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Open Printer is a fully open-source inkjet with DRM-free ink and no subscriptions (www.techspot.com)
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[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 135 points 3 days ago (2 children)

While I'd personally love to see an open color lazer printer more. (Less wasteful and more rugged) This is still fantastic! It's always been a saying of mine that modern printers are the torture devices of our time. This could go a long long way to right a lot of these wrongs. I will definitely have to check this out.

[–] tal@olio.cafe 37 points 3 days ago (1 children)

While I’d personally love to see an open color lazer printer more. (Less wasteful and more rugged)

I use a black-and-white laser printer, but if I were going to use a color laser printer, I'd like to have an open color laser printer simply because I'd like to have a printer that isn't dumping printer tracking dots into each image I print.

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yes, I have a black and white brother lazer printer. That thing is a workhorse. Still gives problems every so often, but far more reliable than any inkjet printer I've ever had. And far less costly to maintain.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

It's spelled "laser", with an "s".

[–] Dhs92@piefed.social 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The issue with color laser printers is they generally need a print head for each color iirc.

There are LED laser printers that don't require this though

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 8 points 3 days ago

Oh I know. No shade on them for starting with inkjet. Long term though the lazer/LED printers are just the more economical and sustainable option. This is a welcome disruption regardless.