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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
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Eli5: Why are printers so unreliable compared to other computer accessories?
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Printers are sometimes unreliable because printers have a ton of moving parts inside of them. And when a device has a ton of moving parts it is more susceptible to mechanical failure. 

Another reason for printers being unreliable is the way printers are installed. Sometimes the proper driver for the printer isn't shipped with the device (or the driver is simply out of date) and wrong drivers for a printer will cause it to act up and not work properly.