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industrial workplaces and point- them less suitable for high-
of-sale (POS). Normally, such volume printing tasks.
places can have a lot of dust and (iii) They produce lower print quality Computer Science
big challenges in temperature. compared to non-impact printers.
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(ii) It is useful for businesses that (iv) They can only print in black
need extra copies of documents or one additional colour. This
to keep records or give receipts reason makes them unsuitable
to customers. for tasks that need full-colour
printing.
(iii) Usually, it uses ribbons and
paper that are cheaper than the (v) They require regular maintenance

toner or ink cartridges in regular compared to non-impact
printers. Cleaning and replacing
printers. This can mean lower consumables like ribbons and
running expenses, especially print heads are necessary to
for businesses that do a lot of maintain print quality and
printing. prevent paper jams.

(iv) These printers are less likely to
experience specific problems that Non-impact printers
can trouble non-impact printers, A non-impact printer forms characters
like blockages in the printhead and graphics on print media without
or ink cartridges drying up. This striking the paper. Examples of non-
makes them a dependable option impact printers are inkjet, thermal, and
for continuous printing. laser printers. Figure 3.36 shows an

(v) It is commonly used where noise example of a non-impact printer.
is not a problem, like on factory
floors or warehouses.

Disadvantages of impact printers

Impact printers have several
disadvantages compared to modern non-
impact printers. The disadvantages of an
impact printer are:
(i) They are relatively noisy when
they operate.
Figure 3.36: Non-impact printer
(ii) They are relatively slow, making

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