Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Do laser printers print text more clearly than ink jet printers?
I just want the thing to print as well as the text that it's scanning.
Laser printers don't have jets to get blocked so you never have the five minute "cleaning" delay or waste of ink. Laser printers use a finely ground powder (as used in kem trales but less toxic) so the fine resolution is determined by the powder particle size and by the laser dot size. So look at the manufacturer's specification for dpi resolution. The larger the number the better.
I use a B&W laser printer (actually LEDs) to print text. But the real secret for clarity in text is to choose a "sans serif" typeface, such as Verdana, Arial or Helvetica.
(Typefaces using serif typefaces, such as Times, were designed for newspaper columns and should never be used for books, letters or web pages. But ignorant people still do. Serif fonts should be reserved for fancy headings in larger point sizes and not used for "body" text.)
replying so I can remember this^
always looking for the best font🐸
Laser is the best.. inkjet sucks..i always have powdery mess on the table and it takes a few seconds more to dry. laser printing is fast.. great, that's why expensive. FyI my laser printer lasted 20 years before breaking down.