Printer advice

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Fish

How much do you print? If you can get over the initial price point, I'd recommend looking at some of the cheaper laserjet printers instead of an inkjet. Inkjet printers are pretty much disposable pieces of shit these days.

Yeah, that's the biggest thing in my opinion. People print so rarely these days that inkjet cartridges tend to dry out well before they're empty. Lasers are a lot better at that.

I've always had decent luck with Brother lasers for basic home use. It's been years since I bought one (mine's lasted 5+ years now), but here's a black-and-white version, and here's a color version just to give you the idea.

[Sorry]

Originally Posted by DaFace

Yeah, that's the biggest thing in my opinion. People print so rarely these days that inkjet cartridges tend to dry out well before they're empty. Lasers are a lot better at that.

I've always had decent luck with Brother lasers for basic home use. It's been years since I bought one (mine's lasted 5+ years now), but here's a black-and-white version, and here's a color version just to give you the idea.

it's because of the pores on the ink carts either get blocked up from lack of use or the ink *liquid* hardens over time and doesn't function properly. A laser printer uses powder like substances and is also applied differently when printing.