Well, apparently, the print head is pretty complicated to make, so this project uses refillable cartridges with an integrated head.
They can’t be refilled indefinitely, and if HP (manufacturer the project picked) changes the product, deprecates it and eventually stops selling it, the printer will no longer print.
Maybe it could support several cartridge types, but honestly, I don’t understand the target audience. You’ll still be bound to the regular printer ecosystem, and I’m not sure there is so much interesting stuff to modify / hack in the remaining system, which is mostly transport (of paper and the head). These parts also rarely failed for me in printers in the past, so I personally also don’t get the repair argument.
It’s still a good effort, if something comes out of it. If anyone is excited about this, I’d love to hear what you’re looking forward to in this printer.
Just a few benefits, the target audience is anyone who doesn’t want to pay the full price of a printer to replace ink or support a locked-in infrastrucure.
You can refill the cartridges rather than replace so you’re only reliant on HP for initial purchase then replacing broken parts.
Ink replacement cost: $10-20 vs $40-100+. You also won’t need to replace all three color cartridges when one goes bad
Not getting locked into software requirements: A printer shouldn’t require a ~350mb start on boot backgtound app to have a driver on your system.
Lower likelihood of fingerprinting: some printers can be identified by their print pattern. Not as much a concern for the everyday user i admit but less is better even if it’s cookie recipes. …Especially if its cookie recipes 😬
Well, apparently, the print head is pretty complicated to make, so this project uses refillable cartridges with an integrated head.
They can’t be refilled indefinitely, and if HP (manufacturer the project picked) changes the product, deprecates it and eventually stops selling it, the printer will no longer print.
Maybe it could support several cartridge types, but honestly, I don’t understand the target audience. You’ll still be bound to the regular printer ecosystem, and I’m not sure there is so much interesting stuff to modify / hack in the remaining system, which is mostly transport (of paper and the head). These parts also rarely failed for me in printers in the past, so I personally also don’t get the repair argument.
It’s still a good effort, if something comes out of it. If anyone is excited about this, I’d love to hear what you’re looking forward to in this printer.
I’m just here to watch some corporate printers get knocked down a peg or two.
Just a few benefits, the target audience is anyone who doesn’t want to pay the full price of a printer to replace ink or support a locked-in infrastrucure.
You can refill the cartridges rather than replace so you’re only reliant on HP for initial purchase then replacing broken parts.
Ink replacement cost: $10-20 vs $40-100+. You also won’t need to replace all three color cartridges when one goes bad
Not getting locked into software requirements: A printer shouldn’t require a ~350mb start on boot backgtound app to have a driver on your system.
Lower likelihood of fingerprinting: some printers can be identified by their print pattern. Not as much a concern for the everyday user i admit but less is better even if it’s cookie recipes. …Especially if its cookie recipes 😬