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Cool idea I'd do it for the fun of it but my last wifi printer was $80NZD a Pi would cost me over $50NZD. I'm not sure this makes any economic sense. Not that f
by xupybd 7y ago
Cool idea I'd do it for the fun of it but my last wifi printer was $80NZD a Pi would cost me over $50NZD. I'm not sure this makes any economic sense. Not that fun projects need to.
- dylz 7y agoCUPS runs on nearly anything, a Zero W is <$10 and a Pi 1 is $5-15 here. I think it's not so much for when you're specifically wanting to buy a non-networked printer, just stuff laying around.
- harha 7y agoIt might be nice to have a printer that doesn’t call home or an order one that is easier to refill. Also with the cheaper pi zero, why waste a functioning printer - you might also have other services running on the Raspberry pi.
- jjeaff 7y agoYa, I have used a setup like this for an older thermal label printer. You can buy a good used zebra label printer for $75 on eBay where a more modern wifi enabled version would cost several hundred dollars.
- ornornor 7y agoOpenwrt routers can do that too. Some are pretty cheap like the so called “mini travel routers” that many brands sell