Re:HP Instant Ink is “ink as a service”
by st1ck on Friday November 06, 2020 @09:55PM
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If you print only occasionally, wouldn't it be easier to just use a print shop? Not sure how common they are in the US though.
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Re:HP Instant Ink is “ink as a service”
by spideymans on Friday November 06, 2020 @10:07PM
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I detect an opportunity for Amazon to introduce Prime Printing with same day shipping.
Re:HP Instant Ink is “ink as a service”
by ByteJockey on Friday November 06, 2020 @10:27PM
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Before I bought a laser printer, I used to just go to the library to print things, at least document-wise (probably wouldn't work for photos).
Libraries are literally everywhere in the US, they're more common than McDonalds.
Re:HP Instant Ink is “ink as a service”
by jandrese on Friday November 06, 2020 @10:40PM
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If your library doesn't have a print service you can use a Kinkos instead. It's more expensive, but if you only print once in a blue moon it's cheaper and less hassle than an inkjet (which will be all dried out or the cartridge will be empty from running the nozzle cleaning cycle every few days) when you need it that second time.
Laser printers can sit idle much longer but they're bulky and sometimes energy hogs.
Re:HP Instant Ink is “ink as a service”
by ByteJockey on Sunday November 08, 2020 @11:22AM
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Is library printing not a thing everywhere?
I've always seen it at every library I've been at (both school and public), but I suppose it might be more of a regional thing.
Re:HP Instant Ink is “ink as a service”
by Izkata on Saturday November 07, 2020 @02:37AM
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I live in Chicago and there's a bunch of FedEx shops a bus ride away. They all have self-serve pay-per-page printers, just bring in a USB drive with whatever you want to print.
On top of those, a few months ago I found a PrintWithMe [0] station at a corner store that's only a 5 minute walk away.