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Never using an inkjet printer again
a year ago
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Subs take it up the butt
First, fuck you, HP.
Second, fuck you inkjet printers.
Why the rant? Cause inkjets are a scam if you don't print often (they are scam in general, but I got a specific gripe here). See, I rarely print. Like, maybe a few times a year. Because I don't print much, the ink dries up. That's another $25+ down the shitter every time I had to replace the ink. I did only a little research, but it seems a good portion of ink cartridges use sponges to keep the ink in. I dunno the full reason behind their use, but I think prolonged non use makes it dry out and then you're fucked if you need to print something. I could have gotten a printer that lets you fill the ink yourself, but those tend to be far more expensive and a potential mess. Anyways, on top of the ink shenanigans, my printer would bitch that there's no paper in the tray, despite clearly having several pages worth of paper in there. THE FUCK!?!
So I said "fuck this shit" and ordered myself a Brother laser printer that only uses black color. It uses toner instead of ink and the laser printer heats the dry powder that is toner when it prints, so I don't need to worry about needing to print every so often to keep it "fresh". I should have gone with a laser printer years ago. They just last so much longer!
Also before I forget. Fuck inkjet printers and fuck you HP.
Second, fuck you inkjet printers.
Why the rant? Cause inkjets are a scam if you don't print often (they are scam in general, but I got a specific gripe here). See, I rarely print. Like, maybe a few times a year. Because I don't print much, the ink dries up. That's another $25+ down the shitter every time I had to replace the ink. I did only a little research, but it seems a good portion of ink cartridges use sponges to keep the ink in. I dunno the full reason behind their use, but I think prolonged non use makes it dry out and then you're fucked if you need to print something. I could have gotten a printer that lets you fill the ink yourself, but those tend to be far more expensive and a potential mess. Anyways, on top of the ink shenanigans, my printer would bitch that there's no paper in the tray, despite clearly having several pages worth of paper in there. THE FUCK!?!
So I said "fuck this shit" and ordered myself a Brother laser printer that only uses black color. It uses toner instead of ink and the laser printer heats the dry powder that is toner when it prints, so I don't need to worry about needing to print every so often to keep it "fresh". I should have gone with a laser printer years ago. They just last so much longer!
Also before I forget. Fuck inkjet printers and fuck you HP.
glad that you found a solution for home printing, though!