LED Printer huh?!

[Djinni]

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What is an LED Printer and how does it work??
I know LED's are useful for all manner of things but Printers? Can you actually print stuff to paper using LED's? (Short of burning it in lol) or is it just a marketing fad? (The fact that they have their own section leads me to believe this is legit, and they actually have a purpose...)


EG: http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/p...3040cnzu1.html
Manufacturer: Brother Industries, Ltd
Manufacturer Part Number: HL3040CNZU1
Brand Name: Brother
Product Series: HL
Product Model: HL-3040CN
Product Name: HL-3040CN LED Printer
Marketing Information:
The HL-3070CW is a fast, compact printer that produces brilliant color output at up to 17ppm in both color and black. It is ideal for printing high-impact, color brochures, presentations and other important business documents, quickly and affordably.
Product Type: LED Printer

[vesseblah]

(guess) Using ink that melts/sticks on paper under certain kind of light.

[Miley]

My guess is if it was an all-in-one unit the led is the scanner otherwise idk.

[Cybeloras]

An LED printer is a type of computer printer. LED technology uses a light-emitting diode array as a light source in the printhead. The LED bar pulse-flashes across the entire page width and creates the image on the print drum or belt as it moves past.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LED_printer

Basically a laser printer, but with LEDs instead of a laser.