Line inkjet printer printing process: The print head uses an array of nozzles, covering entire width of the printed media, to print the image. The image formation process is similar to that in LED printers.

The greatest advantages of inkjet printers are, quiet operation, capability to produce color images even with photographic quality and the low printer prices. The down side is that although inkjet printers are generally cheaper to buy than lasers, they are far more expensive to maintain. When it comes to comparing the cost per page, ink jet printers work out many times more expensive than laser printers. There are some exceptions of course for some heavy-duty industrial printers. From Tally claim the T3016 SprintJet prints at only 1/3 of a cent per page.

Printer Features: Specifications
Print Technology: Inkjet or Bubble-jet
Print Speed
PPM (pages per minute)		 1 - 20 PPM
Graphics Resolution 300 - 1200 DPI
Copies (Original +) 0
Workload (Duty cycle)
PPM (Pages per month)		 6,000 - 60,000 PPM
Price [US$] 30 - 3,000 $

For large-format printers
up to 19,000 $
Cost Per Page (Cost/cents ¢) 3.0 - 30.0 ¢