my god I spat out my drink when he came up from below the frame and was smiling like a doofus haha

very well done

nice video... i bought a laser printer last xmas... good decision since i don't print much, ink was drying out and ended up wasting it.

So inkjet for stickers/shipping labels?

great video!!

1:54 Dude...you are the human equivalent of --> :-D

Linus already did an explanation on RAID on his NCIXcom channel.

I bought an all in one inkjet printer on a discount table at Staples and they decided to include an ink cartridge that did not even go with the printer. :Z :O Lucky I was able to sell the cartridge for $10 cuz this was all sold as is. As for ink cartridges where do people posting here that are from Canada buy their ink cartridges ? I found one good site so far called 123 Ink Cartridges but is there anywhere else that is cheaper ?