and because i’m a lazy ass i didn’t read the specs but just read the search engine result.
I also assumed that because 6 years ago i bought a $50 hp envy and it had wifi, this much expensive one is also going to have it
Result: that $250 printer doesn’t actually have wifi
What everybody else said, plus availability.
If I need to leave for an emergency trip at 5:00 in the morning, and I wouldn’t print stuff out for immigration before then… I basically need to have a printer at home. To be always available
People are coming over for game night, I’ll just print out a bunch of character sheets… I didn’t have a printer I’d have to plan ahead.
Availability, provides optionality, provides convenience. Making life easier.
But, I’ll concede, when I had available access to 24/7 printers I didn’t buy my own. Only when I lost that access did I buy my own printer