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Believe it or not in the world of printing supplies there is substantial debate between the merits of ink toner and regular liquid ink printers, particularly in the realm of private household usage. Many consumers are put off by the hefty price tag associated with the purchase of ink toner cartridges and the printers themselves, but are also put off by the quality of many liquid inkjet printers available for personal use on the market. As a result of these and other factors the internet is littered with forum debates and advertisements praising the merits of one option over the other or outright disparaging the use of the other, and not much real consensus has been found other than simply stating that “it depends what you intend to use it for.”",”As far as answers go that is fairly accurate. With modern printers and newer high tech inks flooding the market the difference in printing quality between the two options has been rapidly blurring, and now with many mass produced personal use printers the real difference is simply the type of paper you purchase. However, prices have been moving in a different direction lately, with most printing supply companies realizing that they can make a greater profit by upping the costs of the consumables (such as ink cartridges) rather than the printers themselves, thus leading to skyrocketing ink costs across the board. Unfortunately toner cartridges were fairly expensive to begin with, leaving many consumers to choose liquid ink laserjet printers for purely economic reasons.

This is, however, often a fairly big mistake. One key difference between the two is page yield, wherein toner cartridges can be relied upon to print several thousand pages over the few hundred that a significantly less expensive inkjet cartridge will provide. Thus, while the toner cartridge might be more expensive up front, it is actually often a much better bargain for the consumer. For example, many toner cartridges retail for between $50 and $60, but give a 2,000-3,000 page yield; whereas inkjet cartridges retail for between $20 and $30 and only offer roughly 400-500 pages. These numbers most certainly vary from product to product, but in general you can see that economically speaking toner presents a much more fair bargain.