On 09/24/2016 02:54 AM, jim karlock wrote: > from: > http://www.zdnet.com/article/hp-just-made-it-impossible-to-use-third-party-ink-in-its-printers/ > > > HP just made it impossible to use third-party ink in its printers > > HP silently disabled the ability to use third-party printer ink > cartridges in its HP Officejet printer lines. > --snip---
Yes and no re: purchase of HP printers. I find that HP has historically provided excellent Linux support via HPLIP and CUPS. I would hate to give that up. print-scan-fax with GUI push button ease is nice. Also, over the decades, I've had mixed experiences with 3rd-party ink. For lasers, in an FDA CGMP regulated pharmaceutical lab, HP cartridges on good archival paper were always superior. The front office used cheaper generics where the fused ink tended to flake off the page. For inkjets, generic cartridges tended to clog more often and the ink tended to bleed on the page. So to save $17, I should buy a new printer, and donate the old one to Free Geek? Use cheap ink for my archival photopaper? No thanks. And how much do we REALLY print these days? If its for a job, that's a business expense so the final cartridge cost is $0. I haven't paid out-of-pocket for ink in nearly 9 years. If it's for home, use the best materials for archival grade storage. Digital degrades, etc, but good paper and ink lasts millennia. Then again there is this: http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Landing/ecotank-super-tank-printers.do?ref=van:us-ecotank No ink needed for up to 2 yrs, no ink cartridges to replace, but these printers aren't cheap starting at $300 or so. Epson has a spotty record for Linux drivers and support. Just my 2 cents, -Ed _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
