Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoCanon is getting away with printers that won’t scan sans ink — but HP might paywww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1373arrow-down16
arrow-up1367arrow-down1external-linkCanon is getting away with printers that won’t scan sans ink — but HP might paywww.theverge.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square66fedilink
minus-squareczech@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoIt is surprising they’d stop working after only occasional use. The rollers on my scanner are good for 30k scans.
minus-squareGizmoLion@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up13·11 months agoYou say “occasional use”, I read “given time for dust to collect”.
minus-squarephillaholic@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoIt’s this. All the printers at my office started screwing up in 2022 after barely any usage from 2020-2022.
minus-squareteft@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-211 months agoLike WagesOf said below, the rollers wear out over time and use. So even if you don’t use them they do eventually just wear out.
It is surprising they’d stop working after only occasional use. The rollers on my scanner are good for 30k scans.
You say “occasional use”, I read “given time for dust to collect”.
It’s this. All the printers at my office started screwing up in 2022 after barely any usage from 2020-2022.
Like WagesOf said below, the rollers wear out over time and use. So even if you don’t use them they do eventually just wear out.