Titanium asked 2 months ago
Tell me, what did you wish you knew before buying your first printer?
As for me: Don’t buy printers with non refillable cartridges
As for me: Don’t buy printers with non refillable cartridges
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Best Answer
Zoro answered 2 months ago
Honestly, before buying a printer, I wish someone had told me a few real things — not the marketing fluff:
1. Ink is the real cost, not the printer.
You think you’re getting a deal when the printer’s cheap, but wait until you need new cartridges — that’s where they get you. Sometimes the ink costs more than the printer itself.
2. Wireless doesn’t always mean easy.
Setting up Wi-Fi printing sounds nice until it randomly disappears from your network and you spend an hour trying to “reconnect” it like a lost Bluetooth speaker.
3. Those fancy “all-in-one” features? You’ll barely use them.
Fax? Scan to email? Copying twenty pages? Sounds good on paper, but in reality you just print documents and the rest gathers dust.
4. Some printers go on strike when one color runs out.
Why can’t I print a black-and-white document when only the cyan cartridge is empty? That’s printer logic for you.
5. Paper jams are eternal.
No matter how careful you are, one day it’ll eat your paper for breakfast — and you’ll find yourself halfway inside the machine like a mechanic.
6. Laser might cost more upfront, but it saves your sanity.
If you print a lot, laser printers are faster, cleaner, and the toner lasts ages. Inkjets are only fun for the first month.
7. Always check if it has affordable compatible cartridges.
Some brands lock you into their own cartridges — others allow cheaper third-party ones. That one detail can save you a lot over time.
If I could go back, I’d buy a simple laser printer with Wi-Fi, cheap toner refills, and zero fancy features.
Something that just… prints — every time.
1. Ink is the real cost, not the printer.
You think you’re getting a deal when the printer’s cheap, but wait until you need new cartridges — that’s where they get you. Sometimes the ink costs more than the printer itself.
2. Wireless doesn’t always mean easy.
Setting up Wi-Fi printing sounds nice until it randomly disappears from your network and you spend an hour trying to “reconnect” it like a lost Bluetooth speaker.
3. Those fancy “all-in-one” features? You’ll barely use them.
Fax? Scan to email? Copying twenty pages? Sounds good on paper, but in reality you just print documents and the rest gathers dust.
4. Some printers go on strike when one color runs out.
Why can’t I print a black-and-white document when only the cyan cartridge is empty? That’s printer logic for you.
5. Paper jams are eternal.
No matter how careful you are, one day it’ll eat your paper for breakfast — and you’ll find yourself halfway inside the machine like a mechanic.
6. Laser might cost more upfront, but it saves your sanity.
If you print a lot, laser printers are faster, cleaner, and the toner lasts ages. Inkjets are only fun for the first month.
7. Always check if it has affordable compatible cartridges.
Some brands lock you into their own cartridges — others allow cheaper third-party ones. That one detail can save you a lot over time.
If I could go back, I’d buy a simple laser printer with Wi-Fi, cheap toner refills, and zero fancy features.
Something that just… prints — every time.
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