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Sir_Kevin@discuss.online ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Like 15 years ago I bought the cheapest Brother laser printer. It’s still going strong. The ink never dries out or fucks up. I’ve never felt like the company was trying to rape my asshole. Why anyone still plays the ink jet game I do not fuckin know. I’ve boycotted HP decades ago and to this day I continue to see reasons to never change that decision.

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ComradeBunnie@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Sure, but that’s also less fun than doing it yourself!
    
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