The only thing we are missing is a scanner. Now if only we had a FOSH-Scanner (FOSH = Free & Open-Source Hardware)
this post was submitted on 14 Feb 2026
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Just what I was going to say. Yup.
inkjet :(
pretty stupid that we need shit like this in the first place, but thank foss this exists.
>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 had a brother laser printer with a pre-heating roll that went bad. Sourcing a replacement for that was pretty annoying. But I get your point.
They're taking an HP printer head and customizing only the motors and controls. This is a lot easier but also a lot more reliant on HP
I mean, toner is also made out of microplastic and iron filings.
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"Coming soon" for months now, I'll believe it when I see it.
You don't use "soon" in geologic time?
It's actually a measure of distance.
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Not open printer. Not open source. You will only be able to get replacements from them, worse than some other printer companies...
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It wont work worse as any other printer
It’s not like the bar is anywhere but on the floor though
Why not use USB-C for power?
USB C is awesome for the electrics but mechanically mid range
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.
#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
Ah you beat me to it!
Yep.
This is the real reason that an open source printer would get a ton of pushback... it would make it so that law enforcement agencies can't use the detailed, near invisible, functional serial numbers that snitch on all their users.
HP Inkjet cartridges though 
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.
Why oh why did they place the power barrel connector on the side like that?
Looking at one of the images, probably so you can wall-mount the printer
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Bring back the Scrolls!
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