Of all the available printer cartridges, they chose those from HP? Eeeeew
this post was submitted on 14 Feb 2026
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This is an ink jet printer that uses HP print head / ink cartridges.. Fwiw, repairable impact printers have been around longer than computers. Think of old fashioned teleprinters. Noisy, but likely to survive the apocalypse.
Illegal due to US govt wanting discrete traceable patterns printed so they can track money duplication on colour printer or track Ransom letters?
Where are you seeing that it’s illegal? I own a pen plotter that can print things without tracking dots and that’s not illegal. I don’t see why this would be any different.
So what? Thats exactly why I WANT a custom built printer, fucking spying shits.
Freedom strikes again.
Good thing I live outside of the US then ;)
This looks awesome...hope they make it, I'd buy one if it isn't toooo expensive.
I imagine that similar regulations exist in the EU. For instance, no copy machine will let you copy a Euro bill.
Well, it being open source helps get around that
Come and Take it
I'm curious how they source the ink.
I recently watched a video about a 3D printer with color that is effectively obsolete because it used what was once common hp cartridges that hp discontinued.
If you lean on any proprietary component, any printing company is going to intentionally make you obsolete. For them, it's a no-brainer.
HP print cartridges.
Sounds great. I can't figure out what the status is. Working prototype? Manufacturing?
I'm disappointed they say coming soon. Laat year or so, when they announced it, everyone assumed immediate availability.
I like all my documents to curl up.
I unironically want this to make wizard scrolls
You can print on standard sheets or paper rolls and choose between black or color cartridges, refillable at your convenience.
This isn't new. I remember seeing a promotion for this exact same printer many years ago already. I'd approach it with suspicion.
I had the same thought. I signed up to be notified when the project starts, but never got an email.
Perhaps they have just had massive delays, but I too would suggest caution.
It’s going to break doesn’t matter that it is open source. It’s a printer at heart.
Printers can work. At work we have these big canon plotters for big posters. They are basically super size inkjet printers. They have been printing for years and they never need maintenance.