Comment on HP Inc settles printer toner lockout lawsuit with a promise to make firmware updates optional

FinnFooted@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Coreidan@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Ink jets are trash tho

  Laser jet or nothing.

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  • FinnFooted@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You’re probably right, but I’m just printing random documents on occasion.

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    • Coreidan@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Right but that’s all the more reason that ink jets are trash.

      The ink heads dry out. The ink cartridges also dry out. So if you’re not using the printer a lot then those things tend to dry out forcing you to swap them, otherwise when you print there will be areas where the ink didn’t apply all the way. If you don’t have these problems you will eventually.

      Lasers do not have this problem. You could print once every 5 years and each time the print will be perfect without any problems. You’ll only need to change the toner cartridge once it is completely used up. It won’t dry out on you making you prematurely replace it.

      Ink jets are cheap but you get exactly what you pay for.

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      • FinnFooted@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I don’t have cartridges and I’ve had no issue with the ink heads in the years I’ve had the printer.

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• qyron@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  What about printing head replacement?

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  • alphabethunter@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    From my experience, those last years. But they are indeed a bit expensive… I have had my eco tank for the last 5 years, only had to replace the b/w printer head after around 4 thousand prints, and I’m almost sure it was my own fault for using expired low-quality ink that I had bought in bulk for super cheap.

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    • qyron@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That is a good number

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