2023-08-04 20:35 UTC
Replies (6)
-
@compuguy@istoleyour.pw 2023-08-04 23:55
@yaxu@post.lurk.org @steeph@todon.eu @netspooky@haunted.computer Yikes. I hope the other printer manufactures don't jump onto this paid printer ink subscription thing...😬
-
@mroszko@mastodon.social 2023-08-05 01:11
@yaxu@lurk.org @steeph@todon.eu @netspooky@haunted.computer Hah,at work, our French office sent us one of these cheap HP printers they bought locally for us to evaluate it electrically. It turns out, they also region lock the ink. As in, they have a identical US printer and ink cartridge but you can't mix them. :D We had to get the French office to mail us an ink cartridge across the ocean lol.
-
@loke@functional.cafe 2023-08-05 04:59
@yaxu@post.lurk.org @steeph@todon.eu @netspooky@haunted.computer I'm not sure that's in any way better (although I admit you never suggested it is).
-
@mattias@toot.bike 2023-08-05 06:12
@yaxu@post.lurk.org @steeph@todon.eu @netspooky@haunted.computer At least for printers sold in the EU, HP+ is only needed for setup. Of course they do this to sell an Instant Ink subscription that finally ties the printer to HP cartridges exclusively (if you don't opt for I. Ink third party cartridges can be used). However, given the fact that all colors come in a single cartridge and cartridges contain the piezo part of the printing head, Instant Ink is a both ecological and economical approach for a maximum of 100 pages per month.
-
@doragasu@mastodon.sdf.org 2023-08-05 08:43
@yaxu@post.lurk.org @steeph@todon.eu @netspooky@haunted.computer Wow, this is so anti-consumer... Exactly what you would expect from HP printers!
-
@Paxxi@hachyderm.io 2023-08-07 05:52
@yaxu@post.lurk.org @steeph@todon.eu @netspooky@haunted.computer I'm guessing the really want it on wifi for analytics and maybe surprise firmware updates that remove features