From my point of view HP printers are a bad investment.

  • @floofloof@lemmy.ca
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    410 months ago

    I wonder whether they’d sell more if they put the prices up but promised no further charges or restrictions? It would give them a unique market position as a seller of premium trustworthy products. Brother is the closest to that at the moment, though their printers aren’t even more expensive. HP is certainly to be avoided.

    • HobbitFoot
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      410 months ago

      If you cared about price per sheet and you print a lot, then you’d have a better printer than an ink jet.

      HP pulls this shit because that business model works for people who need to print a little.

      • luciole (he/him)
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        510 months ago

        Ink jet cartridges dry up when they’re not used often enough though, which screws people who don’t print much as well. HP just screws everyone equally.

        • @ErilElidor@feddit.de
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          210 months ago

          I had a printer from HP but rarely had to print anything. It happened way too often, that I had to buy a new cartridge, because the old one dried up. Soo annoying… Now I have a laser printer from brother and it’s much better! No more drying up! I guess this is more about technology than it is brand, but it somehow was fitting here😄

        • HobbitFoot
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          110 months ago

          I’m talking about the difference between using an ink-jet or something more expensive like a laser printer.