# I pit the disposable printer business model

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [January 24, 2010, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-disposable-printer-business-model/526178 "2010-01-24T00:13:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2010, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-disposable-printer-business-model/526178/41 "2010-01-26T22:06:58Z")

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> [@chromaticity](#):
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> Maybe an easier solution would be to print less!
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> It could be that you need it for something worthwhile, but I am pissed at my colleagues who print stacks of reference documents just to have them collect dust in their cabinets. 🙂

That makes getting a laser printer even more important. I have never run out of ink with an inkjet printer. The heads clogged up. I have had a cheap HP laser printer for about 5 years and have not need yet to replace the cartridge.

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