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minus-squareu/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up52·6 hours agoAnd once again the only available good tech is old 2nd hand.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoI got a tiny HP laser from an old job. Must be 15+ years old, runs perfectly and toner is $20 for god knows how many pages.
minus-squareQuazatron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoLooks like nobody can or is willing to do decent printers anymore. I’ll run my Laserjet 1100 till it dies, then I’m done with printing.
minus-squareghostrider2112@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·edit-26 hours agoYep. Just getting ready to replace the color laser printer I bought almost 10 years ago. I had been considering a new Brother before this but looks like I’m going the 2nd hand route again (last one was an open box HP from microcenter for $200 lol)
And once again the only available good tech is old 2nd hand.
I got a tiny HP laser from an old job. Must be 15+ years old, runs perfectly and toner is $20 for god knows how many pages.
Looks like nobody can or is willing to do decent printers anymore. I’ll run my Laserjet 1100 till it dies, then I’m done with printing.
Yep. Just getting ready to replace the color laser printer I bought almost 10 years ago. I had been considering a new Brother before this but looks like I’m going the 2nd hand route again (last one was an open box HP from microcenter for $200 lol)