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I bought an HP color LaserJet in college because my inkjet printers needed constant head cleaning and took forever. 18 years later, still works great and I've
by throwaway2016a 5y ago
I bought an HP color LaserJet in college because my inkjet printers needed constant head cleaning and took forever.
18 years later, still works great and I've only changed the black toner once and never changed the color.
Of course the printer itself costs the same as 5 inkjets and when the toner does need replacing... ouch.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 5y agoIsn't one of the big issues with old laser printers that they consume obscene amounts of electricity (>100W) when in stand-by?
- throwaway2016a 5y agoI've never measured but probably. I think that is more a problem for businesses though. For home use though, I just shut it off when not using it. If you really want I suppose you could put it on a ZWave or Wifi switch so you could turn it on remotely.
- mrexroad 5y agoThat’s exactly what we’ve done. Threw a HomeKit controlled plug behind it, added automations for it to be on when high probability of being used and off otherwise. Beyond that, it’s only a, “Hey Siri, turn on the printer” to start printing.