Consumer Reports Magazine said home printers are like razor blades, companies take a loss on them to lock you into buying more cartridges.
HP responded to the criticism by saying, "Original HP ink and toner cartridges delivest eh best possible printing experience.
We make significant investments in R&D each year to provide the highest levels of print quality.
PRINTER INK HAS ALWAYS BEENEXPENSIVE.BUT LATELY, WITHPRINTERS GETTING CHEAPER THANEVER....ONE WARREN COUNTY MANIS THINKING OF TOSSING HIS OLDPRINTER AND JUST BUYING A NEWONE....BECAUSE ITS CHEAPERTHAN BUYING INK!STEVE LAUTENSLAGER DOES A LOTOF WORK FROM HOME...WHICHMEANS HE RELIES ON HIS HOME PRINPRINTER.BUT HE WAS STUNNEDWHEN HE RECENTLY WENT TO BUYNEW INK CARTRIDGES.CARTRIDGES."It's crazy!"STEVESAYS HE SAW SHELVES OFREPLACEMENT INK CARTRIDGES ASHIGH AS 85 DOLLARS...FOR ACOLOR-BLACK AND WHITE COMBO PACKPACK."I was looking at thecost to replace both the colorand the black, and looked atthe price, and then right nextto it was a brand new printerthat was even cheaper thanthat cost!BUT HE COULD BUY ANEW INKJET PRINTER FOR 59 DOLLARDOLLARS!You are saying theprinter was cheaper thanbuying both cartridges?
Yes,it was cheaper buying aprinter than to replace the ink.ink."YOU HATE TO THINK ABOUTTHIS FOR ENVIRONMENTALREASONS...BUT IT ALMOST MAKESMORE SENSE FINANCIALLY TOTOSS THAT OLD PRINTER IN ACOMPUTER GRAVEYARD, AND SIMPLYBUY ANOTHER.---------------------WHATSGOING ON?
CONSUMER REPORTSMAGAZINE SAY HOME PRINTERS ARELIKE RAZOR BLADES....COMPANIES TAKE A LOSS ON THEM,TO LOCK YOU INTO BUYING MORECARTRIDGES.
"Theyve got uswrapped around their littlefinger you know to get us todo what they want us to do!"HPRESPONDS TO THE CRITICISM BYSAYING:"Original HP ink andtoner cartridges deliver thebest possible printingexperience.
We makesignificant investments in R&Deach year to provide thehighest levels of printquality."BUT YOU HAVE SOMECHEAPER OPTIONS:HP'S NEW INKSUBSCRIPTION SERVICE....WHERECOSTS ARE SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER.AND SOME WALGREENS AND COSTCOSWILL REFILL YOUR CARTRIDGESFOR LESS THAN 15 BUCKS.UNFORUANTELY IT IS VERY TOUGHTO USE GENERIC INK CARTRIDGESANYMORE...BECAUSE PRINTERMANUFACTURERS PUT A COMPUTERCHIP IN THEM THAT PREVENTS YOUFROM USING GENERICS.INADDITION, THEY WILL USUALLYVOID THE WARRANTY...SO BECAREFUL SO YOU DO