HP fails to derail claims that it bricks scanners on multifunction printers when ink runs low::HP Inc. has failed to shunt aside claims in a lawsuit that it disables scanners and other functions on its multifunction printers whenever the ink runs low
I bought an HP printer scanner once. They tried to make me opt into accepting Google and Facebook tracking on the device. It’s a damn printer, not a website. That’s when I sent it back and found the dumbest black and white laser printer I could find.
When it comes to printers, the dumber they are the better.
I still have my HP PSC 1400, the software is stored on an old drive. This thing still works and is so old that I can refill the bootleg ink cartridges and this thing just takes them. It scans even when the cartridges are empty. It’s a simple device and I hope it keeps working as long as possible
“HP fails to lie”
HP, permanent member of my shit list.
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If enough people quit buying ANY HP product because of their shitty printers, they would be incentivized to make it better.
Do you mean lie. It failed to lie about things it does.
All of my printers are on a VLAN with a dead gateway.
LAN access only. And if it doesn’t work from day one on that dead VLAN, then I return it.
What would they even try to argue here? There’s no way to bypass the ink reload screen to scan anything, the functionality is certainly blocked.
It’s kind of weird that they integrate scanners into their printers in the first place really, scanners are quite reliable and newer inkjet printers are the polar opposite.
They are super guilty of this, I’ve seen it in action. Never buying anything HP every again. And to thinks that as an IT Admin I used to always order HP PC’s for the business over other brands whenever possible. Never again. They can kiss my ass
