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 …

  • Veedem@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    My printer is mainly used for color photos and laser printers just aren’t as good at handling those.

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      1 year ago

      How many photos do you print to make it worth it? I can send the files to my local photo lab and they generally print them within a couple hours. I’d have to print like 160 4x6 photos to spend the same as you spend each year in ink, and they are quality prints. If I went to Staples it would be even more.

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      1 year ago

      Brother also has those EcoTank-like printers.

      Even if it is not a laser, ink Brother printers are also bulletproof and as everybody says they work like a charm.

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        I had a brother printer and ditched it for an epson ecotank. Bought new cartridges for the brother and he cleaned it for first use, after that the half of it was empty. I just got about 30 prints from them. He immediatly flew out after this.

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      Epson ecoprints might be a good alternative. Bit more expensive upfront, but so much cheaper overall.