These are the compact printers I’d actually recommend for back-to-school

Printing shouldn’t mean a midnight trip to the library computer lab. Here are four compact printers worth having on your desk, from workhorses to instant photo makers.

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Working prototype of open-source printer that promises user-repairability and no subscriptions appears in first video — DRM-free ‘Open Printer’ inkjet still has no announced price, ship date, or print speed, nine months after it first appeared

Open Tools, a Paris-based startup, has announced that its Open Printer has been nominated for two French Design Awards.

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Australian who smuggled 50 pounds of cocaine inside printers get nine years behind bars — five devices intercepted by border forces had compressed powder stuffed in the paper trays

A member of a crime syndicate that tried to smuggle cocaine hidden inside printers has been sentenced to nine years behind bars.
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Microsoft clarifies Windows 11 printer driver policy — support for legacy printers is not ending

Microsoft confirmed today that Windows 11 is not ending support for legacy V3 and V4 printer drivers despite previous reports
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Microsoft purges Windows 11 printer drivers, putting millions of devices on borrowed time — legacy printers face extinction as Microsoft stops distributing V3 and V4 drivers

Microsoft is preparing a significant change to how printers are supported in Windows 11, ending support for drivers that primarily support older hardware.
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Los Angeles aims to ban single-use printer cartridges — new ordinance will target ink and toner that can’t be properly recycled

Aside from being weirdly malevolent, printer cartridges are quite wasteful in most situations because they’re designed to be thrown away once empty. Los Angeles is trying to fix that by banning any single-use ink or toner …

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