I just looked in an OfficeMax flyer and they have an HP 2512 for $40!
If you're going to "just look" at a random Office Max flyer...doesn't that circumvent this thread??
$40 is really cheap for an HP all-in-one, but I'm wondering if it is actually ok and HP plans on making their profit on the ink.
All companies that sell inkjet printers make make lots of money on the ink...that's the way it's been for years & years.
And...unless HP has changed it's policy regarding their ink cartridges...I would stay away from anything HP. HP puts a "Best if Used By" date on their ink cartridges.
Because the printer knows what date it is...and because the "Best if Used by Date" is programmed into the ink cartridges...when that date is exceeded...the printer will refuse to continue to print from those ink cartridges. Even if there is a significant amount of ink remaining!!!
HP's excuse is...they want the consumer to have the best experience possible with their products. And this is why (they say) the ink cartridges have a best if used by date...and when that date is exceeded...the printer will no longer use those ink cartridges.
The last time I dealt with an HP printer product was a few years ago (because I banned myself from HP products due to this idiotic policy).
How would you like to have a set of perfectly good ink cartridges in the printer (with 50-75% of the ink remaining)...AND have multiple sets of replacement ink cartridges on your closet shelf (unopened)...and need to print some important documents ASAP. BUT...none of the cartridges will work...because the printer will refuse to print due to the "Best if Used by Dates" on the ink cartridges being past.
In my case...that's hundreds of dollars of money wasted on ink that cannot be used.
This is what happened to me...thus I will not purchase another HP product EVER!!!
- Nick