I stumbled across this link in the comment of another post, and thought it was super promising!
Someone mentioned something about in the US, this would be illegal due to DRM laws - not sure about the specifics of this, but regardless an open source printer seems like something we’ve needed for ages, as printers are something that always seem like way more of a headache then they need to be. It seems like such a simple technology that has existed for quite some time, but they are always such a pain to deal with. (Maybe it’s just my bad luck with printers?)
Why not use USB-C for power?
>inkjet
LED printers have been around for fucking ever, and the average person doesn’t need the graphic fidelity that only an overpriced pigment soup, which goes bad in a month, can supply.
Oh, and literally every part of a toner-based printer is easier to replace/repair… so why would a printer designed around repairability and upgradability use ink???
Edit’ And I almost forgot: toner is cheaper per page than ink! Whyyy???
because it makes it way more easy to build such a “open source” printer, the print head with all its mems chips structures is already on the ink cardrige, meaning hardware wise this thing is just a 2 stepper motors, one for x and y axis.
laser/led printers would be in fact the superior printer, but it would also be way more complex hardware wise.
This. Based on my (elementary) understanding of laser printers, you have to have a laser zap a transfer belt to charge it so that it will elecromagnetically attract the toner, then precisely lay down a fine layer of toner onto the belt, then lay the microplastics + iron filings from the belt onto the page, repeat this four times, then roll the page through a tiny oven to bake on the thin, shiny layer of plastic. It’s very complicated, and have you seen the price of new fuser units or transfer belts?
I mean, toner is also made out of microplastic and iron filings.
toner is cheaper per page than ink! Whyyy???
I think a toner re-fill is a little harder to get/make/do.
What does the average adult even need a printer for these days?
I can’t remember the last time I, an adult, had to print anything. There was always a digital alternative.
Edit: Kids aside. Yes I know they do that’s why I have one but they said average adult
I think it might largely depends on your 1. Career/job/ or even hobby requirements 2. Where you live (government agencies requiring paper documents, signatures, etc)
- I like a printed copy of recipes (I put them in page liners so they’re reusable and cleanable). Books on the counter suck.
- kids have projects to do.
- not everyone does e signatures so you have to print it sign it then scan it.
There’s more. I’m just bored.
“Coming soon” for months now, I’ll believe it when I see it.
You don’t use “soon” in geologic time?
Could have a single picture of it that isn’t a render, to start
HP Inkjet cartridges though
#Your printer includes tracking codes on every page you print
Including the serial number and where the printer was sold. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_tracking_dots
If government causes you headaches with their laws, its worth sacrificing your life in order to correct that for yourself and other people
If using open source means being a criminal, then fuck thise people and fuck life they xan takr it
It wont work worse as any other printer
It’s not like the bar is anywhere but on the floor though
I’ve been seeing this thing for months and there’s been no updates. Is there any word on release date/price, I really how this isn’t vaporware.
CC BY-NC-SA
Does it mean you won’t be able to buy spare part from other company and just from them?
Gotta start somewhere
Printhead compatibility: HP 63 (US), HP 302 (Europe)
Sounds like it comes with a refillable cartridge, but you can also use off the shelf HP cartridges.
And since there’s no DRM, 3rd party cartridges will work too.
I don’t think DRM is a thing for this in the US, since it’s using all original software and parts. I could be wrong, but that’s how I read this.
I think it’s about printers being required by law to (covertly) watermark copies as such, and make it somewhat traceable. This is supposedly to prevent duplication of protected works (books?) but also to prevent someone just using it to print money (badly, probably).
To my knowledge all major brands incorporate something like this.
I think it’s about printers being required by law
I didn’t see anything about being required by law. Yes, all major brands probably do this, but for different reasons than required by law. Also, what about the lesser brands, are they required by law or can they skirt the law somehow? This printer is not a major brand. Again, not a lawyer, but I don’t see how this is a problem. Also, it’s going to be coming from France.
required by law to (covertly) watermark copies
What a ridiculous rule that is – and you know someone dramatically shouted “won’t someone think of the children” somewhere in its passing.
Yes probably justified with arguments to prevent people from sharing child abuse pictures.
Yeah, “not legal in the US due to DRM laws” makes zero fucking sense in this context
Bring back the Scrolls!
AWESOME!!!
The images and videos scared me a bit, thinking this only supports rolls, but seemingly it does also work with A4.
It looks like it is a roll as an input, but the printer has an integrated cutter.
It clearly says…
Supported paper formats
North American letter, tabloid, and 11-inch wide paper roll European A4, A3, and 297 mm-wide paper roll
I guess then A4 is supported as an input.
Yeah, that’s what I read.
It also says:
Create not only standard documents, but also banners or strips. Unleash your creativity without constraints thanks to its ingenious integrated cutter:
And there’s pictures below of it printing and cutting Letter/A4.
If you look at another picture showing its construction it is clear that it primarily works on paper roll, of courses if you must you can provide pre cut paper but you would have to provide it one sheet at a time.
usbc power would be cool, i mean a phone charger, powerbank or powering it from a pc would be nice
These things - maybe I’m biased as I only use toner-based printing with fusers and other dark magic pieces to heat up - gobble lots of power. They could fry a power bank if it could provide the burst required.
