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

• FinnFooted@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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  • Coreidan@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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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