Different between the Impact printers vs Non-Impact printers.

Difference between impact printer and non-impact printer regarding to their features:

Descriptions

• Impact printer: Produces text and images when tiny wire pins on print head strike the ink ribbon by physically contacting the paper
• Non-impact printer: Produces text and graphics on paper without actually striking the paper

Types

• Impact printer: Dot-matrix printer
• Non-impact printer: Inkjet printer, laser printer and thermal printer

Speed

• Impact printer: Low printing speed
• Non-impact printer: Reasonably fast

Quality

• Impact printer: Print quality lower in some types
• Non-impact printer: High quality of output, capable of printing fine and smooth details Cost
• Impact printer: Less expensive
• Non-impact printer: More expensive