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The open-source, DRM-free Open Printer shows off a working prototype (www.techspot.com)
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[–] 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

It's cool, but "It uses refillable HP cartridge bodies – HP 63 in the US and HP 302 in Europe" worries me. I used to have a high-end inkjet for art prints, and then they discontinued the ink cartridges. You can still technically get them on ebay, but they're at scalpers mark-up. So I don't hold much hope for this lasting in the long run.

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago

    I would be surprised if a cartridge being discontinued would kill an open source project like this. They could switch to a different cartridge.

    I'd assume they're doing the one for now because it's cheap-ish and has widespread availability. There's little reason not to expand to other cartridges once the rest of the printer is more stable.

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