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Why are people still using printers at all? I cannot fathom any reason outside of art / photos why you would want to print a document when you can view it on j
by nexuist 7y ago
Why are people still using printers at all?
I cannot fathom any reason outside of art / photos why you would want to print a document when you can view it on just about every device available to you. When was the last time you were in a room without a screen? A room where nobody had a smartphone, tablet, laptop, or TV? Do you view Word documents in the shower?
It seems like from a financial and environmental perspective, printing out forms is exceedingly wasteful.
- detaro 7y ago1) art/photos 2) sending letters 3) handing in forms to government services etc 4) paper is a lot more practical to just stick somewhere/hand around for whoever to use, e.g. checklists 5) making signs/labels for stuff 6) handing in homework
- brokensegue 7y agoI agree with all that though only the first option definitely needs color (inkjet) printing.
- detaro 7y agoSure, but parent was only asking about "printers".
- brokensegue 7y agoyeah i was trying to make a charitable re-interpretation of the parent
- pbhjpbhj 7y agoWe have an inkjet because we bought it for photo/poster printing. Buying a second printer, just for documents, would be overkill. I've intended to have a black laser and get colour printing at the store, but am waiting for the printer to die.