Xerox Laser Vs LED Technology

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LED and Laser Printing

THE SAME
BASE TECHNOLOGY

This document describes S I M I L A R T E C H N O L O G Y AT W O R K


Mirror
Reflector

Black-and-white and color devices use Lens

the similarities between Single light beam Laser

this same technology to have the toner scans across


the drum

transferred to the paper. For a black-and-


LED and Laser printing
Toner
Transfer Roller
white printer, a single drum does the job. Image Drum

technologies, and And for a color printer, multiple drums are


Each different LED creates
Laser

required for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and a light beam - LEDs are

demonstrates why either


arranged across the length Toner
Black toners. Once the toner is on the of the drum Transfer
Roller

paper, the fuser melts and fixes the toner


Image

technology is perfectly
Drum

in the correct position on the paper to


complete the process.
acceptable in any XE ROX® H I- Q L E D T E C H N O L O GY
DEL I VER S HIGH - RESO LU T ION
office environment. W H AT ’ S T H E D I F F E R E N C E ? OU T P U T A N D H E L P S G A I N A
C O M P E T I T I V E A D V A N TA G E
The only difference between LED and Laser
T H E S A M E U N D E R LY I N G printing technologies is in the way the light Xerox ® Devices powered by Xerox ® Hi-Q
TECHNOLOGY PROVIDING is applied to the drum. In the case of a LED Technology use less moving parts
EXCEPTIONAL BUSINESS PRINT Laser device, a single beam of light moves and deliver greater reliability than
Both Laser and LED printers use the across the rotating drum repeatedly, and Laser. However, print quality is never
same technology. They both use fusers to the Laser is modulated to either shine or compromised when it comes to delivering
apply heat to the toner to make it adhere not to ‘draw the dots’. In an LED device, great fine line detail, solid fills, halftones,
to the paper. They both use light and a an array of static LED lights are placed in and exceptional sharpness and clarity.
photoreceptor drum to draw the image to front of the rotating drum, and each one
• The printhead contains an array of
print. And, they both use electrostatic can be modulated to either shine or not to
10,240 LEDs.
physics to transfer the toner to the drum ‘draw the dots’ as required.
• Each printhead also features a new
and to the paper. Both technologies
BOTH OF THEM ARE RELIABLE self-focusing lens array.
print pages with professional-grade
AND CAN DELIVER THE SAME • Each array is configured in clusters of
business quality.
PRINT QUALIT Y lens elements with uniform optical
Since both technologies are effectively the characteristics. It systematically overlaps
same, excluding LED technology devices to produce high-resolution imaging.
because ‘they are not Laser’ will restrict • There are four individual printheads in an
your choices. LED devices often offer LED color printer, and each printhead array
advantages over Laser in terms of print is packed with 12,000 LEDs per inch. This is
speed, size, and cost. capable of creating excellent dots with
1200 x 2400 dpi resolution.

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