> HP's ink DRM is clearly more despised—they not only block non-DRM ink, but the ink is region locked and they expect you to pay for and maintain a subscription to it.
I'm uninformed about this. I have an HP laser printer that's around 5 years old, and while I'm sure the toners have DRM chips, they don't require a subscription. Also, the printer has already been saying for a year that "supplies are very low" but so far it kept printing fine (I don't need to use it that often)
Just to know what to expect: is a subscription for ink required for all new HP printers now, or only some models? Because that kind of bullshittery is an immediate no-go for me, but the issue is I do quite like HP's interface (the UI on the printer itself) compared to some other brands...
E.g. HP supports all PDFs from a USB stick, while another brand I know (that is quite an ethical brand otherwise) cannot parse almost half of all PDFs and when it cannot will actually print a piece of paper with the text "Unsupported PDF" on paper, which is also quite unacceptable to me (not supporting is already a problem, the paper waste is the cherry on top)
AFAIK the ink subscription is just an option, not a requirement.
Sadly, our HP OfficeJet Pro can't print PDF's, and due to some weird driver state after uninstalling and subsequently re-installing it, printing is now impossible...
I'm uninformed about this. I have an HP laser printer that's around 5 years old, and while I'm sure the toners have DRM chips, they don't require a subscription. Also, the printer has already been saying for a year that "supplies are very low" but so far it kept printing fine (I don't need to use it that often)
Just to know what to expect: is a subscription for ink required for all new HP printers now, or only some models? Because that kind of bullshittery is an immediate no-go for me, but the issue is I do quite like HP's interface (the UI on the printer itself) compared to some other brands...
E.g. HP supports all PDFs from a USB stick, while another brand I know (that is quite an ethical brand otherwise) cannot parse almost half of all PDFs and when it cannot will actually print a piece of paper with the text "Unsupported PDF" on paper, which is also quite unacceptable to me (not supporting is already a problem, the paper waste is the cherry on top)