Paper Handling on Laser and Inkjet Printers

You've decided to buy a laser or inkjet printer but do not know what the paper handling facilities of a typical laser or inkjet printer are and which of these paper handling functions you will really need. Here's some information that will help you find out before buying your inkjet or laser printer.
When we talk about paper handling on laser or inkjet printers, there are many aspects such as the size and thickness of various paper, standard and optional input-output-tray capacity are involved.

Generally, all the inkjet printers and laser printers print on standard paper with letter and legal sizes. Most will except envelopes and have input and output paper trays. Most personal laser or inkjet printers come with only one paper tray. So with the personal laser or inkjet printers you can expect to add paper regularly.

On the high-end or workgroup models, you will find two or three times more paper capacity and advanced features such as duplexing (double sided printing) and printing on tabloid-size papers. Generally all inkjet and laser printers will have at least 100 sheets of paper capacity (with the exception of portable printers). In general laser printers’ paper handling capacity tend to be more than that of inkjet printers.

This article is prepared by Christy Berger that writes for PrintCountry.com. A longer version of this article can be found at Calculating True Cost of Inkjet and Laser Printing. Main idea and resources of this article is taken from PrintCountry Recycle Printer Ink Cartridges.