Refillable, tank-style inkjet printers now rival laser models on price, flipping the old script on cheap printing.

Paris-based firm Open Tools plans to launch a crowdfunding campaign for a printer that focuses on repairability and customization, with no restrictions on how users refill ink.

I have been a technology journalist for 30-plus years and have covered just about every kind of computer gear—from the 386SX to 64-core processors—in my long tenure as an editor, a writer, and an ...