imo the best printer is somebody else's printer, i.e your school's, work's, or library's. Not worth dealing with that shit
(Laser) Printer go brrrr
Submitted 15 hours ago by cm0002@lemmy.cafe to memes@sopuli.xyz
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0ops@piefed.zip 12 hours ago
HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 9 hours ago
Sure but what if you’re in your underwear and want to print a pretty page right now?
thehatfox@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
We have a cheap and reliable black and white laser printer at home for convenient printing of stuff like return labels.
On the rare occasion colour of photo prints are needed, there’s a great little independent print and photo place in town that does prints for pennies.
Seems to be the best of both worlds.
Turret3857@infosec.pub 11 hours ago
The only printers Ive seen “publicly” cost money to use. I’d rather firewall my brother printer and manually refill the cartridge with 3rd party ink. More private that way
i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 hours ago
My local library lets you print up to 30 pages for free. I was pretty shocked, because I was ready to pay when I needed to print something last time I was there.
jimmux@programming.dev 9 hours ago
That’s my strategy. If I add up all the printing I’ve done at libraries, schools, work, etc. it would cost a fraction of buying my own.
They take up so much space that can be used for more useful things, too.
HowAbt2day@futurology.today 12 hours ago
Like owning a boat. Best of your friend has one and you bring the beers (paper).
edinbruh@feddit.it 15 hours ago
Laser printers are the best. You sacrifice the quality of dense pictures, but gain incomparable speed and reliability. It’s especially worth it if you print less often, because the ink dries up if you don’t print every once in a while and you end up buying new ink even though the cartridge is full, but the toner just sits there indefinitely.
SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 9 hours ago
Ink drying up is intentional btw. My old HP inkjet does not have that problem and it takes refills, prints black and white without needing color ink, does not have an internet connection, require a subscription or come with any other bs. We perfected inkjet printers 20 years ago and then started the enshittification process.
deegeese@sopuli.xyz 15 hours ago
I’ve been in the color laser gang since 2006 when they started to go under $500
grue@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
I got a pair of used Brother color lasers for $50 each.
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
you forgot the best part, the papers are all nice and warm
DeceasedPassenger@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
My home office used to be extremely cold in the mornings, somewhat humid. And printer lives by the window. Meaning if I printed in the morning as the sun rose, I could see just a bit of steam coming off the page at the rollers as it was printing. Along with the warmth of the paper, and a cup of coffee… Nirvana.
Meron35@lemmy.world 10 hours 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 10 hours 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.
jimmux@programming.dev 9 hours 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.
antyk@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
I’m printing at home and I had to replace toner cartridge twice over 10 years… still way better in the inkjet.
napkin2020@sh.itjust.works 10 hours ago
Try printing color with your $150 laser printer.
mkwt@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Are the kids still printing things on paper for class these days?
Hjalamanger@feddit.nu 6 hours ago
Sometimes, especially after ChatGPT became a thing. Most recently I printed a bunch of stuff for a Swedish writing assignment were I had to print out all of my online sources. They can’t let have computers then, people will just generate some slop for the assignment
That probably made no sense but TLDR I’m 16 and in school and I regularly print stuff
djsaskdja@reddthat.com 13 hours ago
I still use an inkjet but I hate myself more for it everyday.
Turret3857@infosec.pub 12 hours ago
I use an inkjet that I refill the ink in (I cut open the carts). I get the ink in bulk (1pint of each color) for like 12usd. Its not as good as a laser, but its a lot cheaper than paying $32 for 1oz of fluid.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 44 minutes ago
No, print it as PDF.