HP customers claim firmware update rendered third-party ink verboten | Then the company cranked up the price of cartridges, complaint alleges::Then the company cranked up the price of cartridges, complaint alleges

  • originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com
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    10 months ago

    cmon now. no victim blaming.

    what if i just want to print a coloring book for my kid? there are perfectly valid reason to want to print things, and it should not be as difficult/stupid as it is today.

    • SteveDinn@lemmy.ca
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      10 months ago

      Oh, I fully blame HP for this, but I am also just asking the question. Now that you mentioned colouring pages, I remember that I used a printer pretty heavily while my kids were home during quarantine.

      For the odd time I have to print something, it’s more worth my while to just go to Staples or whatever and get it printed for me there.

      The only other thing I cam remember printing in the near term has been amazon return labels.

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        10 months ago

        the last printer i purchased and used was an HP lasterjet 4000. it ran for 15 years on a single cart. i replaced the pads once.

        its nice to just have a machine in the back and you can pull out when needed. its just too bad my requirements do not gel with corporate profits.

        • OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca
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          10 months ago

          HP lasterjet 4000

          Those things were amazing. They were from the golden age of HP printers. I used to service some 4000s and everything was made to be long lasting, but could be easily replaced if you needed it. They’re slow and weigh a lot (it was made of metal parts!) but rock solid printers.