Comment on (Laser) Printer go brrrr
Meron35@lemmy.world 4 days ago
People love laser printers (and rightfully so compared to inkjets), but ink tanks fix most of the issues with inkjets.
Ink tanks are refilled with generic ink, as opposed to proprietary cartridges. They thus have vastly cheaper running costs, even more so than lasers, which still needs replacements for their drum units every few years.
Also, laser toner is literally fine microplastic powder, and printing works by depositing and “baking” this powder onto paper. Laser printers result in terrible indoor air quality without adequate ventilation.
onslaught545@lemmy.zip 4 days ago
First off, inkjet printers have way more issues than the ink being expensive.
Secondly, the average household isn’t going to be printing enough to have to replace the drum every few years, or for toner dust to have an actual affect on indoor air quality.
My laser printer is nearly 20 years old, and I’ve only ever changed the drum because it came packaged with the toner cartridge, and I’ve only had to change that once.
antyk@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I’m printing at home and I had to replace toner cartridge twice over 10 years… still way better in the inkjet.
jimmux@programming.dev 4 days ago
I’m unfortunately very sensitive to those particles from laser printers. They’re really good at triggering migraines, so I could never have a laser printer at home.
AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 days ago
Holy shit. I’m going to have to pay attention to the next time I print a bunch and headaches…I’m beginning to think there might be a correlation that you just solved for me.
Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
You guys still print your stuff on paper? In the year 2025?