That’s what you think, though, you didn’t design the printer. I assume you don’t have a background in color theory or chemistry or whatever else you need to produce ink.

For all you know, the black ink isn’t really a perfect black and the color inks are used in conjunction with the black ink.

I also think a lot of people are just being cheap about it. It’s just not a big deal.

In my experience a color inkjet printer makes a much better print than a black and white laser printer. If you are willing to sacrifice print quality then buy a black and white laser printer.

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Ensorceled an hour ago | parent | next [-]

> That’s what you think, though, you didn’t design the printer. I assume you don’t have a background in color theory or chemistry or whatever else you need to produce ink.

Do you?

Monotone printers are a thing and have been since the 60's.

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Grombobulous an hour ago | parent [-]

I agree, monotone printers are available technology, and monotone printers have worse output quality than a color inkjet printer.

If you want a monotone printer, buy one. I just have a little bit of confusion around the situation where people who bought color inkjet printers aren’t willing to put color ink in the printer.

	▲	hamburglar 40 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		You’re aware, aren’t you, that a color inkjet that only squirts ink out of the black cartridge is, technically speaking, a black and white inkjet printer? A color inkjet is literally a superset of a black and white one.

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hamburglar an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

You are bending over backwards to justify this user hostile practice. Most people wouldn’t choose to not print at all just because it “isn’t really a perfect black.” They’re just trying to get their homework printed.

I bought a color laser in 2004 and I’ve never replaced the C M or Y toner because I almost never print color. Miraculously, it is still happy to print “imperfect” black and white, which is exactly what I want.