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We never agreed to only buy HP ink, say printer owners
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A color laser printer costs $400+ where I live. That's why people still but inkjet, Cause you can buy those for $50.
To poorer people, that's always the grind. You know you're gonna pay more in the long run, but you can't afford the initial investment in order to make those savings
Laser printers are literally the same price most likely. In the us market (atleast) you can get them for $60 from Dell / etc. you don’t have to spend $200+ on a laser typically.
Most people don’t need color. Monochrome lasers are dirt cheap.
That is of course unless there’s some issue with availability wherever you are
The cheapest Dell laser printer where I live is $200 and that's a black and white, the color ones are $300 for the cheapest
Color laser printers basically need a full printer assembly for each color, which drives up the cost. I believe there's LED laser printers that can do everything in a single assembly so they're typically cheaper
When I was in college I just bought new printers on sale when I ran out of ink because it was cheaper than buying refills.
I bought my color laser printer from the local university surplus store for $20...
Congrats! That's not the standard, though.
I agree
I can't imagine anywhere I could buy a laser printer in my city for $20 unless it was from an old lady at a garage sale that is selling random shit. Can't even buy a meal for $20 around here. University stores are also a place you go when you want to get gouged.
University bookstore =/= University surplus store
You do get gouged to shit at the former though
Those aren't a thing where I live
University surplus is where they sell any and all items no longer needed by the school.
Though, I have also had some really good luck on govdeals for some stuff
There's no such store in my city. They just sell all the surplus on marketplace at crazy prices. Just saw a used laser printer on there for like $300