• 0ops@piefed.zip
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    61
    ·
    1 个月前

    imo the best printer is somebody else’s printer, i.e your school’s, work’s, or library’s. Not worth dealing with that shit

    • HugeNerd@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      10
      ·
      1 个月前

      Sure but what if you’re in your underwear and want to print a pretty page right now?

    • thehatfox@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      8
      ·
      1 个月前

      We have a cheap and reliable black and white laser printer at home for convenient printing of stuff like return labels.

      On the rare occasion colour of photo prints are needed, there’s a great little independent print and photo place in town that does prints for pennies.

      Seems to be the best of both worlds.

      • cynar@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        1 个月前

        My brother laser fits into the same basic role. I paid extra for the colour version however. The key is that laser toner never goes bad, unlike inkjets.

    • Turret3857@infosec.pub
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      1 个月前

      The only printers Ive seen “publicly” cost money to use. I’d rather firewall my brother printer and manually refill the cartridge with 3rd party ink. More private that way

      • i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        7
        ·
        1 个月前

        My local library lets you print up to 30 pages for free. I was pretty shocked, because I was ready to pay when I needed to print something last time I was there.

        • meliaesc@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          5
          ·
          1 个月前

          People printing 30 pages at the library is likely rare enough that getting a member through the door is worth the $3 they could have charged.

        • Turret3857@infosec.pub
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          3
          ·
          1 个月前

          I’ll have to check out what my library offers, just in case. Also I havent been in there in a while. I like libraries :)

    • jimmux@programming.dev
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      1 个月前

      That’s my strategy. If I add up all the printing I’ve done at libraries, schools, work, etc. it would cost a fraction of buying my own.

      They take up so much space that can be used for more useful things, too.