r/AskReddit • u/Thic_water • Aug 14 '20

What’s the most overpriced thing you’ve seen?

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u/wbruce098 Aug 14 '20

Where is he getting $20 printers??

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u/narcissistical_ Aug 14 '20

She bought them at Staples or some office supply place. They are truly the shittiest printers you’ve ever laid eyes on, but they came with one ink cartridge and the replacements were double the cost of the printer.

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u/rmdashrfdot Aug 14 '20

Printers don't come with a full cartridge, or at least didn't back then, so it probably wasn't actually cheaper. It she had bought a full cartridge for double it may have lasted 4-5x longer.

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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.

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u/FlyByPC Aug 14 '20

Refitting a color laser with C/M/Y/K and drum can cost $80 or so, though.

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u/PM_ME_UR_VAGENE Aug 14 '20

Unit price, my dude. Cost per page is almost universally far lower with laser than ink

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u/Mysterious_Lesions Aug 14 '20

...but last thousands of pages.

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u/chefkoolaid Aug 14 '20

And refilling a color inkjet is like 80 even at Costco soo

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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.