and because i’m a lazy ass i didn’t read the specs but just read the search engine result.

I also assumed that because 6 years ago i bought a $50 hp envy and it had wifi, this much expensive one is also going to have it

Result: that $250 printer doesn’t actually have wifi

  • ComradeMiao@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    I guess it depends where your printers are.The library is a mile from me and cost .1. My work also has free printing.

    I don’t think it’s worth it in how quickly ink dried out. Those higher tier ones that print thousands per cartridge are worth it but expensive.

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      I’ve bought two laser printers, both for about $50.

      My 1997 laser just died this summer. That’s 27 years of runtime. Even if it was $500, that’s $18/year, with thousands of pages printed, and I think I replaced the toner once.

      Glad you have a printer nearby. I do to, but it would take me an hour to print one page, because I’d have to copy it to a thumb drive, then go to the print shop (15 min, using fossil fuels to get there), then deal with printing and hope it prints right, then shuffle back home.

      I mean, yea, that’s a fabulous approach. Do that 50 times and I’ve paid for my printer.

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        That sounds 100% worth it. I would also pay $500 if I knew which could last so long. I’m talking the inkjet garbage that doesn’t last and ink is more expensive than the machine.

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      The library is a mile from me too, that’s a 30 minute round trip, or I have to drive and pay for parking

      I bought a $60 inkjet 10+ years ago. Every 3-4 years I buy a multipack of aftermarket ink for $30. Every 18 months when the cartridge dries up half full in my printer I chuck it knowing the $5 of ink I just wasted saved me $400 in billable hours