Re:HP Instant Ink is “ink as a service”
by drewzero1 on Monday November 09, 2020 @04:44PM
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Agreed on the 12C, I hope to inherit that someday.
That first DeskJet lasted us around a decade until we replaced it with a couple of DeskJet 3500s that didn't need a parallel port and were cheaper than new ink. I still have one of those squirreled away just in case.
Those printers are refreshingly simple, with no screen or wifi and only one button (power) and one port (USB).
Re:HP Instant Ink is “ink as a service”
by kjs3 on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @10:44AM
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Just make sure to change the batteries periodically in that 12C. About the only thing I've found that can kill an old school (pre-2008) 12C (and the 16C and the rest of the series) is leaking batteries.
That first DeskJet lasted us around a decade until we replaced it with a couple of DeskJet 3500s that didn't need a parallel port and were cheaper than new ink. I still have one of those squirreled away just in case.
Those printers are refreshingly simple, with no screen or wifi and only one button (power) and one port (USB).