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The open-source, DRM-free Open Printer shows off a working prototype (www.techspot.com)
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[–] 64 points 4 months ago (9 children)

On the one hand, I'm really excited about this because the printer industry is literally the worst. On the other hand, I haven't printed anything for years, I probably won't use it much/ever.

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  • [–] 33 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    I print things still pretty consistently. Random forms that need hard copies to have a wet signature, activity sheets for the kids to color, templates for drilling holes in walls, etc. Make the business a lot less toxic and I think you’ll start seeing printers in more homes again.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    Say it with me pow-der based to-ners.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    For printing art? :<

    That's why I want a printer, personally. For documents and stuff we can go to the library. Printing kinky furry art, not so much.

    -- Frost

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago*

    My ink printer which has been empty on ink since 2017, is my scanner and nothing else. I think I got that printer free with a mail-in rebate.

    Rememeber when they used to just give printers away with almost anything? Buy a camera you get a printer with a mail-in rebate, but a stereo you get a pritner, buy any computer over 400$ and you get a fuckin' printer 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

    Anything. Literally anything. I've noticed laser printing for pictures gives that nice quality and it just bumps everything up by a mile. https://www.lexmark.com/en_us/printers/printer/14385/Lexmark-C3224dw

    That's the one I've had for almost ten years.

    The new model is exactly the same and like 350$ but the amount of money you save on ink is incredible. I ate the high upfront cost because I knew I would be saving on ink.

    I got the big bottles of toner powder for like I think 80$ (ebay) which is what the cost of one ink cartridge. So for the cost of an ink cartridge I have 3 1/2 refills worth of powder for my toners.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

    Ooh, good to hear there are laser printers out there that can print good art!

    Also $80 for a cartridge?? holy HECK ink is a ripoff. Wow.

    -- Frost

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Also $80 for a cartridge?? holy HECK ink is a ripoff. Wow.

    I haven't purchased ink in so long I forgot the price. I just googled it. Looks like it could range depending on the brand name and the printer you're getting the ink for could be 15$ could be 60$ depending on full sets or singles but they're so small and run out so quick. You'd be spending 60$ on like three cartridges for what a laser printer could do for less than half of that. And that would be just your black cartridge. So if all of them ran out that's about 80$ a set.

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Its probably just much cheaper and easier, unless you absolutely have to have color, to go to good will and get a brother laser printer for like 10 bucks.

    I got one years ago and its still on the original toner cart it came with, and I print decently often.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    I tried that once with a Dell LaserJet. Managing printer drivers was a nightmare, and every time I plugged it in, the lights flickered. Eventually I got rid of it because the hassle wasn't worth the effort.

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