Impact Printer 1. A printer that prints through a print head is called an impact printer. 2. In this printer the print head touches the paper. 3. This printer is slow moving. 4. General quality of printing. 5. The price of the printer is low. . The sound is during print. . Examples: dot matrix printers , line printers, etc. Non-impact printer 1. A printer that prints using laser beam or any other technology is called a non-impact printer. 2. In this printer the print head does not touch the paper. 3. This printer is high speed. 4. Improved quality of printing. 5. The price is high. . No sound during printing. . Examples: laser printers , thermal printers, etc.