Laser printers and ink-jet printers don't use a ribbon.
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Epson thermal printers are mostly receipt and label printers. They use a ribbon ink cartridge, similar to those used on dot matrix printers and electronic typewriters.
Impact Printers.
No. They use pins or keys to strike a ribbon that has ink on it. The ink is transferred to the paper. These are rarely seen today, having been replaced by ink jet or laser printers.
Impact printers.
it dries up
Yes there are. They use thermal energy or UV rays to print on special papers.
The Canon ribbon is used as a part of Canon's machines. For example, the Canon ribbon might be used for Canon's printers and for Canon's digital cameras.
Known as impact printers, of which a "Dot-matrix printer" is an example.
False
Impact printers tend to be noisy while non-impact printers are much quieter. Impact printers use either small pins or characters to strike an ink ribbon and imprint an image onto paper. Non-impact printers use some type of ink that is applied to the paper without touching it. Both laser and ink jet printers are non-impact printers.
Thermal Printer