• Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    We also need some sort of way to prevent heads from drying out so quickly.

    Printer companies know heads dry out, and they ship tanks with caps / tape for prevent dry out on retail store shelves. But once the tanks are installed, printers just leave the heads exposed to the air. Like a pen without a cap, the tanks dry out.

    I print like 5 times a year. So 90% of the time, when I’m replacing a tank, it’s because the damn head dried out.

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        5 hours ago

        Only problem is size. Color lasers are chonky compared to a color inkjet. And a small printer is nice if you only print a handful of times a year. They’re easier to shove in a drawer or closer.

        The days of me dedicating 24/7 desk space to a printer is over in my house.

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        8 hours ago

        Laser toner is literally micro plastic powder that gets rolled onto paper then baked, mmm