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Does this also happens with laser toner cartridges ? I really have no idea why people even buy those inkjet printers anymore, price per page is lower with laser
by tdkl 10y ago
Does this also happens with laser toner cartridges ? I really have no idea why people even buy those inkjet printers anymore, price per page is lower with laser printers and prices even for a color laser are in sub 200€$ range.
- clarry 10y agoLaser sucks for printing photos.
- imglorp 10y agoYeah but if you want documents and shelf life (toner doesn't dry out in a year) then lasers might be better for you.
- dghughes 10y agoI think I'm on year three for my laser printer colour toner cartridges. I did have to swap out the black after two years maybe 2 1/2 but I ran it for six months with errors and warnings and pleading.
- tdkl 10y agoTrue although cost of printing photos on an inkjet is again much higher then getting them printed in a shop.
- CydeWeys 10y agoIs there a reason that Shutterfly or other similar services don't satisfy those needs? I try not to own things anymore unless I use them frequently (lessons learned after moving twice in Manhattan), and printing color photos definitely isn't a frequent need for me, or I suspect, for most people.
- artursapek 10y agoEspecially in Manhattan! You're always a few blocks away from a place that will do it for you for a reasonable price.
- Spooky23 10y agoYou'll get better quality from shutterfly, apple, etc. If you need something quick, most CVS and RiteAid stores let you Sunil photos online and pickup in 1-3 hours.
- josho 10y agoYes. I was deploying our system in a physician's clinic when their HP printer suddenly refused to print with a cryptic error, even after all the toner was replaced it refused. Only when I stepped in & suggested they buy the brand name ink did things get resolved. Lucky for the busy clinic, they only had 1 HP printer. I hope HP faces some major lawsuits over this.
- toast0 10y agoInkjets are smaller than lasers. Cheap inkjets are cheaper than cheap lasers. Price per page doesn't really matter when pages per year is less than 100.
- tdkl 10y ago> Inkjets are smaller than lasers. Nope. My 55€ Canon inkjet is larger then laser printer from Samsung for 70€. > Cheap inkjets are cheaper than cheap lasers. Nope. Cheap lasers are in the same ballpark as cheap inkjets (50€$). The major difference is in toner/cartridge consumption and exchange interval. A laser toner can last significantly longer then inkjet cartridge and isn't prone to damages of no regular usage. > Price per page doesn't really matter when pages per year is less than 100. Absolutely correct and this also brings an answer why people choose those inkjets : "ah, I rarely print anything, so I'll have a device to print everything". But it differs if you calculate the cost of inkjet cartridge drying out/printing problems with non regular usage. Technology on laser toners doesn't have such limitations.