On Sat, 2 Feb 2019 21:11:38 +0000, Andy Burns
wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:

it still works out 30% cheaper to junk the printer

three times over

than buy refills ... madness.

Agreed 100%. ;-(

The only win could be if you are looking for a very low entry point
and don't intend printing much, in which case it could last you
*years*?

And unlike an ink-jet, it won't normally die between uses, no matter
how infrequent?

But it seems it is often the case that buying a spare part or more
consumables cost disproportionately more than buying the thing new or
part.

Like, the bath plug-chain was broken on step daughters bath and I
removed the chain (one of those ball types) from all the fittings with
the intention of replacing just that. I am quite ready to find a new
chain *and* plug as a service kit are cheaper than just 1m of the
chain?

Or the replacement pump for my desktop parts washer costing about 90%
of a complete new item.

Cheers, T i m