arstechnica ,
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HP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitors

"Never own a printer again."

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/hp-wants-you-to-pay-up-to-36-month-to-rent-a-printer-that-it-monitors/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

dxzdb ,
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@arstechnica Counterpoint:
I pay HP $4.31/ month for ink & the printer just works. That's $51.72 per year. When I was buying cartridges they would die & weirdly fade out. Any time I bought ink that way it was ~$20 - $40+ every time & I did that a few times a year. On the financial side I think HP Instant Ink subscription is way better! And I could go to a cheaper plan if I printed less.

On the monitoring side - I think it's way less creepy than a Ring doorbell, or Alexa or Google anything!

zoyyy929 ,
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@arstechnica ink for free?

Chancerubbage ,
@Chancerubbage@mastodon.social avatar

@arstechnica never own an HP again!

StefenHudson ,

@arstechnica What the hell? This is ridiculous. Is anyone actually brain dead enough to fall for this nonsense?

jesswill42 ,
@jesswill42@mastodon.social avatar

@arstechnica
for life. Laser toner last forever and is cheap AF.

solicitor ,
@solicitor@mastodon.social avatar

@arstechnica Nope 🤬

nazokiyoubinbou ,
@nazokiyoubinbou@mastodon.social avatar

@arstechnica It's time for HP to stop being a company. It's time for everyone to stop buying ANY HP products.

Corb_The_Lesser ,
@Corb_The_Lesser@mastodon.social avatar

@arstechnica "Trust us. We're HP!. We won't know what you print!"

0x575446 ,
@0x575446@mastodon.social avatar

@arstechnica $432 a year? HP have lost the damned plot. $432 buys a lifetime worth of Brother color laser.

kgoldsholl ,

@arstechnica HP is now a literal rent-seeker.

YurkshireLad ,
@YurkshireLad@mastodon.social avatar

@arstechnica fixed it for you - "Never buy an HP printer again."

KatieLoves2Read ,

@arstechnica I haven't owned a printer since 2008, and it seems unlikely that I ever will again with the current direction of the industry.

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