[PLUG] In my CUPS again

[Alan Olsen]

On 12/18/06, Michael Rasmussen <mikeraz at patch.com> wrote:
>
>
> Alan Olsen wrote:
> > Don't expect them to last as long as Xerox copies.
> >
> > I have found that laser printer printouts tend to stick together after a
> few
> > years.  (I have a bunch of stuff from the 80s that I just found, as well
> as
> > more recient printouts.  Interesting what you find after unpacking from
> a
> > move.)
>
> What's the difference between current Laser printer and copier pigment?
>
> I thought they used the same technology of fusing particles.


Different formulations, from what I can tell.  (For one thing, you get less
dpi from a xerox machine.  About 72dpi, in my experience.)

Old xeroxes seem to hold up better (and not stick together) than the old
laser prints.

It may just depend on who made the machine and the type of toner used.