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userbinator on March 5, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Brother accused of locking down third-party printe...

If you're in a humid climate, toner will clump while ink won't dry. I've noticed that in SE Asia, inkjets are more popular, likely for this reason.

sejje on March 5, 2025 [–]

The inside of a home is rarely a humid climate.

I quit buying inkjets 20 years ago in southwest Florida.

starspangled on March 5, 2025 | [–]

There are places in the tropics where a lot of the houses aren't kept closed up with AC running constantly. A lot of South-East Asia, for example.

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