re: Computer Printers are a Scam

HP printers and their bullshite software always annoyed me.

Just 3D print it into metal sculptures with the words etched on them

I gotcha covered, baw.

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Computer Printers are a Scam

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1 - first you find a printer brand you like

2 - then you see what the replacement ink costs

3 - then you buy the printer with the most affordable replacement ink

buy the epson et-2800 and thank me later.

generic ink bottles can be used to refill the special ink bottles they use, and you will save a shite ton of money

Just noticing this?

Buying a fricking printer is often cheaper than buying the ink for it.

OT Ballers have our secretary call the CTO and the IT nerd shows up 2 minutes later to change out the ink.

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OT Ballers have our secretary call the CTO and the IT nerd shows up 2 minutes later to change out the ink.

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if you're doing it right, the printers call the place that sold them and they come by

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The old HP laser printers that weighed 75-100lbs and were not made of plastic were not shite! I still have some working after 15 years.

The newer ones, in the last 10 years, are all shite I agree..

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I hate when my older office printer/copiers start going bad. I fell like I'm losing a good friend. Yes the newer stuff does neat things but it breaks more often. Everything is made for obsolescence now days. They don't last long now. For some locations away from office when I just need a simple cheap printer I can buy a $150 printer that uses toners and throw it away after 5 years.

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Now, the Cannon printer is miserable to use because it gives me error messages saying that I am using "Counterfeit Toner" - Ok, I can deal with a silly message BUT anytime I print anything, I have to manually sit there and hit submit on every single page.

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Just be glad you don't have an HP printer.

HP used to just warn you, but now they will not print or scan as long as the counterfiet cartridge is in the printer.

All that tells the printer that it is a legit cartridge is a metal strip on a small board. It tells the printer nothing as far as how much ink is really in the cartridge, you can even rip it off, but the printer knows this cartridge has been spent so you cannot just transplant on a refilled cartridge.

The genius idea has to be from Epson with the Ecotank, but I haven't used it to see if it worth it.

my office printer is programmed to print a certain number of pages before it shuts off and forces a parts switch...its some error code and the cartridges/ink are fine, it just won't do it until you replace the insert.