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>I don't get why people buy inkjets at all. You can get laser or CISS. Because people don't know. They go to the store and buy the cheapest one. They don't con
by javajosh 3y ago
>I don't get why people buy inkjets at all. You can get laser or CISS.
Because people don't know. They go to the store and buy the cheapest one. They don't consider ink costs, and so they end up saving $50 up front and then losing $500 over the life of the printer. The "just buy a Brother laser printer" advice is not widespread.
- BobbyTables2 3y ago> saving $50 up front and then losing $500 over the life of the printer Ha! Ha! Ha! Whew, that’s a good one. Let me catch my breath. I once had a mid range HP inkjet. Think it cost about $200. Only printed a few times a year. It would go through 3-4 ink cartridges per year, with me printing almost nothing. Ink was cheap, about $30. Pretty much needed a new ink cartridge every time I printed. Was a networked printer, didn’t even see the computer reboot, etc. That damn thing easily cost over $100/year doing nothing. Would have lasted forever if I hadn’t thrown it away in mint condition. Eventually got a laser printer… Toner is expensive, but it at least doesn’t evaporate! (I lowered calibration frequency settings too)
- pjmlp 3y agoFor some laser models the toner cartridges are almost as expensive as a laser, hardly anyone would go for them other than business users.