cm0002@piefed.world to Raspberry Pi@programming.devEnglish · 4 days agoThis open-source printer you can repair yourself is powered by a Raspberry Pi Zero Wwww.xda-developers.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down10 cross-posted to: buyfromeu@feddit.org
arrow-up1127arrow-down1external-linkThis open-source printer you can repair yourself is powered by a Raspberry Pi Zero Wwww.xda-developers.comcm0002@piefed.world to Raspberry Pi@programming.devEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square12fedilink cross-posted to: buyfromeu@feddit.org
minus-squareSalvo@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 days agoCanonical project page; https://www.crowdsupply.com/open-tools/open-printer
minus-squarevatlark@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoInteresting that they went with an HP print head… But I guess people can add other heads down the road.
minus-squareSalvo@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoDespite their shady firmware and atrocious software, HP do make some good quality hardware. The Razorblade model of proprietary ink coupled with restrictive firmware falls apart when you role-your-own firmware.
Canonical project page;
https://www.crowdsupply.com/open-tools/open-printer
Interesting that they went with an HP print head… But I guess people can add other heads down the road.
Despite their shady firmware and atrocious software, HP do make some good quality hardware.
The Razorblade model of proprietary ink coupled with restrictive firmware falls apart when you role-your-own firmware.