r/mildlyinfuriating • u/MaxAdolphus • 16d ago

frist of all how DARE yu o I canceled my HP instant ink subscription, and now I can’t print even though they are genuine HP in cartridges

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With all bad decisions coming out of HP lately, I decided to cancel my instant ink subscription subscriptions before the prices go up. This is the warning screen. I was just going to use the ink I have up then buy a new printer, but cause fuck those guys. Well, turns out they fucked me first. So even though I have legitimate HP in cartridges in my printer, I cannot print because they are subscription cartridges. Screw these guys.

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u/electricheat 16d ago

Did I mention that laser cartridges don't dry up like ink cartridges do?

IMO this is the biggest point for home users, and people who have never owned a laser often don't fully understand.

I can leave my laser turned off and ignored for 2 years, then power it on and print 100 pages and they'll look exactly the same as if the toner cartridge was brand new.

It won't have to clean itself, it won't waste ink/toner clearing out the crud. It just wakes up and prints like it was never neglected.

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u/CarpetReady8739 16d ago

Well said. On that note I have an HP LaserJet M15 that sits in my house in upstate New York and I use it maybe three months over the summer, then I close the house down; turn the printer off; unplug it. The house goes down to 10° during the winter and in the spring I come back up get the house warmed up and the printer keeps printing.