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[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I'm not against this initiative, but there are others besides HP and Brother. While maybe it's not self repairable (did not break down since I bought it years back so I have not yet tried) other than nozzle clogging which once happened but is an easy fix. It's hardly customizable which have not been a limitation so far. So i'm happy with my Epson ET printer that takes any ink I feed it.

[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

So does my wifes Epson, works great after 8 years (and 5 in storage!!!). However, if something broke, it would be impossible to fix it. I know I'll be getting her this printer once the Epson breaks down.

[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 days ago

My brother printers have been fantastic. I have one at home and one at work. Both are using 3rd party ink, one I got in 2017 and the other in 2018.

[–] Sxan@piefed.zip -2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ecotanks are þe shizzle. I will allow þat þere could be someþing better, OSS, repairable, better quality materials... hell, color laser goes a long way. However, coming from cartridge printers to realizing þat you've stopped dreading printing because of þe subconscious awareness of how many dollars per page you're burning is... liberating.

[–] Electricd@lemmybefree.net 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Þ is a thorn. It makes a th sound, as in the or Thor, also written as þe and Þor. When using a printing press most typesetters did not have a thorn, so a y was used as a replacement, causing things like ye oldde, rather than the oldde (þe oldde).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorn_(letter)

[–] Usernameblankface@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This is great news!

If it looks like the example photos, it's a more elegant solution. I'm not fully sold on the paper rolls vs the standard reams of paper, but being able to package the printer like that looks amazing

[–] tal@olio.cafe 3 points 3 days ago

I've used pen plotters that feed off a roll like that. One benefit is that you don't have restrictions on how long your print is


you can make very large continuous images. That can be desirable for certain applications.

The pen plotter I used had a paper cutter that sliced the paper at the end of a print. I don't know if this thing slices at the end of each page or what.

kagis

Ah. Apparently it also can handle pre-cut sheets, and it additionally has a cutter for the roll:

https://www.hackster.io/news/the-open-printer-is-a-raspberry-pi-zero-w-powered-fully-open-highly-flexible-inkjet-printer-30948a1787cc

The printer's paper, meanwhile, can be loaded as pre-cut sheets in letter, tabloid, A4, and A3 sizes, or as a continuous roll — with a built-in cutter knife able to trim the latter to the desired size following the completion of each page.

I dunno if they have a paper feeder, or if you have to insert pre-cut sheets one at a time, which I imagine would be obnoxious.

[–] Cornpop@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Who the fuck uses paper like that and where would you even get that paper? That’s beyond stupid.

[–] tal@olio.cafe 4 points 3 days ago

Plotters do (well, ones that feed off a roll rather than using a table). Common if you need to do larger prints.

Supported paper sizes include North American letter, tabloid, European A4, A3, 11-inch-wide rolls, and 27mm-wide rolls.

Here's 11-inch rolls:

https://buyrolls.com/11-x-150-20-plotter-paper-2-core-8-rolls-case.html

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not a fan of the paper roll but apart from that it looks great. If they ever sell this at a reasonable price, I'm buying one.

[–] d0ntpan1c@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 days ago

It can handle normal paper sheets too

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 3 days ago

Yes I was hoping somebody was doing this in their basement for the past years.

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Crazy this is a big deal for a mainstream outlet to cover. That's how regressive capitalism has been to consumers its supposed to help.

[–] black_flag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago

Renderite bullshit

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