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We never agreed to only buy HP ink, say printer owners (www.theregister.com)

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Because on a shelf with inkjet printers, lasers cost 5* the upfront cost. Of course you make that back by not buying 50€ cartridges everytime you print because the ink is dry, but consumers don't think about the type of printer they're buying.

[–] snausagesinablanket 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

https://www.theprinterpros.com/HP-Color-LaserJet-CP1518ni-Printer-Refurbished-p/ypc-cp1518ni-hp.htm

600 DPI and the toner refills are cheap as fuck. I have had 2 of these and they work great.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

I don't doubt it. But in a Walmart these are next to $50 inkjets and guess what people are going to pick.

[–] mojofrododojo 0 points 8 months ago

yeah but it's HP so at some point you're going to wake up to it raping your cat with some absurd excuse about ink prices. will it make sense? no. Will your cat forgive you? NO.

HP Innovation at work.