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> Brother is far behind the competition when it comes to color inkjet/inktank printing Because inkjet printing for consumers generally sucks. It's just an awfu
by hn_throwaway_99 3y ago
> Brother is far behind the competition when it comes to color inkjet/inktank printing
Because inkjet printing for consumers generally sucks. It's just an awful technology for consumers who may go days/weeks/months between needing to print something. I tell any non-tech friends that I can to avoid inkjet printers like the plague - they always have a tendency to break down and be non functional at the moment you need them the most.
- treflop 3y agoBuying an inkjet printer should be like buying a circular saw. Not everything needs a circular saw but if you need one, you need one. The people who actually need an inkjet printer are people who do a lot of crafts or projects who need quick turnaround. I personally have a middle option of a color laser printer and while tbh the prints look like shite, they are good enough for my projects.
- johnea 3y agoAlso not mentioned, inkjet prints are water soluble. If you have to print anything that might come into contact with even very small drops of water, inkjet will be a disaster for you. Laser prints are heat fixed and not water soluble...
- acdha 3y agoI don’t think that analogy works because my circular saw will sit on the shelf unused for years and still work perfectly when I need it. Ink dries out on a much faster scale.
- jonathankoren 3y agoAlso given the price of ink, I honestly found it cheaper to just buy a whole new printer rather than the four ink cartridge. So fucking wasteful.
- timbit42 3y agoNo, if you need to print photo quality, take it to a photo centre. There is no need to buy an inkjet printer. If you need color but don't usually need photo quality, buy a color laser.
- treflop 3y agoWax sheet transfers, masks for creating electronic circuit boards or screen printing skateboard decks, temporary one-off shirts, stickers, transparencies, labels, etc. These are the kind of projects that I’m talking about. If you know you need an inkjet printer, you know. My friends can attest to a photo center not letting you do any of this on their printers.
- timbit42 3y agoLess than 1% of people want to do those things with a printer.
- rchaud 3y agoI edited my comment to clarify that I was talking about prosumer level printers. Agreed that the consumer ones are awful.