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I think people underestimate just how difficult it is to design and manufacture a printer! Paper isn't easy to work with, especially when it comes with all sort
by roland35 6y ago
I think people underestimate just how difficult it is to design and manufacture a printer! Paper isn't easy to work with, especially when it comes with all sorts of thicknesses and finishes. We expect extreme accuracy and reliability, with no maintenance. It is amazing they work as well as they do!
- cmxch 6y agoYou aren't kidding. When I worked with old Xerox form printers, even the brand of paper made a difference. One brand would work well for multi-thousand page jobs while another would get occasionally stuck in the rollers. While I'd think that things have improved since the era of tag/bus printing, I'd also think that the concern is still there.
- haswell 6y agoAre you specifically referring to inkjet printers? Because laser printers are pretty close to "Accurate, reliable, minimal maintenance". If you're focused on inkjets, if what you're saying is true, it's overshadowed by the predatory practices employed by printer manufacturers. Practices that make it easy to conclude that printer issues are more about planned obsolescence and selling more ink than they are about difficult engineering problems.
- amelius 6y agoYes, I'd like to see someone here do a DIY color laser printer project :)
- mikro2nd 6y agoEven an "open source" monochrome laser would be a win.