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HP printer USB port covered with warning sticker in hopes you won't use it | Boing Boing (boingboing.net)
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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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[–] 21 points 3 years ago (5 children)

If you need a printer, spend a little extra money on one that is actually used in an office. A nice mid-range laser printer is relatively cheap. They don't come with the subscription bullshit, they usually work over LAN if that's a thing you want, and generally Just Work™.

Consumer inkjet printers are cheap for a reason. If you need a printer, get one that won't give you endless headaches.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    As someone working in hardware support, I did exactly this and tell others to do this, especially if they have a kid in middle or high school. Sooo much cheaper to bite the bullet on the front end and then have a printer that’ll last a decade.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    Yeah, if you only need black and white, strongly strongly recommend a Brother laser, which is only going to be a little bit more than an HP inkjet, be better in virtually every way, including massively cheaper in the long run.

    Probably color too, but they're more expensive and I don't have experience with them (or have read many people who have).

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago*

    This 10000%

    I've got a hp LaserJet that I got back in like 2014 or 2015 when my work was going to ewaste a new printer that got used like twice before they went to a managed printer service. That thing has held up like a tank across 3 or 4 moves, and I only just had to order a new set of toner carts.

    I hate inkjets with a passion, and recommend laserjets to anyone that asks (and even some that don't)

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