• @knotthatone
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    46 months ago

    The ink plan isn’t required, you can still use regular cartridges.

    • GreyBeard
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      155 months ago

      But they do require you create an account and register the printer before it will function with their newer consumer printers.

      • @PinkPanther@sh.itjust.works
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        45 months ago

        Wait, what? I’ve never heard about this before. It doesn’t change my mind that HP can go fuck themselves. I boycott because they have shit products and customer support. And I tell everyone I meet about it. Imagine me as a CrossFit vegan, only with an unhealthy hatred for HP.

    • Lexi Sneptaur
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      45 months ago

      It depends on the model, some actually require some level of subscription to even function.

        • Lexi Sneptaur
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          15 months ago

          Any model that comes with an HP+ free trial subscription will stop working after the trial ends. You can then go out and buy “non instant ink” cartridges for a high price or you can sign up for their monthly subscription and get new ink and paper in the mail whenever it runs low. It’s a scummy aggressive marketing tactic.