As a visual artist, which is better - color inkjet all-in-one or a color laser all-in-one printer?

I want to scan artwork into my laptop from my printer and showcase the artwork online.

People still use digital ink and paint and scan drawings into 2D animation programs.

I want to produce animation and comics.

Your reading comprehension seems to be severely lacking. Why are you explaining how a scanner works to me or how you would use one? You do not need one to create your own art. Only to copy it or someone else’s. Your response is irrelevant. It’s rather frustrating trying to explain things to a person that either can’t or won’t understand.

There is no ink used in a scanner.

I need an all-in-one color laser printer for OTHER PURPOSES BESIDES SCANNING.

I need to copy, print and fax stuff.

Once again, if your creating animation then you have no need for a printer. Unless you’re creating your own book.

Furthermore, I still fail to see why you would need to use a scanner when you’re creating animation using a graphics editing program.

As you have filed to read or understand my suggestion, I’ll repeat it: if you’re interest is not office printing, an INKJET printer is more suitable for your needs not a laser printer.

Lastly, using an all-in-one printer, scanner, fax costs money initially and on on a regular basis due to maintenance and supplying with expensive color inks. You’ve said many times how you have little income. Why add to your debt?

The purchase of whatever device you might get would be several hundred dollars initially as well as $30 + each color cartridge each time your replace them. Aren’t you the guy who just were saying you had trouble knowing how to replace cartridges on your last printer?

ARE YOU A VISUAL ARTIST?

I posted the topic question thrice on Yahoo! Answers and these were the answers I was given:

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20210217011943AAMXnmh :

"You’ll probably get greater accuracy in terms of colour with an inkjet. But...as a visual artist you may not want that. A laser copier, (I’ve often thought about this myself) will give you a different, unrealistic, maybe more amped output. It really depends on how you want to use it. Whether it’s for artistic purposes or more mundane tasks. Also the running costs overall maybe a lot less."

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20210217011900AA96sln :

"Color printers, whether ink jet or laser, all use similar color ink printing technology. the laser models are more complex but save on black only printing because they use cheaper per page laser toner for that. more complex usually means they break down sooner -- in my experience."

"The main advantage of the laser printer is speed. The main disadvantage is flexibility in terms of print media.

Inkjet may be slower but it has been adapted to more types of inks that will suit more different kinds of media. We're not only talking about the plethora of paper types but also other printable surfaces. That's why large format printers, those that can do tarpaulins for billboards and buses, are all inkjet."

"A laser printer is far faster and cheaper to run in the long term.

But, they are not quite as good for photographic type printing as injets or dye sublimation printers.

You can print on glazed paper like magazine covers with a laser printer, but not actual photo-style gel surface paper.

But neither do A4 photos cost £1 or more per page, as they easily can with some inkjets.

More like 5p to 15p for a full colour A4 page with a laser printer.

Which is most suitable probably depend on the type of art you are doing?

Line art or work with different areas of single colours should be fine with a laser printer.

Things that have smooth changes of shade or colour and need to look like photos would likely come out better on an inkjet with photo paper, or a dye sub.

It's partly the close-up surface finish; inkjet ink soaks in, while laser toner is fused to the surface.

At a distance you would likely not be able to tell the difference but it's noticeable if handling photos printed from each type; the surface reflectivity and texture are different.

Also, if you only going to use normal paper rather than specialist types, you will get better results with a laser printer; an inkjet cannot use the higher quality photo modes except on special gel surface paper, as normal stuff would be soaked with ink and disintegrate...

Sublimation printers are the ultimate for image work, but no good for conventional letters etc., just art or photography. They are also expensive to run, typically over £1 per page for A4 no matter what you print.

I gave up on inkjets years ago & never looked back - the laser printer has a fraction of the running cost and does not "dry up" if not used for a week.

But I'm not an artist & not generally bothered about printing ultimate-quality photos."

From https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20210316095112AALKJ4T :

"Whether the printer is laser or inkjet will make no difference for scanning or faxing. Those features do not use the printheads. So what you have for a print head does not matter.

Laser printers will give you better quality printouts then inkjet. The individual toners for a laser printer cost more up front. But they usually last many times longer than the tiny cartridges in the inkjets. Over the long haul they are a lot cheaper. You just have to bite the bullet and put out more money up front.

Also laser printers are designed for higher volume printing and for business and commercial use. Inkjets are cheap throw away printers designed for home use. While the laser printer will (once gain) cost you more upfront, it will 10 times longer and give you better quality printouts."

"The color laser uses toner to make black, the color inkjet uses ink. otherwise, they are the same multi-color ink technology. if you print a lot of black, the laser device is cheaper in the long run."

"There are 2 things where an inkjet beats a laser. 1) high res photos come out better on an inkjet (cartoons are not high res) and 2) inkjets are usually smaller and give off less heat than lasers. Other than that, lasers are better in:

printing faster and sharper

having cheaper consumables - a $20 laser cartridge lasts for about 3000 pages

using dry toner which doesn't evaporate and clog like ink

lasting longer. it is not uncommon to see a 20 year old laser still in use. it is rare for an inkjet to last more than a few years.

read this article for more details: https://bestinkandtoner.com/best-printer-deals "

So the general consensus here is laser printers are better.

A few acquaintances of mine were telling me a Canon color imageCLASS MF641CW all-in-one printer was being sold on Walmart.com for $200 but that offer expired apparently. Yes, this is a laser printer.

Assuming it was being sold on Walmart.com with free shipping and/or free delivery its cost was a lot cheaper than the cost of a printer I expressed an interesting in buying off of Ebay. The vender wants to sell me his HP Color LaserJet CM1312NFI All-In-One Laser Printer for 240$. that includes all 4-color, large ink refills for the printer. With shipping and handling it would cost $374.45.