Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@midwest.socialEnglish · 8 months agoWe never agreed to only buy HP ink, say printer ownerswww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1314arrow-down13
arrow-up1311arrow-down1external-linkWe never agreed to only buy HP ink, say printer ownerswww.theregister.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@midwest.socialEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square56fedilink
minus-squarethemoonisacheeselinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·8 months agoBecause on a shelf with inkjet printers, lasers cost 5* the upfront cost. Of course you make that back by not buying 50€ cartridges everytime you print because the ink is dry, but consumers don’t think about the type of printer they’re buying.
minus-squareSnausagesinaBlanket@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-28 months agohttps://www.theprinterpros.com/HP-Color-LaserJet-CP1518ni-Printer-Refurbished-p/ypc-cp1518ni-hp.htm 600 DPI and the toner refills are cheap as fuck. I have had 2 of these and they work great.
minus-squarethemoonisacheeselinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 months agoI don’t doubt it. But in a Walmart these are next to $50 inkjets and guess what people are going to pick.
Because on a shelf with inkjet printers, lasers cost 5* the upfront cost. Of course you make that back by not buying 50€ cartridges everytime you print because the ink is dry, but consumers don’t think about the type of printer they’re buying.
https://www.theprinterpros.com/HP-Color-LaserJet-CP1518ni-Printer-Refurbished-p/ypc-cp1518ni-hp.htm
600 DPI and the toner refills are cheap as fuck. I have had 2 of these and they work great.
I don’t doubt it. But in a Walmart these are next to $50 inkjets and guess what people are going to pick.