[sshine]

Home printers are like coffee pod machines:

The money is made on the ink/coffee, and machines are pushed at a discount to dominate the ink/coffee distribution.

The market is big and uncritical. Investing in high-quality machines is a long game that many can't justify and so avoid.

[rascul]

> The money is made on the ink/coffee, and machines are pushed at a discount to dominate the ink/coffee distribution.

Some years ago Walmart had a HP printer on sale for so cheap that it was more expensive to replace the ink than to get a new printer.

[cainxinth]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razor_and_blades_model

[PaulKeeble]

I have been using a safety razor for over a decade after buying some awful 7 blade nonsense from Wilinson that really hurt my face. Ever since the Mach 3 they seem to have been getting worse and more expensive and enough was enough. At the time I bought some trial blades from different companies for £10, they lasted a few years and I was fine with either the Gilette or Wilkinson Sword blades. I bought a stack of blades from Wilkinson Sword direct which I will be using for another 30 years, they cost £20 total.

It does take longer to shave with a safety razor since you need two or three passes but its a better shave with a lot less pain afterwards and its an insane amount cheaper.

[baking]

But the ink/toner that comes with new printers now is much less than the refill.

[rascul]

That is true, but with as little as I use it, even the ink that comes with the printer dries up before I can use it all.