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Hey other 40 year olds: Do you not have a printer? I have never not owned a printer. Technically speaking, I have 3 printers right now. A document printer, an FDM 3D printer, and a resin 3D printer.
this post was submitted on 17 Jun 2025
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I own a 3d printer and haven't had a 2d printer since childhood. I do have a personal laser printer at the office and it's awesome.
Yeah I have no idea what this is talking about. 38 here, I've owned a printer for 15 years at least. We switched to a Brother laser printer a few years back and it's the tits.
I also own a minivan, AMA.
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We bought a laser printer during the pandemic to keep the kids occupied with educational tasks and general craft type models.
It has been fucking awesome this past few years. It has supported the weight of many a schoolbag, been a home for car keys, kept a judo gi flat for a few days, and has even proven to be a worthy store of the multitude of swimming goggles we seem to accumulate.
Oh, it's printed a couple of documents too. I can't remember the last time I refilled the paper tray.
Yeah, I have a 20yo laser printer that's still going strong, although the network card crapped out.
Yeah laser units are pretty much indestructible in decent conditions. Can yours be connected by USB or parallel instead?
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I refuse to own a printer. On the odd occasion I need to print something and I'm not at work, the local copy place can do it for fuck all and I don't need to worry about ink subscriptions or the print queue not working that day.
It's not even the cost for me -- it's the space! Valuable space on a table or shelf that could be used by something that brings joy to my life instead of a machine.
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I have an awesome Brother laser printer that I have had for years. I have replaced the toner once even with regular use. Sad to have to give it up when I move to Europe.
A printer's cheap. It's the ink.
I have a printer
I have a printer, actually. I use it pretty often, too. No internet connected, while the Canon 4200 series do have wifi capability I generally stick to the USB cable.
In a pinch I would go to a library or I would even visit a print shop for more exotic prints.
I wish I could turn mine on. The power button is so flimsy that it broke, so now it functions as a foot stool.
Have you ever considered the fact that you can simply take it apart and repair the button?
Is this a trap question where whatever I say will be contradicted and berated? Because your tone feels a bit arrogant and condescending right from the get-go.