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

  • SteveDinn@lemmy.ca
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    11 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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      11 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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        11 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.