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Re:Ask HN: Why is the printer industry so scammy? by ekianjo on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @08:46AM (#32661370)
Laser printers are the way to go. They are typically for offices and follow a different business level: large volume printing and low-cost ink.
Re:Ask HN: Why is the printer industry so scammy? by virusduck on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @09:58AM (#32662087)
I've got a Laserjet from the 90's still kicking. It's wireless too with a RPi Zero W and a USB<->Parallel cable. Generic toner cartridges are cheap and available everywhere. Only issue is that the rubber on the runners need a refresh.
Re:Ask HN: Why is the printer industry so scammy? by folkrav on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @08:55AM (#32661457)
Anything color that's reasonably priced?
Re:Ask HN: Why is the printer industry so scammy? by radley on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @09:35AM (#32661880)
They're reasonably priced if you consider that toner doesn't dry up like ink does.

If you only need to print a few times per year, it's far cheaper to buy a laser w/ toner. With inkjet, you'll have to buy (and wait for) new ink cartridges because they dry out in less than a year.

If you need to print a lot of color materials frequently and don't mind the quality, then ink jet is a better deal.

Re:Ask HN: Why is the printer industry so scammy? by zonethundery on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @09:08AM (#32661588)
I have been happy with the OKI 332 w/ a duplexer. Plugs into ethernet, if all else fails you can drop a file to the printer with your browser.
Re:Ask HN: Why is the printer industry so scammy? by izacus on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @09:32AM (#32661842)
The LED "laser" printers are usually all very reasonably priced, carry a good set of features and last long. The downside is that they're rather bulky since they have 4 drums.

I had good luck with Oki printers (most of them come with Duplex unit, Ethernet and all OS support), a lot of people are very happy with Brother printers.

Re:Ask HN: Why is the printer industry so scammy? by magicalhippo on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @09:14AM (#32661653)
Here in Norway the HP Color Laser 150nw seems to be the only one, at about twice the price of the cheapest non-color laser printers.