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Color Laser Printer WIFI (Although I'm old!)
jfiresto:
The roughly 5 µm toner particles (from a 1200 dpi laser printer) also make good targets for testing stereo microscopes.
shakalnokturn:
I gave up on playing with liquid ink printers 12-15 years ago, before that colour lasers weren't being thrown away too often so it kind of made sense to get covered in ink for the colour prints.
I liked the prints the Tektronix Phaser produced in its day, I've never owned one so I'm not aware of the clogging problems they may have.
I've been a black laser printer user for about 20 years now, I was (still am) a great fan of the LaserJet 4 and 5 with VFD display.
In 20 years IIRC I've only ever bought two new toner cartridges.
My most recent find is a colour HP MFC, I may have to buy a black cartridge for that as the drum is way past its best.
Colour laser printing is cheap when you don't have to buy anything, sometimes the printers are thrown-away with paper in the tray :-+
SilverSolder:
I use both inkjet and laser printers, depending on what I'm doing. I like printing large format photos, laser just isn't the right solution for that. Printing masks for PCB lithography is more precise on inkjet (and can be made larger format). Toner transfer works only on laser...
angrybird:
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--- Quote from: angrybird on February 27, 2020, 02:50:29 am ---Color lasers just aren't economical and are usually too bulky for home use. However if you start a small business, you are usually allowed to claim a loss X out of Y years and can write off your consumables like cartridges.
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My HP M254dw color laserjet is about the size of a breadbox, it's smaller than those stupid all in one printer/scanner units that are all the rage and was under $300 when I bought it. A set of OEM cartridges is kinda spendy but aftermarket is available and so far I'm still on the set that came with it. Back when I had inkjets I spent a lot more than $300 on cartridges that dried up and clogged after only a few prints. I often go weeks at a time without printing and inkjets really don't like to sit, at least not the ones I've had.
Another thing I really like about the laser is that the prints don't smear if they get damp.
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That is pretty small but I should have mentioned what my personal idea of "small" is. Do you remember the Canon BJ-200? :-DD
RoadRunner:
I own one those tank inkjet printer , they are quite economical, small and Easy to refill.
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