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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Throughout my life i have set up a multitude of different printers. None of them have been a pleasant experience. Why is this, and is there a printer that is actually good?

Order of priorities:

Free/open software and hardware
Available ink/toner and spares
No connectivity "dumb as a rock"

Print quality really doesent matter unless it is really bad. Of course, im willing to make sacrifices on all of these points, but you get the gist.

Any suggestions for models that comes even close to any of these requirements?

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[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I note that in the comments you acknowledge that point #1 doesn't exist.

I had a similar set of criteria to you. I settled on the Epson Ecotank. No complaints so far. It has wifi but I never turned that on, I connect it to my (linux) laptop with a USB cable.

Some printers are programmed to stop working after a certain number of prints. I hope this isn't one of them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I bought an Epson Ecotank. It was a nightmare to setup the WiFi connection, and when we finally had it connected it was unstable and printed out text when we tried to print images. Returned it the next day.

Ended up buying a Canon Pixma 600 series and I'm happy so far. Use it to print photos, and the result isn't too bad either. It has tanks similar to the Ecotank

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I share your frustration with printer hell. I don't use the wifi on the Epson Ecotank.

Previously I owned a Canon Pixma, a pre tank version. It worked great for several years, then one day it stopped working. I eventually established that the problem was that the machine was programmed to fail after a finite number of prints. It's criminal that they prevent you from maintaining their hardware.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It's hard to find a good printer when it seems all the companies that produces them are all about making money and screwing the buyers.

Fortunately for me, in my country (Norway) we have really good consumer protection laws, so if my printer fails before it should I will get it repaired or replaced. But I really hope this one lasts.

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