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HP Printrule

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HP Printrule

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This is why you avoid hp. I've had good luck with brother
- You've had good luck with what, brother?
  
  Third base!
  
  This made me chuckle
- I love my brother laser printer. The few times i do print its still going strong. Replaced the cartridge once so far.
Most multi-function printers suck, but HPs are the worst.

I've taken a couple up to an abandoned reservoir and blew them to pieces with a .12 gauge.
- I, too, follow the Office Space HP printer retirement plan. Shot more than a few out in the desert over the years. Cathartic.
  
  I dunno, is it really that therapeutic when you’re shooting it?
  
  I just don’t know if it really matches the joy of a crowbar
Printers were enshittified a decade ago. They really set the standard.
- Printers have been sucking for much longer than just a decade, unfortunately. That was just when you noticed.
  
  They're just full of clichés and stereotypes, what can you expect?
  
  Lexmark has entered the chat.
- you can still buy simple USB connected monochrome laser printers brand new, just like you could 10 years ago. HP has tricked many people into buying their shitty products but you don't have to
  
  Keep buying those Brothers.
HP is the worst of them all. Disabling the whole multimachine because some random unidentified part no longer works is bust forcing people to replace otherwise functioning machines. I had a printer that support said could not be fixed, bit I wanted to keep using the scanner - not possible. Just buy a new one they said
- Can't they be hacked?
  
  It depends on the model but generally no. For using the scanner only, many of them will still allow use through USB. The screen on the printer itself won't allow you to until you replace ink or repair whatever printer fault if has. I recommend NAPS2 for PDF scanning.
Epson Ecotank happy as a pig in shit user here. Bought it 5 years ago, still going strong. No bullshit cartridges just fill the tanks with ink and off it goes. Yes you don’t a little more for the printer but it pays off the first refill.
- How are they for rare usage? My last ink spewer dried up after each print because I had weeks between them. Switched to monochrome laser years ago but it's getting old and it decides to print 20 pages of garbage on every fourth print or so.
  
  I think you're probably fine. The inks themselves have a 2 year expiration date, but AFAIK that's just a typical "Quality assured until" date. I've not heard any issues with long spans between prints, so long as it's plugged in so it can do a bit of maintenance.
  
  Mine is going strong with the ink that came with it. Around five years too.
  
  Probably epson is going to enshittify the model, because they're not making any money off of me (because their shit is actually working)

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