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TheSlad@sh.itjust.works
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I bought a cheap printer from walmart last year and was absolutely miffed that it didnt come with a cord. No, I am not connecting you to my wifi and installing your software on my computer! Had to buy a printer cord on amazon that ended up costing as much as the printer itself…

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WalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]@lemmy.today
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It wasn’t just a generic usb type-b? Or was the printer only $3?

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TheSlad@sh.itjust.works
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Nope, turns out printers still come with a unique connector type.

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WalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]@lemmy.today
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Interesting. I haven’t seen a printer without a type-b port since like the 90’s or early 00’s? And those were pretty consistently the parallel printer ports from what I remember.

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pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online
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I don’t think I’ve had a printer come with a cord in like 20 years.

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TheSlad@sh.itjust.works
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Well to be fair this was literally the first printer I’ve ever bought, at 31. It advertised on the box that it could connect by wifi or by cord, so I expected it to come with all accessories needed for that.

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rollerbang@lemmy.world
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I bought mine with cord only just a few years ago. Staying that way too

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Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I sold printers (and other tech stuff) 20 years ago and can confirm, they have never come with USB cables, even before they were wireless.

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ayyy@sh.itjust.works
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Sounds like the real problem here was spending way too much money on a USB cable that you could have gotten for less than a buck from literally any other place.

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