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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 …

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[–] PaulDevonUK 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do your self a favour and check out Brother color lasers. Prices are quite good and the speed and quality outstrip a jet by a long way.

[–] Veedem 15 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 10 points 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.

[–] symcal 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] TheColeys 1 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Epson workforce is great