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HP has discontinued its e-series LaserJet printers following widespread consumer dissatisfaction with the printers’ mandatory online connection of the HP+ scheme.

The decision, reported by German media outlet §, addresses growing frustration among users who have been forced to maintain a constant internet connection and use HP original ink and toner, with cheaper and more accessible third-party alternatives prohibited.

The LaserJet e-series models, identifiable by an ‘e’ suffix in their models names, now look to have been pulled from sale.

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[–] [email protected] 82 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Brother laser printers are more consumer friendly and cheaper than HP. Epson's inkejet printers with ecotank are the better deal

PS: Fuck HP

[–] [email protected] 29 points 5 months ago (5 children)

As someone who sells both the ecotanks are good, but you dont quite get the yield they promise upfront.

Because the ink has to travel all the way from the reservoir at the front of the printer to the print head, there is much more distance that the ink has to travel, giving it more opportunity to dry out. To combat this, ecotanks need to purge much more frequently than traditional inkjets that mount the cartridges next to the print head. This requires shooting a lot of the ink through the lines at high speed/pressure in turn wasting ink.

Also, once this cleaning cycle has been run enough times, you need to replace the ink pad that absorbs all the ink used to clean out the printer. (Only costs 10 bucks)

All of this said, I still recommend them to folks who need to print photos at home, as their color accuracy is impressive for a CMYK printer, and while the yield isn't as high as they claim, it is still much cheaper per page than most other inkjets. But more often than not, I try to convince people to just get a monochrome Brother and use a printing service/shop that has a multi-thousand dollar photo printer when they need photos.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

I have a monochrome brother laser/fax that is old af. I don't mess with color because like you said if I want photos printed I'm going to get the big-boy printer at the store to do it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

A million times this. Yet people never learn.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I have an old Brother monochrome laser printer as well. It works flawlessly

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Usually we just want 1-2 pictures, so we have one of those small, portable printers that connects via phone. They're pricey per print, so it's really not a good option for any kind of volume, but we do volume at a print shop instead.

So consider reevaluating what you actually need to print. A laser printer is fantastic for regular text documents, and the toner can sit for months or even years without any issues with going bad. Or if you only need occasional prints, check your local library instead, maybe you don't even need a printer.

I have a monochrome laser printer, and for color, I just go to the library or office supply store (or use my company's printer, if it's work-related), depending on volume. I can't actually remember the time I needed color, B&W has been plenty for everything I've needed (tax documents, official company letterhead, etc).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I ise a brother colour laser, but that's only so I can print nice documents. All my photos have always been printed in professional labs. I only print a few pictures that I really like in large format anyway.