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HP fails to derail claims that it bricks scanners on multifunction printers when ink runs low (abcnews.go.com)
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HP fails to derail claims that it bricks scanners on multifunction printers when ink runs low::HP Inc. has failed to shunt aside claims in a lawsuit that it disables scanners and other functions on its multifunction printers whenever the ink runs low

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What would they even try to argue here? There's no way to bypass the ink reload screen to scan anything, the functionality is certainly blocked.

It's kind of weird that they integrate scanners into their printers in the first place really, scanners are quite reliable and newer inkjet printers are the polar opposite.

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

I think for most homes, an MFP is a nice-to-have. I have one and I never use the scanner, the vast majority of times, it’s sufficient to “scan” with my phone to send as a PDF. My next printer will probably be a color laser printer-only.

For SOHO, SMB, and enterprise, though, I think it comes down to square footage. Especially when you start getting into the bigger ones. Turns out that a copying machine does a lot of the same things a printer and a scanner do. A separate, discrete copying machine doesn’t make sense in a lot of places, and I’d imagine it’s very cost-effective to get a big MFP instead of three discrete devices. Especially when you’re dealing with leased equipment.