Judge denies HP’s plea to throw out all-in-one printer lockdown lawsuit - AiO devices won’t scan or fax without ink, and plaintiffs say IT giant illegally withheld that info from buyers::AiO devices won’t scan or fax without ink, and plaintiffs say IT giant illegally withheld that info from buyers

  • Skyrmir@lemmy.world
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    I still don’t get why anyone is buying inkjet printers for the past 20 years. It makes zero sense to me.

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      Color laser printers are very expensive and still don’t achieve the same picture quality as an inkjet printer. And I have read once that dust from laser printers might cause cancer but not sure how much there really is to that.

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        Color lasers are about $300 dollars, do better quality, and have 10x the output per cartridge on a bad day. And they don’t dry rot when left without printing for extended periods. Replace the ink on an inkjet more than twice, and a laser is already a better deal.

        • mipadaitu@lemmy.world
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          If you want to print pictures to hang on your wall, ink printers print much better color quality.

          If you want flat graphics to print on a document, laser is better.

          Just depends on what your use case is.

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        Not just that, but it’s impossible to find a colour laser that’ll do 11x17 and duplex. I think my only option is a small office printer lease.

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          Huh? No, I am not. Find me an inexpensive laser printer that does color at the same level of quality as a basic inkjet printer.

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              This is gonna blow your mind mate - statements like “very expensive” are entirely subjective.

              Also ten times the price of the cheapest inkjet printers is considerably more expensive - one could even call that ‘very’ expensive in comparison, no?

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      My in-laws gave my son an HP Envy. I placed a big Apple logo next to the HP logo. I have Apple logos on my trash bins too. Basically, any trash around the house gets an Apple logo stuck to it

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      Why is anyone buying a printer at all?

      Hey, printer people out there! What do you you use your printer for? My printer is just sitting idle collecting dust. Can’t think of anything I would need to print. Everything is digital these days.

      • Sir_Simon_Spamalot@lemmy.world
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        In less developed countries, you’d need printed copies for a lot of stuff, especially legal documents.

        Speaking from experience.

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        I have a printer for the occasional need to print documents. Mind blowing I know, but that’s why I keep one around. It gathers dust most of the time, but it’s super useful when the odd need arises.

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        I for one can’t read correctly anything longer than a lemmy post on a screen. I print more or less anything that I’m want to read with my brain fully present - I usually outline and comment on paper too, makes it easier to remember. Latest use case : printing out dnd character sheets to do my charac design for BG3

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          Ok, that seems like a sensible use case.

          I’ve heard many people say that reading stuff on a screen is more distracting and they have trouble focusing. I don’t feel that way, so screens are just fine for me.