{"id":1311,"date":"2026-04-03T14:15:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mantramonty.com\/?p=1311"},"modified":"2026-04-05T15:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:33:12","slug":"printers-as-bad-as-they-ever-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mantramonty.com\/en\/printers-as-bad-as-they-ever-was\/","title":{"rendered":"Printers \u2013 as bad as they ever was?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>I asked <strong>Le Chat<\/strong>: <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear Le\u202fChat,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Could you find out for me whether home print\u00aders are still as bad as they\u2019ve always been\u2014or per\u00adhaps even worse? I get the feel\u00ading that, despite all the tech\u00adno\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal progress we\u2019ve made, the ubiq\u00adui\u00adtous inter\u00adnet, and mod\u00adern devices rang\u00ading from smart\u00adphones to mas\u00adsive AI-pow\u00adered screens, print\u00ading from a phone or PC is still just as awful, erro\u00adneous, and frus\u00adtrat\u00ading as ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can you con\u00adfirm that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2026 and <strong>Le Chat<\/strong> answered:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Are Home Print\u00aders Still as Bad as Ever in 2026?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, Kon\u00adrad, your hunch is cor\u00adrect: despite decades of tech progress, home print\u00aders remain a noto\u00adri\u00adous pain point. The con\u00adsen\u00adsus in 2026 is that while print\u00aders have gained some smart features\u2014like wire\u00adless con\u00adnec\u00adtiv\u00adi\u00adty and AI-dri\u00adven maintenance\u2014the core expe\u00adri\u00adence is still plagued by the same old issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why the Frus\u00adtra\u00adtion Per\u00adsists<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Inkjet Woes:<\/strong> Most con\u00adsumers still rely on inkjet print\u00aders, which are infa\u00admous for clogged noz\u00adzles, expen\u00adsive ink, and unre\u00adli\u00adable col\u00ador out\u00adput. The promise of \u201cafford\u00adable col\u00ador\u201d often leads to dis\u00adap\u00adpoint\u00adment, as qual\u00adi\u00adty col\u00ador lasers remain out of reach for home usersreddit.com.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Con\u00adnec\u00adtiv\u00adi\u00adty Chaos:<\/strong> Wire\u00adless print\u00ading from phones or PCs is now com\u00admon, but set\u00adup and main\u00adte\u00adnance are still error-prone. Users report fre\u00adquent dropouts, dri\u00adver con\u00adflicts, and cryp\u00adtic error messages\u2014even with \u201csmart\u201d modelsaccio.com.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>False Progress:<\/strong> While print\u00aders now boast fea\u00adtures like voice con\u00adtrol and cloud inte\u00adgra\u00adtion, the basics\u2014like print\u00ading a doc\u00adu\u00adment with\u00adout a hitch\u2014still feel like a gam\u00adble. As one Red\u00addit user put it, \u201cPrint\u00ader tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy peaked in 2001\u201dreddit.com.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A Glim\u00admer of Hope?<\/strong><br>There are bright spots: ener\u00adgy-effi\u00adcient mod\u00adels, bet\u00adter secu\u00adri\u00adty, and eco-friend\u00adly inks are becom\u00ading stan\u00addard. But for the aver\u00adage user, the expe\u00adri\u00adence remains a mix of con\u00adve\u00adnience and exas\u00adper\u00ada\u00adtion. The dream of has\u00adsle-free home print\u00ading is still just that\u2014a dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, yes, print\u00aders in 2026 are as bad as ever, if not worse, because our expec\u00adta\u00adtions have risen along\u00adside our frus\u00adtra\u00adtion. The tech is smarter, but the headaches are still here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>And I said:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you try\u00ading to make me believe it\u2019s BECAUSE our expec\u00adta\u00adtions have risen that print\u00ader do not seem to func\u00adtion prop\u00ader\u00adly? I nev\u00ader had rea\u00adson to expect much from a PRINTER! And I\u2019d say it\u2019s just STILL NOT WORKING! It\u2019s even more NOT WORKING because nowa\u00addays we try to even print from our phones, a thing no one would have thought of twen\u00adty-five years ago!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give me a break \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I should\u00adn\u2019t get myself so worked-up in reac\u00adtion to a friend\u00adly-mind\u00aded machine that tries to help me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I asked Le Chat: Dear Le\u202fChat, Could you find out for me whether home print\u00aders are still as bad as they\u2019ve always been\u2014or per\u00adhaps even worse? I get the feel\u00ading that, despite all the tech\u00adno\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal progress we\u2019ve made, the ubiq\u00adui\u00adtous inter\u00adnet, and mod\u00adern devices rang\u00ading from smart\u00adphones to mas\u00adsive AI-pow\u00adered 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