InkJet printers are a scam. And not [only] because of the "genuine" cartridge lock in, but because they are trash devices. I had 2 "low-end" HP printers that w

InkJet printers are a scam. And not [only] because of the "genuine" cartridge lock in, but because they are trash devices. I had 2 "low-end" HP printers that would die after 2 years (warranty period). The way they would die is very interesting: The printer would receive the document to print, pull in paper, start priting but not pull the paper so everything would get printed on one line. Then, when it is done printing, it would move the paper properly, in steps, without printing anything, until it's "done", when it would eject the paper. That is a software problem, because 1. it can pull the paper precisely, and 2. it can print. It just desynchronizes the pulling of paper with the printing. After that, I got another HP printer that was 3 times the price, which works right now, but it's absolutely trash quality. It cost 100€, and I'm comparing it's color print quality to a color laser printer at work, from Konica Minolta, which is actually 5 times the price, the but the quality, speed of printing, reliability and cost of maintenance (and the fact it's been printing hundreds of pages per day for 5 years without duying yet). InkJet printers are awful in quality, cost more to own, require regular maintenance, break or pause in critical moments ("Please wait while the printer performs head alingment", "The printer is priting a test page. When done, please scan the page and click OK to continue. ", "The printer is cleaning the head surface. Please wait. This may use up a large amount of ink. ") and slower than laser printers. This is not mentioning the fact that print quality in black is atrocious on cheaper InkJets, which specify a huge resolution but in reality the dots are misaligned and fuzzy. Basically, awful devices. Printers in general are awful devices, but consumer InkJets are a whole different level. Edit: I just checked, Konica Minolta in Belgrade (Serbia), represented by Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe GmbH, literally only does "Industrial InkJet printers" now, and has subscription models for whole printers, where a company pays a monthly subscription for a printer, and has that printer maintained on-premise, replaced with no downtime, refilled and has some level of additional support. I'm not sure that's what my workplace uses.