Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@midwest.socialEnglish · 8 months agoWe never agreed to only buy HP ink, say printer ownerswww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1317arrow-down13
arrow-up1314arrow-down1external-linkWe never agreed to only buy HP ink, say printer ownerswww.theregister.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@midwest.socialEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square56fedilink
minus-squareDarkSirrush@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 months agoI remember when I was a teenager, Walmart sold shitty printers that came with ink for $35… Replacement ink for that exact model was $20/cartridge.
minus-squarePriorityMotif@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 months agoThose starter cartridges had far less ink in them than the replacements. It didn’t matter if you refilled them yourself though.
minus-squareDarkSirrush@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoAnd most people never even finish them.
I remember when I was a teenager, Walmart sold shitty printers that came with ink for $35… Replacement ink for that exact model was $20/cartridge.
Those starter cartridges had far less ink in them than the replacements. It didn’t matter if you refilled them yourself though.
And most people never even finish them.