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0 pointsthioordc4y ago0 comments

All modern printers do this. Most annoying thing ever!

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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)

alexanderdmitri4y ago

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...

microtonal4y ago

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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thioordcOP4y ago

Thank you so much! I really like the look of it and a nearby store has one. Picking it up tomorrow!

megablast4y ago

Most people are served best by not having a printer at all.

usr11064y ago

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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