Comment on [Louis Rossmann] Brother turns heel & becomes anti-consumer printer company

sxan@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Only if you can keep it working for ten consecutive minutes. I went through three of them under warranty until my warranty expired, then Epson told me to fuck off.

  If have a Canon color laser now. If that conks out and everything on the market by then is locked out shit I’ll just convert my 3D printer to a plotter, or maybe go back to clay tablets.

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  • captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    We need an open source RepRap printer. Like, I wonder if this thing could be reverse engineered, given they still make the ink cartridge/head units for it.

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    • superkret@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      What we actually need is to stop fucking printing.
      We need a foldable A3 size e-ink reader that you can use like a folder.

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      • captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I’d be more interested in something more iPad sized with an e-ink display that is more generally usable.

        The ReMarkable tablets for example have interesting hardware but the software fits such a narrow use case and I don’t think you could slap like, Linux on it or something.

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  • sxan@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Oh, color laser is the way to go, for sure. Refills are expensive, but rare; the biggest problem is if you have to move them, they’re a nightmare. And far heavier than inkjet. But, all things being equal, I’d take a color, duplex laser any day.

    You’re not the first person I’ve heard who’s had trouble with Ecotanks. I’ve been very fortunate and have not had any issues. I did learn that you need to print at least once a week or the heads tend to clog; the downside of never replacing the heads with the cartridges, I guess. But now I just have a cron job that prints a test page once a week and it’s fine.

    Both Ecotanks and laser eliminate that “print anxiety”, where you’re afraid to use the device because each page costs $2 because of the cartridges costs.

    To paraphrase Quint: “I’ll never replace a cartridge again.”

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• KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Canon has a tank printer line too. Absolutely recommend any tank printer (you’ll have to check reviews for specifics obviously).

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  • f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    My Canon photo printer can be converted to a tank-style with a drill and a highly illegal cartridge resetter. 😂

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