# Why Printers Are Still Terrible (And What to Buy Anyway)

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Podcast: [Secrets of Technology](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secrets-of-technology-485335)
Published: 2026-05-14T20:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Printers remain one of the key pain points of computing. Dom Bettinelli, Pat Scott, and Fr. Andrew Kinstetter try to alleviate some of that pain and sort through which printers are actually worth buying in 2026 for each use case. The post Why Printers Are Still Terrible (And What to Buy Anyway) appeared first on StarQuest Media .

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