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This open-source printer you can repair yourself is powered by a Raspberry Pi Zero W (and developed by a French team) (www.xda-developers.com)
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[–] B0rax@feddit.org 8 points 4 months ago

Because it is easy and cheap. You can buy inkjet cartridges which include the printhead. These are the hardest parts.

Now you „only“ need a motion system.

For a laser printer you need much more complex parts.

I guess if this project takes off they will start looking into Laser printers.