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• ComradeBunnie@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  We got a Brother laser as well. Only print a few times a year, and the toner is always good to go when it does get switched on. Love it!

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• d3Xt3r@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Why anyone still plays the ink jet game I do not fuckin know.

  Space. At least for me, space is the reason. I’m flatting at the moment and can only keep the printer in my room, and it’s already quite cramped with all my gear here. If I could get a compact color laser MFD within the same dimensions as my current Brother inkjet, I’d switch in a heartbeart. Most of the compact laser printers I’ve seen are either monochrome, or don’t include form-feed scanning, or have some or the other shortcomings.

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  • crashoverride@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Initial cost as well. If you only print very small amount, you’re not going to spend couple hundred bucks on the laser printer and then 100 or so bucks on a cartridge for it if you’re not going to print often

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    • Dark_Arc@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      The thing is since inkjet printers dry out you spend way more on cartridges over time. Sure toner is more expensive, but you but it way less frequently.

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      • StarAD@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Yep just replaced the black toner on my 10+ year old brother. $16 dollar for an off brand.

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      • crashoverride@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Yes, but they usually last a few years before they completely dry out to where you can’t use them. I’ve been using the same ink cartridges in my printer for going on 3 years now and it still works

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  • AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    My Canon ink jet has done well for years on cheap third party ink. It does color and even decent photo, and created many excellent school presentations for my kids. However it’s likely my last printer.

    I don’t even know the last time I printed something, it’s always been for the kids’ schools and now they’re old enough to have no more of those

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• Irlut_@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Ink and dye printers still rule the photo print space. Laser printers simply don’t have sufficient image quality.

  Other than that I completely agree that laser printing is the way to go.

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  • RobotToaster@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I went with a laser and small dye sub printer. If you only need occasional 6x4 photos it’s probably the best option.

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  • phareous@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    This is true but you can always order photos online from Shutterfly, etc. or go to local drug store

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    • Irlut_@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Sure, but that’s also less fun than doing it yourself!

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