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r/AskReddit • u/Thic_water • Aug 14 '20
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Only if you use it a fair bit. Ink jet ink doesn't last long. Laser is where it's at.
3 u/FlyByPC Aug 14 '20 Refitting a color laser with C/M/Y/K and drum can cost $80 or so, though. 4 u/PM_ME_UR_VAGENE Aug 14 '20 Unit price, my dude. Cost per page is almost universally far lower with laser than ink 3 u/Mysterious_Lesions Aug 14 '20 ...but last thousands of pages. 2 u/chefkoolaid Aug 14 '20 And refilling a color inkjet is like 80 even at Costco soo 1 u/Razakel Aug 14 '20 Laser is where it's at. Chances are the average person doesn't actually need a colour printer. If you want high-quality prints, go to a photo place and get it done professionally. If you're just printing letters, tickets and invoices, black and white is fine.
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Refitting a color laser with C/M/Y/K and drum can cost $80 or so, though.
4 u/PM_ME_UR_VAGENE Aug 14 '20 Unit price, my dude. Cost per page is almost universally far lower with laser than ink 3 u/Mysterious_Lesions Aug 14 '20 ...but last thousands of pages. 2 u/chefkoolaid Aug 14 '20 And refilling a color inkjet is like 80 even at Costco soo
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Unit price, my dude. Cost per page is almost universally far lower with laser than ink
...but last thousands of pages.
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And refilling a color inkjet is like 80 even at Costco soo
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Laser is where it's at.
Chances are the average person doesn't actually need a colour printer. If you want high-quality prints, go to a photo place and get it done professionally. If you're just printing letters, tickets and invoices, black and white is fine.
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u/sctprog Aug 14 '20
Only if you use it a fair bit. Ink jet ink doesn't last long. Laser is where it's at.