Ask HN: Why are there no open source 2d printers?

Re:Ask HN: Why are there no open source 2d printers? by pangoraw on Thursday October 15, 2020 @06:08AM (#24786839)

Yes but then you have to buy cartridges from the manufacturer who has the control to say there are empty when in fact they are not. It is a completely closed ecosystem. I believe customers deserve better alternatives.

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Re:Ask HN: Why are there no open source 2d printers? by detaro on Thursday October 15, 2020 @07:01AM (#24787165)

For many brands you can easily buy off-brand cartridges, and nowadays quite a few sell printers that work of ink tanks and don't even have cartridges.

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Re:Ask HN: Why are there no open source 2d printers? by nottorp on Thursday October 15, 2020 @06:22AM (#24786923)

Just ask your local refill shop what printer to buy so you don't have to go through this. That's what I did when I last bought a printer.

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Re:Ask HN: Why are there no open source 2d printers? by izacus on Thursday October 15, 2020 @06:56AM (#24787126)

There's a very lively market of refilled / aftermarket cartriges which lowers the incentive to fix these issues.

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