Laser Printers: 600 or 1200 dpi - any difference?

[Caveman]

As the title asks... On a laser printer... Can one really justify 1200 x 1200 dpi. Can the eye "really" see a difference? Plan on using a laser printer almost entirely for text, not pictures... But, even if I did use it for pictures, I can't imagine it would really be easy to tell the difference...

 

[chansen]

For text, I can't see the difference.

For pictures, I believe there is a difference. Certainly, the difference is not as large as the one between 300 and 600dpi, but it's noticable.

 

[corkyg]

You will usually only notice the difference in actual photographs. If you don't use them, you won't see the difference. However, with embedded photos on a page, the difference is very apparent.

 

[RossGr]

I have heard that the best the eye can resolve is about 300 dpi (not sure of this!) What ever I think 600 dpi is beyond the resolution of the eye, so higher resolutions are just hype, all printer companies have to play the game though!

 

[Odoacer]

For text, no. For pictures, YES.