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HP wants you to print things through its cloud service, wherein you pay a subscription fee for ink and your usage is routed through its servers. To encourage you to do this, it covers the USB port …

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[–] tallwookie@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I've been really happy with my samsung laser printer - bought it 10+ years ago, works flawlessly to this day

[–] A2PKXG@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What's stopping some printer company from being nice and pleasant?

Is us, who buy the cheapest model in the store without considering maintenance cost?

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

I shop for ink first and then a printer. Monoprice used to offer insanely cheap ink for my brother printer.

[–] moitoi@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I have a question about that. It's a US thing, isn't it?

I had to install one for a relative and I never needed an app or software or connecting the printer to internet. I simply ran the windows tool and it installed the drivers while the printers couldn't access the internet. Everything works perfectly. But, I'm in Europe.

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