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Re:Why printers add secret tracking dots (2020) by alexanderdmitri on Sunday August 01, 2021 @12:48AM (#28023863)
When I had a color printer it would refuse to print if any of the five cartridges started to run low. The cartridges were very expensive too.
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Re:Why printers add secret tracking dots (2020) by thioordc on Sunday August 01, 2021 @12:53AM (#28023879)
All modern printers do this. Most annoying thing ever!
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Re:Why printers add secret tracking dots (2020) by estaseuropano on Sunday August 01, 2021 @01:14AM (#28023945)
Most people are served best by a B/W laser printer. Never dries out and runs forever. Then for special stuff print at work/order/go to printshop.

I currently have a color laser which also works fine and is cheap but is just far too big (Oki MC625)

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Re:Why printers add secret tracking dots (2020) by alexanderdmitri on Sunday August 01, 2021 @01:26AM (#28023999)
Agreed on the B/W laser printer suggestion, The Giver is just HP propaganda. I ditched their color printer after a few months and bought a Cannon B/W printer[0] for ~$75.

It's been a few years now and while I don't print enormous amounts, I regularly do need to print out forms or documents. I still haven't used up the original ink cartridge it came with.

There's also a Linux driver provided by the company for this model.

[0]: https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/products/d...

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Re:Why printers add secret tracking dots (2020) by danieldk on Sunday August 01, 2021 @01:55AM (#28024130)
There's also a Linux driver provided by the company for this model.

Are Linux drivers still a thing? Both our current and previous printers could be used without setting up any drivers through AirPrint. The new printer also scans without any drivers through AirPrint. I'd assume that Linux can also print driverless through AirPrint?

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Re:Why printers add secret tracking dots (2020) by TingPing on Sunday August 01, 2021 @02:10PM (#28028525)
Drivers still exist but you can and should avoid them: https://openprinting.github.io/driverless/
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Re:Why printers add secret tracking dots (2020) by thioordc on Monday August 02, 2021 @02:18AM (#28033439)
Thank you so much! I really like the look of it and a nearby store has one. Picking it up tomorrow!
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Re:Why printers add secret tracking dots (2020) by megablast on Sunday August 01, 2021 @03:39AM (#28024543)
Most people are served best by not having a printer at all.
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Re:Why printers add secret tracking dots (2020) by usr1106 on Sunday August 01, 2021 @04:07AM (#28024650)
Exactly. The rare occasion I really need to print something I do it in the library or in even rarer cases at work. (My previous employer was stricty paperless and the printer was only accessible for legal and marketing documents.)
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