Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of ink

Re:Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of... by dylan604 on Saturday October 16, 2021 @01:09PM (#28889358)

If your only color print needs are for photos, look into dye sub printers. You can go years in between printing, and use the same roll with no issues. These are pretty much what you get when you order from any brick&mortar store printing from digital files or any modern photobooth kiosk

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Re:Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of... by dreamcompiler on Saturday October 16, 2021 @02:41PM (#28890277)

Yes dye subs do a great job and they don't gunk up. But unfortunately as you said they are only for photos, they require special paper, and they only print in smaller sizes (i.e. you cannot use one to print a color page of a business report). Their supply costs are high too but that's not a big deal if you use them rarely.

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Re:Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of... by dylan604 on Saturday October 16, 2021 @02:59PM (#28890428)

Why did you feel the need to explain this when as you've said I've already stated for photos? Nobody made a reco to use for doing a report.

Not sure if you are aware, but you can get 8x10 prints from a dye sub. For the dye sub market, their prices have definitely gotten much cheaper relative to themselves. They are more expensive that shitting $99 ink jet, but that's the point of this thread.

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