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What's the pricing going to be for this? At $30 it's a slam dunk, at $50 I would consider it. Anything more and it's a non-starter. They could try to increase p
by quinndupont 15y ago
What's the pricing going to be for this? At $30 it's a slam dunk, at $50 I would consider it. Anything more and it's a non-starter. They could try to increase profit on the razor blade model, selling ink and service upgrades.
- nobody314159265 15y agoSince it's a thermal printer they aren't going to make very much selling ink. Although - since HP make more and more profit by selling smaller and smaller ink cartridges - I suppose they could make an infinite profit on a zero volume cartridge.
- biot 15y agoThey could likely make decent additional revenue through paid placement for front-page subscriptions via their app which is then monetized by advertiser via micro ads ("Today's crossword courtesy of Toyota"). However, as the printer is thermal they can't sell ink but it does have one significant consumable: the paper. If the paper is a custom size or with an incompatible spool mount they'll hopefully get some refills before the novelty wears off and/or it breaks down.
- nacs 15y agoYou realize this thing doesn't use ink? Thermal printers use heat to print and don't require any ink.