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Anonymous wrote:My aforementioned crap-ass HP cost $39 at Walmart. I've since spent approximately $1 trillion on cartridges.

Same with my razor!

Literally their entire business model, so makes sense. HP is particularly annoying about using genuine cartridges though. My HP will some times act as though a genuine cartridge is not, meanwhile my Canon and Brother printers will readily accept generic.

Anonymous wrote:An HP printer that I've had for a few years recently got a security update that also included something that prevented the printer from using non-HP cartridges. I had to roll back the update to the earlier version that allowed 3rd party cartridges. There was no mention in the change notes though I later saw other people mentioning this issue. Slimly HP. This will be my last HP.

This is a MF color laser FYI.

An HP printer that I've had for a few years recently got a security update that also included something that prevented the printer from using non-HP cartridges. I had to roll back the update to the earlier version that allowed 3rd party cartridges. There was no mention in the change notes though I later saw other people mentioning this issue. Slimly HP. This will be my last HP.

Anonymous wrote:My aforementioned crap-ass HP cost $39 at Walmart. I've since spent approximately $1 trillion on cartridges.

And if they're not HP cartridges, I get that message. But it does still print eventually.

Yours inkjet?

Good afternoon! I would truly recommend you check mrdepot website. This is an online store that offers a lot of printing staff for a very good price. They even have sales. Do, you can order a cartridge with free shipping. I always use this service to buy cartridges for the office.

Anonymous wrote:My aforementioned crap-ass HP cost $39 at Walmart. I've since spent approximately $1 trillion on cartridges.

Same with my razor!

My aforementioned crap-ass HP cost $39 at Walmart. I've since spent approximately $1 trillion on cartridges.

And if they're not HP cartridges, I get that message. But it does still print eventually.

I ended up replacing the printer head. I think it was about $80. Think I’ve had the printer ~10 years.

Lucky you! Mine won’t print. So in my case it was extreme marketing. I think HP probably decided that I wasn’t replacing my cartridges fast enough. Time to research printer options.
Rant out.

I've gotten that message with my crap-ass HP printer -- but it still prints. I always considered the message to be just marketing.

Just venting. I have an old but reliable HP printer. When I tried to print something, I got a message that said that the printer would only work with an authentic HP cartridge. Not only was this purchased as an HP cartridge -- and appeared to be authentic as far as I can tell, I've used the printer with this cartridge before. It's not enough that the cartridges are expensive -- now this! I've tried replacing it, cleaning it, replacing it and realigning it, and still, when I print, I get that message. Bah humbug!