"Never own a printer again."

HP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitors::“Never own a printer again.”

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    4 months ago

    Even the low end is insane. $8 a month for 20 pages? You can go to a place like Staples or FedEx Office with a USB drive and get that printed out for less than a dollar.

    • michaelmrose@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      4 months ago

      It’s actually 20c per page for about 4 bucks. Then there is tax for another 40c then 35c of gas and possibly 15 minutes of your time over and over and over again.

      The right answer is a black and white laser. spend $199 once in the next 10-15 years

      • Twitches@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        4 months ago

        This is what we did, sometimes we print, sometimes we don’t, toner doesn’t dry. Multi function 200 dollars. So far 5 years later, off brand toner and all is well.

    • rustydomino@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      4 months ago

      In a lot of densely populated Asian cities, you can print to the shared printer of a local convenience store through the network without bringing a USB drive. You submit the job, it gets stored in the queue of the device, you go to the store (usually just downstairs from your apartment), scan a QR code, and the job prints. You can even pay online - it’s great!