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

  • @[email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    English
    711 months ago

    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.

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      English
      511 months ago

      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.

      • @[email protected]
        link
        fedilink
        English
        411 months ago

        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.

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      English
      111 months ago

      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.

      • @[email protected]
        link
        fedilink
        English
        411 months ago

        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.

      • @WhiteTiger
        link
        English
        211 months ago

        They are, though. By a huge margin.

          • @Apollo
            link
            English
            611 months ago

            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?