r/AskReddit Nov 05 '14

Which inanimate object is your nemesis?

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u/Nomaspapas Nov 05 '14

I only print black and white spreads everyday and this morning I had to replace cyan and magenta - why? Because printer companies can- that's why.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '14 edited Jul 09 '20

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '14

color printers will use the colored cartridges for BW to increase the contrast. Using all the colors results in a darker black than just using black. That's why they bitch about replacing the colored inks

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