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The Printer We Need

13 points by fern12 9y ago

rayiner 9y ago
I don’t get people complaining about printers. Get any HP LaserJet Pro that’s $150 or more. It’ll last for years, go thousands of pages before needing a new toner cartridge, and won’t jam.
- dgreensp 9y ago
  I have a (color) Laser Jet Pro at home. It jams fairly often, and if I don't turn it off it'll wake me in the middle of the night loudly "calibrating." Other than that, it's been quite a good workhorse for several years and continues to meet my needs. I had some issues printing over wifi at first, but wifi printing with it has pretty much just worked for a few years now. It's still a large, heavy, fragile-seeming piece of office equipment.
- trapperkeeper74 9y ago
  Having supported enterprise laser printers at scale: The low-end printers don't usually have repair parts and their operating costs are higher because their toner cartridges are small and relatively expensive. This in contrast to the very large and initially-expensive laser printers: plenty of repair parts, fewer failures and cost per page is lower. If you want the lowest TCO printer, the safest bet is a mid-high end model. For personal use, buy a used flagship laser printer 2-3 generations old. People buy inkjet printers because their initial acquisition costs are low but they don't think about amortized cost per page.
  - fuzzygroup 9y ago
    Hi, > the safest bet is a mid-high end model. For personal use, buy a used flagship laser printer 2-3 generations old. Can you a specific recommendation? Thanks in advance.
- statictype 9y ago
  Needing a 300mb "driver" to use it doesn't help
macinjosh 9y ago
I haven't had an issue with my printer in many years. It is an Epson all-in-one ink jet that cost $80. It sits in my office, connected to Wi-Fi. When I want to print or scan something from my iPhone, iPad, or MacBook Pro I just click/tap the button. I order remanufactured ink cartridges from China via Amazon. For less than $16 bucks I get 4 black cartridges and 2 cyan, yellow, and magenta. Easy peasy.
- vikingcaffiene 9y ago
  Links? My printer just tanked and I'll never buy HP anything ever again.
  - macinjosh 9y ago
    Don't think the printer is made any more it is the Epson Stylus NX430. The new version is the Epson Expression Home XP-440 [0] I use Toner Clinic for remanufactured ink [1] 0: https://www.amazon.com/Epson-Expression-XP-440-Wireless-Printer/dp/B06W9K5FD2/ref=dp_ob_title_ce https://www.amazon.com/Epson-Expression-XP-440-Wireless-Prin... 1: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_n_2?fst=p90x%3A1%2Cas%3Aoff&rh=n%3A172640%2Ck%3AToner+Clinic&keywords=Toner+Clinic&ie=UTF8&qid=1504640604&rnid=2941120011 https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_n_2?fst=p90x%3A1%2Cas%3Ao...
jasikpark 9y ago
This is obviously the device Juicero was meant to create. A physically overengineered, easy to use printer with ecologically friendly ink cartridges. Their design philosophy is perfect for it!

13 points by fern12 9y ago

I don’t get people complaining about printers. Get any HP LaserJet Pro that’s $150 or more. It’ll last for years, go thousands of pages before needing a new toner cartridge, and won’t jam.

dgreensp 9y ago
I have a (color) Laser Jet Pro at home. It jams fairly often, and if I don't turn it off it'll wake me in the middle of the night loudly "calibrating." Other than that, it's been quite a good workhorse for several years and continues to meet my needs. I had some issues printing over wifi at first, but wifi printing with it has pretty much just worked for a few years now. It's still a large, heavy, fragile-seeming piece of office equipment.
trapperkeeper74 9y ago
Having supported enterprise laser printers at scale: The low-end printers don't usually have repair parts and their operating costs are higher because their toner cartridges are small and relatively expensive. This in contrast to the very large and initially-expensive laser printers: plenty of repair parts, fewer failures and cost per page is lower. If you want the lowest TCO printer, the safest bet is a mid-high end model. For personal use, buy a used flagship laser printer 2-3 generations old. People buy inkjet printers because their initial acquisition costs are low but they don't think about amortized cost per page.
- fuzzygroup 9y ago
  Hi, > the safest bet is a mid-high end model. For personal use, buy a used flagship laser printer 2-3 generations old. Can you a specific recommendation? Thanks in advance.
statictype 9y ago
Needing a 300mb "driver" to use it doesn't help

macinjosh 9y ago

I haven't had an issue with my printer in many years. It is an Epson all-in-one ink jet that cost $80. It sits in my office, connected to Wi-Fi. When I want to print or scan something from my iPhone, iPad, or MacBook Pro I just click/tap the button. I order remanufactured ink cartridges from China via Amazon. For less than $16 bucks I get 4 black cartridges and 2 cyan, yellow, and magenta. Easy peasy.

vikingcaffiene 9y ago
Links? My printer just tanked and I'll never buy HP anything ever again.
- macinjosh 9y ago
  Don't think the printer is made any more it is the Epson Stylus NX430. The new version is the Epson Expression Home XP-440 [0] I use Toner Clinic for remanufactured ink [1] 0: https://www.amazon.com/Epson-Expression-XP-440-Wireless-Printer/dp/B06W9K5FD2/ref=dp_ob_title_ce https://www.amazon.com/Epson-Expression-XP-440-Wireless-Prin... 1: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_n_2?fst=p90x%3A1%2Cas%3Aoff&rh=n%3A172640%2Ck%3AToner+Clinic&keywords=Toner+Clinic&ie=UTF8&qid=1504640604&rnid=2941120011 https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_n_2?fst=p90x%3A1%2Cas%3Ao...

jasikpark 9y ago

This is obviously the device Juicero was meant to create. A physically overengineered, easy to use printer with ecologically friendly ink cartridges. Their design philosophy is perfect for it!