HP: That print-free-for-life deal we promised you? Well, now it's pay-per-month to continue using your printer ink

Kent Sharkey

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Why are there still so many printer horror stories?

Joe Woodbury

By "life", we meant the life of a hamster and we all love hamsters (you hamster hating ghouls.)

Nelek

My hp laserjet (inherited) just broke and I have to buy a new printer... Guess which brand is not going to be in the "check for new device" list? I have been pissed by HP in several ocasions, not only printers but laptops too. I won't give them any money more if I can avoid it.

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Kent Sharkey

FWIW, I've been happy with my Brother[^] - it's one of the few purchases I haven't regretted. And agreement on HP laptops. I had one a while back and it ended up on the regret pile very fast.

TTFN - Kent

jeron1

I'll second your Brother recommendation, bought a color laser printer last year, it just works.

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Daniel Pfeffer

Kent Sharkey wrote:

And agreement on HP laptops.

I must differ. I (and my family) have been buying HP laptops for quite a while (at least 8 years), and they've been solid workhorses. The only problem I ever had with one was when I dropped it, and the screen developed a line across it, otherwise functioning normally. Perhaps our usage profile differs from yours.

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Kent Sharkey

Daniel Pfeffer wrote:

Perhaps our usage profile differs from yours.

Fair enough, and entirely possible. Or that I got a lemon (happens to all manufacturers). Still sticking with Lenovo and/or Dell for the foreseeable future though (until I get a lemon from one of them)

TTFN - Kent

enhzflep

Kent Sharkey wrote:

Why are there still so many printer horror stories?

Err. Ahrm.. Because HP remains in the market. They made a 500mhz bandwidth CRO in 1960. That was impressive. Much of their last 60 years has been a dissapointment however.

Kent Sharkey

>chef kiss< :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

TTFN - Kent