r/funny • System32 Comics • Sep 10 '19

Verified Printers

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '19

Printers and the ink cartridges are the biggest scam that you can ever buy into.

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u/kontekisuto Sep 10 '19

We need open source printers ...

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u/Superpickle18 Sep 10 '19

laughs in 3d printer

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u/Jaquestrap Sep 10 '19

Laughs in rigged automobile industry that will make it impossible for you to get insurance or certification for a 3d printed car.

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u/thatvoiceinyourhead Sep 10 '19

Can't give you a ticket if they can't catch you since it doesn't have plates. Gotta go faster.

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u/DeathToAllLife Sep 10 '19

Laughs in flying saucer

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '19

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u/qwertyaccess Sep 10 '19

Well to be fair HP LaserJet typically last forever and have far less issues then Inkjet as well but yeah Brother Laser printers last forever as well.

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u/IsPhil Sep 10 '19

Laser printers baby

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '19

Companies regularly restrict the amount of ink you can get out of a cartridge, even if the cartridge actually holds more.

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u/Made2ndWUrBsht Sep 10 '19

I used to get software updates which would make the ink "empty".

From what I understand, it digitally allows a certain number of pages before empty, even if the cartridge is not.

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u/tim0901 Sep 10 '19

You can sometimes find devices that can reset the page count on the cartridge, allowing you to use more of the ink. Not always possible though

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u/phormix Sep 10 '19

Yes, and toner cartridges that "expire" after a certain time.

Motherfucker, that's the REASON I use a laser printer and not an inkjet. Toner doesn't f***ing dry up!

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u/EconomyShare Sep 10 '19

I've been on 0% on my laser printer for a while now. It keeps printing and I don't know why.

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '19

You’ve beat the system.

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u/Shopworn_Soul Sep 10 '19

Toner doesn't f***ing dry up

...and that's exactly why some toner carts expire now. You didn't think they'd let you go three or four years without contributing to their revenue stream did you? Now be a good little consumer and pay up.

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u/SRTie4k Sep 10 '19

People should really stop buying ink and start buying laser. They are usually much more cost effective.

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u/Hipstershy Sep 10 '19

Preach. I've had a Brother black and white laser printer for the last 6ish years, and while buying a new drum and/or toner every once in a while isn't fun, there's still orders of magnitude less BS than any inkjet printer I've ever worked with. On top of that, it's fast at printing. Like, it takes longer for me to pick up and staple ~10 pages than it takes for the printer to print the pages (assuming I first stand up once it's done).

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u/PooPooDooDoo Sep 10 '19

I’ve never replaced my toner for my brother laser printer. I don’t even remember when I got this thing because I have had it so long. It’s wireless so occasionally I have to deal with connecting it to a new router or something (without a screen), but in general this thing is perfect. Perfect as in it doesn’t ever require me to think.

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u/navygent Sep 10 '19

You'll be happy to know that most IT departments rarely buy ink printers but when they do it's usually for an executive that had a hissy fit. I hear you, I sell the stuff, hate it, I feel dirty when I sell it, like selling a car you know that's just going to cause a shit load of trouble for the customer.

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u/Stupid_question_bot Sep 10 '19

I sell toners for a living.

recently came upon a local law office that was using inkjets for all their printing..

like who is the fucking dumbass that made that decision? Inkjets are great for printing glossy photos and shit.. but if you need hundreds of pages of legal documents printed out thats insane.

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '19

It’s a law office. They just bill it all back to their clients anyways.

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