The Sam Vimes “Boots” theory of socioeconomic unfairness, often called simply the boots theory, is an economic theory that people in poverty have to buy cheap and subpar products that need to be replaced repeatedly, proving more expensive in the long run than more expensive items.
not exactly a replacement, but I feel printer and their inks fall to this category.
instead of me buying the laser one.
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But seriously, get a brother. Only time getting the fancy model was worth it, and 5 years on its still getting software updates