Daily Archive: April 2, 2009

Apr
02

Yes, there really is a laser in a Laser Printer (Photos)

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Ever wonder why the word “laser” is in the term “Laser Printer”? Is it an actual laser, or is this just some gimmick to sell more printers? To find out, I painstakingly disassembled the guts of a 1990′s era Apple Laserwriter 16/600 printer. My approach: keep removing hunks of metal, motors and plastic until I …

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