Re:Why do printers still suck?
by dragontamer on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @06:06PM
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High-end ink is fine, just expensive. Both for the printer, AND for the inks.
You cannot reproduce photo-quality prints with just 4 colors (cmyk). Your high-end photo-level printers use 10 or 12 inks, with far higher resolution than a typical $200 Brother printer.
But if you're only doing office work / text / etc. etc., laser is great. Even mild graphics (diagrams mainly) work out fine with laser prints.
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The typical $200 ink printer however, is complete garbage.
You cannot reproduce photo-quality prints with just 4 colors (cmyk). Your high-end photo-level printers use 10 or 12 inks, with far higher resolution than a typical $200 Brother printer.
But if you're only doing office work / text / etc. etc., laser is great. Even mild graphics (diagrams mainly) work out fine with laser prints.
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The typical $200 ink printer however, is complete garbage.