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> What am I doing wrong? Buying inkjet printers. They typically don't last well without frequent use and maintenance. Get a decent laser printer and it will
by luma 11y ago
> What am I doing wrong?
Buying inkjet printers. They typically don't last well without frequent use and maintenance. Get a decent laser printer and it will last a good long time (presuming it's a good unit to start with).
- Spooky23 11y agoLaser will not print photographs.
- masklinn 11y agoIf you commonly need a printer but rarely print photos, you're much better off getting a laser printer and going to a print center for the odd photograph. Same deal if you rarely print at all, except you may just want to skip the laser and go to the print shop for documents as well. Lasers are relatively cheap (you can get a decent B&W laser for $100) and don't mind either significant usage or staying in storage for a long time. Inkjet are only suitable if you're frequently printing color (and regularly print pictures, if you're printing color but not photographs, get a color laser instead), and then you're probably better off getting a genuine photo printer.
- andybak 11y agoI like the immediacy of printing from home. But it looks like I'm out of luck. Laser printers suck at photos. Inkjets clog up or dry out if not used regularly. And any alternative tech (is dye-sub still a thing?) is prohibitively expensive.
- ascagnel_ 11y agoNo, but it works great for documents. And if you're printing infrequently enough that maintenance of an inkjet printer becomes an issue, using either a photo printing service or a shared printer (the drugstore option described above) will likely be cheaper in the long run and produce better results.
- Spooky23 11y agoI agree, but the gp specifically said he wanted to do that!