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Re:Ask HN: Why is the printer industry so scammy? by progre on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @08:41AM (#32661331)
> People that do print at home, are mostly photographers that want physical prints of their photos.

And parents printing color-in pages of Elsa and Anna

Re:Ask HN: Why is the printer industry so scammy? by gwbas1c on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @09:29AM (#32661812)
A simple black and white laser printer can do that. I had one for about a decade until I bought my color laser. It worked great, and only needed toner every 2-3 years. I regret getting rid of my black and white laser.
Re:Ask HN: Why is the printer industry so scammy? by prmoustache on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @09:17AM (#32661694)
> And parents printing color-in pages of Elsa and Anna

I can relate.

I probably printed more coloring pages than anything with my printer.

Re:Ask HN: Why is the printer industry so scammy? by dylan604 on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @08:52AM (#32661428)
Serious photographers printing at home are using dye sub instead of ink jet
Re:Ask HN: Why is the printer industry so scammy? by Finnucane on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @09:12AM (#32661630)
Which also means you're printing frequently enough to be worth the maintenance hassles. Less frequently, you're better off sending out to a service (says guy who still has a pile of wet darkroom stuff).
Re:Ask HN: Why is the printer industry so scammy? by dylan604 on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @09:24AM (#32661771)
That's the beauty of dye sub, the maintenance is pretty simple. You can buy a brand new roll, print only 2 images, and then leave the thing sitting there for a year and the next print will come out the same.

This is from experience designing/operating photo booth kiosks based on dye sub printers.

Re:Ask HN: Why is the printer industry so scammy? by zonethundery on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @09:09AM (#32661601)
wfh attorneys are very heavy users of black toner cartridges