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HP TV ads claim its printers are 'made to be less hated' (www.theregister.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It depends on the model, some actually require some level of subscription to even function.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Really, which ones?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Any model that comes with an HP+ free trial subscription will stop working after the trial ends. You can then go out and buy “non instant ink” cartridges for a high price or you can sign up for their monthly subscription and get new ink and paper in the mail whenever it runs low. It’s a scummy aggressive marketing tactic.