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HP fails to derail claims that it bricks scanners on printers when ink runs low (abcnews.go.com)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

First rule of consumer grade printers: Never buy HP.

Second rule of consumer grade Printers: Never buy a multi-function (printer plus anything else) printer.

Third rule of consumer grade printers: Never buy an inkjet printer.

These three rules solve 95% of consumer printer issues.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I've had the best luck with Brother laser printers. For scanning, I highly recommend NAPS2. It's free, and so much better than the vendor software that comes with the scanners I've used.

[–] miketunes 2 points 11 months ago

Ah, love naps2. I've installed it for so many clients when setting up their scanner.