I have an HP I got like a decade ago, and only had to change the OEM toner carts in the last 6mo or so. The thing has survived 3 moves too, so it's held up like a champ. It probably helps that it's an older HP, so it was before they went to shit.

[–] laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 7 months ago

Honestly, if I printed enough to warrant it, I'd go for that Epson... But I stick with my color laser because it's over ten years old and I print so little it still has the starter cartridges in it, ink would have dried out so many times during that period

[–] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

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[–] errer@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Disadvantage with laser is they are bigger and heavier and when you do have to replace parts other than the toner, it’s expensive. I don’t have a large house and went with a small Canon inkjet for space considerations. We only print occasionally so it’s worked ok for us.

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Yup. Inkjet printers became popular because of digital cameras. But unless you’re printing a bunch of photos, you really don’t need an inkjet. And even if you are printing photos, it’s usually better to just go to a print shop or use Google Photos.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 1 points 7 months ago

I'd like to just say that I appreciate the nuance of printer usage around here. Reddit was single minded about Brother lasers, and had no idea what high end inkjet photo printers were for. It's a niche, but >$1000 inkjets with 7 different ink colors exist for a reason.

If people want a simple answer, then it's that no printer under $150 or so should exist. If you can't afford spending a little more up front, then you won't be able to afford the ink on those printers.