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Differences Between Impact and Non-Impact Printers

Differences Between Impact and Non-Impact Printers

Differences Between Impact and Non-Impact Printers

1. Impact Printers

Impact printers these Printers use an Electro-mechanical mechanism. An impact printer refers to all those printers whose printing heads touch the paper. His mechanism uses hammers or pins to strike against a ribbon and paper to print the text or image.

2. Non -Impact Printers

These printer uses ink and special electrical machines for producing outputs. Non – impact printers are all those printers whose printing heads do not touch paper. A non impact printer forms characters and image on a piece of paper without actually striking the paper.

Comparison Chart Between Impact & Non-Impact Printers

S. N. Features Impact printers Non-Impact printers
1 Mechanism It produces print on paper by striking mechanism. It produces print on paper with a non-striking mechanism . it uses Electro static or thermal mechanism.
2 Working It uses pins, hammers or wheel to strike against an inked
ribbon to print on a paper.
It uses laser, spray of special ink, or heat and pressure to
print on paper.
3 Color output impact printers has no color capacity Non-Impact printers can print clear color, good for printing pictures
4 Cost Impact printers are normally less expansive. Non-Impact printers are more expansive.
5 Graphics Image Except of dot matrix printer, these printers can not print graphics images These printer can easily print graphical images
6 Tools Impact printers use special inked ribbons to produce print
on paper when print head strikes.
Non-Impact printers use toner or cartridge for printing on
paper.
7 Speed Impact printers are low speed printers. Non-Impact printers are very fast. They can print many pages
per minute.
8 Sound effects or Noise Impact printers are high noise level because they strike print head. Non-Impact printers do not make a noise level because they do not use striking mechanism in which print head strikes on ribbon and paper etc.
9 Character style The character style can not be changed in the impact printer (except of dot matrix) It can print different types of characters form busing the individual printer
10 Copy print Impact printers can produce multiple copies of the text. Non impact printers can produce only a single copy of the text
11 Technology Impact printers use old printing technologies. Non impact printers use latest printing technologies.
12 Examples Dot matrix,Daisy wheel
printers, Drum Printers and Chain Printers etc.
Laser printers, Inkjet
printers and Thermal Printers etc.

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