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What's something you no longer buy due to intrusive, insidious technology being added into it? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago* by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I'll start: printers.

I bought an HP in March 2020 when my job went remote and HP bricked it remotely after only 100 pages because I wouldn't sign up for their subscription program. Ended up trashing a perfectly good printer.

Luckily my library's close by and I can print there remotely.

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[–] 21 points 1 month ago (1 child)

No, they use the generic refillable cartridges as well. They just use that style of cartridge, not a specific brand.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    All hp printheads are "refillable". The problem is that the printhead itself is not designed to last more than a refill.

    HP doesn't sell those standalone, all the generic refillable cartridges compatible with HP are hand picked from e-waste in some third world country, then cleaned, primed and sold as "new"

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    You can buy generic new versions of the cartridge. They are not washed. They are not reused heads, they have never seen the inside of a printer. I have been using them in my printer for over a decade and have never used a rebuilt cartridge.

    EDIT: Sorry for the link, these are the cartridges I use in mine. The manufacturer listed them as new, not rebuilt.

    https://i.postimg.cc/MKq4VZSf/IMG-20260712-091512.jpg
    https://i.postimg.cc/m2BqCZsz/IMG-20260712-091519.jpg

    DOUBLE EDIT: Thinking about it more, my HP printer is very old so perhaps there's a mechanic implemented in newer printers and cartridges that I don't have to defeat, which would make my argument incorrect for that cartridge.

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