From: Gary Britt 

Wow, that's pretty bad.  I've got an HP 1220c (two of them actually one
from 1999 or 2000 and one from 2002) that still work great for what I need.
 They have never needed a repair or any maintenance other than print
cartridges. They don't get heavy use but regular use.  I guess I'll hang on
to them since they don't have the planned to die cartridge *feature*, but I
am in the market for a new inexpensive type printer, ink jet probably, for
my Atlanta office.  You've scared me with the comments about the HP
all-in-one drivers.

What printer will be your next if not HP?

Thanks,

Gary

Rich Gauszka wrote:
> HP at one time had pretty good software. The last several years their
> all-in-ones are a bloated mess. I have a psc 2510 and to uninstall the
> software one has to download a separate utility that takes multiple
> runs/reboots to finally uninstall the software.  Plus the 2510 suffers with
> the timed bombed print cartridge. My next printer will not be an HP
>
>
>
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00365915&lc=en&cc=us&dlc
=en&product=303770&rule=1960&lang=en
>
> To uninstall the driver, HP offers a downloadable utility that removes the
> software from your computer in several steps or levels. Each time you run
> the utility it uninstalls additional software.
>
> "Gary Britt" 
wrote in message
> news:4576283a$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Klipsch makes speakers that die after a certain date?
>>
>> This sounds like a lousy practice, but HP's inkjet printers and their
>> software drivers are still some of the best printers around so what's one
>> to do?  Buy a lesser quality printer with overpriced ink cartridges?  Buy
>> HP printer and go with 3rd party brand ink cartridges?  Maybe this chip
>> stuff is about shutting out 3rd party ink cartridges?
>>
>> I've got a pefectly good brother laser printer that originally cost $140.
>> They don't make that model any longer, but a very similar used to be more
>> expensive model now sells for around $80 on sale.  My printer needs a new
>> toner cartridge, and they want $85 for a replacement cartridge at the same
>> store where the newer used to be more expensive model sells for $80
>> including a toner cartridge??!!!
>>
>> WTF?
>>
>> Gary
>>
>> Mark wrote:
>>> I know, it's nuts! My last HP printer was $69 or so, the pair of ink
>>> cartridges added up to about $49. The printer died fairly early on too,
>>> probably never should have saved the $20 by buying the cartridges.
>>>
>>> It's been about a year now without one, not much printing needed, but I
>>> do miss having one, so will probably pick another one up just prior to
>>> wanting to print hard copy of the tax returns in April. Probably not an
>>> HP this time, he said as long-time (the original $500 DJ 500 was my
>>> first) HP buyer. 
>>>
>>>
>>> "Mike N."  wrote in message
>>> news:5e3cn299ppkh1u4jcdg0jbe3j8dl8cd71b{at}4ax.com...
>>>> On Tue, 5 Dec 2006 23:09:54 +0200, "Antti Kurenniemi"
>>>>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Is this for real? Seems really fucked up, even for a marketoid
>>>>> thinking...
>>>>   Does anyone make an Inkjet printer with customer-friendly pricing?
>>>> That
>>>> is, sell it all at cost + profit.   So a printer might
cost $200 - $300,
>>>> but inkjet head / cartridge fillups would cost $4.99.
>>>>
>>>>   Several weeks ago, I went into WalMart to check out new cartridge
>>>> prices.  B&W + Color refills would cost $54.   On the
way back there I
>>>> passes a new inkjet printer on sale for $48.   Insanity!
>

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