Enshittification

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The phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements and sponsored content, in order to increase profits. (Cory Doctorow, 2022, extracted from Wikitionary) source

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Printer Recommendations? (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 week ago by Sophocles@infosec.pub to c/enshittification@lemmy.world

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So I've recently come into the market for a good printer, or as good a one as I can find because printers are straight up evil. I thought posting here would be relevant seeing that most of the printers I have looked up are enshittified garbage (looking at you HP).

My old thrift store Brother printer does well for basic text printing, but I'm looking for something that can handle glossy photo printing with decent quality; not perfect, just decent. I don't need all the bells and whistles like fax, scanning, etc. just a simple good printer that isn't an enshittified ink subscription machine.

Things I am looking for:
Linux Compatability (Fedora Workstation)
USB or wired connection (no required internet)
Can handle thicker glossy 8.5x11
Decent photo quality , color printing
Double sided printing
(Optional) 3rd party ink compatible
(Optional) compact/small
(Optional) Under $400, preferably between $80 and $200

Any recommendations? What have you used and liked? Are there any other good brands or startups that arent the big four (HP, Canon, Brother, Epson)?

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[–] daannii@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Btw I just thought of another thing I figured I'd mention.

Have you heard of giclee prints? https://www.prodigi.com/blog/what-is-giclee-fine-art-printing/

I met an artist at a comicon selling these beautiful prints of his work that really stood out and I stopped to talk to him about them. I thought they were screen printed because of how vibrant they looked.

That's when I learned about giclee printing.

Now I don't know if it's great for photographs. But it certainly looks exceptional for digital art or prints of artwork.

Check the link or search around online to learn more but the basics is that it's a type of printing that doesn't use the basic black, cyan, yellow, magenta inks. Instead it uses hundreds of colors. Pre mixed.

It's why it's special. And it really does look like professional high quality, multi layer screen prints.