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[–] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I bought a cheap printer from walmart last year and was absolutely miffed that it didnt come with a cord. No, I am not connecting you to my wifi and installing your software on my computer! Had to buy a printer cord on amazon that ended up costing as much as the printer itself...

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It wasn't just a generic usb type-b? Or was the printer only $3?

[–] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Nope, turns out printers still come with a unique connector type.

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 3 points 2 years ago

Interesting. I haven't seen a printer without a type-b port since like the 90's or early 00's? And those were pretty consistently the parallel printer ports from what I remember.

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I don't think I've had a printer come with a cord in like 20 years.

[–] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Well to be fair this was literally the first printer I've ever bought, at 31. It advertised on the box that it could connect by wifi or by cord, so I expected it to come with all accessories needed for that.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago

I sold printers (and other tech stuff) 20 years ago and can confirm, they have never come with USB cables, even before they were wireless.

[–] rollerbang@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I bought mine with cord only just a few years ago. Staying that way too

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Sounds like the real problem here was spending way too much money on a USB cable that you could have gotten for less than a buck from literally any other place.