For years, printers To be They have been the favorites of the most professional users. If you were one of those who printed hundreds of times a month, the usual thing was to buy a laser printer, much more efficient than normal ink ones. But Epson wants to end them.
According to the Japanese company, the printers Inkjet printers have greater potential than laser printers to make significant advances when it comes to the environment. The company has already stopped sales of laser printers in many markets, but continued in Asia and on our continent: Europe.
This movement by Epson can cause a whole tsunami of movements within an industry that is decades old and where the Japanese company has a very important role in terms of reputation and sales (such as HP and Brother).
“While laser printers work by heating and fusing toner onto the page, Epson’s heatless inkjet technology consumes less electricity by using mechanical energy to fire ink onto the page.“, explained Epson’s director of sales and marketing.
Reasons to end laser printers
As early as 2019, Epson claimed that their inkjet printers used 85% less energy than laser printers of similar speed.
They also ensure that they produce up to 85% less carbon dioxidewhich is apparently equivalent to the absorption capacity of six trees for a laser alone, compared to one for an inkjet.
Inkjet printers also have up to 59% fewer replaceable components– Just the ink and waste ink box, compared to lasers that need to have toner, drum, developer, and fusers replaced regularly.
And because this is a business, Epson has also introduced business inkjet and multifunction printers at the same time that can produce between 40 and 60 pages per minute, solving one of the main weaknesses of inkjet printers. in front of the laser