OpenPrinter

A French printer - what can go wrong? Claims to be the first repairable printer. What about a printer that doesn’t break at all? Can you do that? I don’t know about this crowdfunding. It’s a nice gimmick for nerds if it’s less than €50 or so, but who wants a build kit of the most unreliable device made by mankind? 😏

Hmm... Reminds me about that inkjet printer I had more than two decades ago... If you didn't use it frequently, the ink would dry up, clogging the mechanism. Great times.
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I got lucky when I lived in Chicago. There was an office selling everything and I got a LaserJet Pro 200 for like $100. The toner it came with lasted over three years (I don't print all that much).

I got 3rd party toner because they were $100 for a set versus $400 ~ $500. I'm convinced HP must secretly sell garbage 3rd party toner to push their own. Every color ended up having issues. I eventually got an HP set.

The toner is still expensive, but the printer is at least very solid. Inkjets are intentional garbage, but most office grade lasers should last a long time.