[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Printer Recommendations

Fri May 16 12:07:58 PDT 2025

Too bad you had such a bad experience, Ted.  I’ve been using the HP ink service with my HP Office Jet Pro All-in-one 9015 since Dec. 2020.  They charge my credit card once a month for pages printed.  They send me ink cartridges when the printer tells them they are needed.  Interestingly, the print cartridges I get with the service last much longer than the ones I used to buy for a previous HP printer.  I am spending less on the ink service than I used to spend buying cartridges.

I did not get the paper service.

I have the “moderate”  monthly plan, 100 pages per month.  I just now noticed that they raised the price starting this month from $6.99 to $7.99.  Unused pages are rolled over to the next month.  Extra pages beyond the 100  and after any rollovers cost $1.50 for each additional 10.   My wife and I tend to use most of or all the 100 pages when we’re not traveling, but we don’t go enough over to justify paying for a “frequent” plan with 300 pages.

When selecting an all-in-one printer I looked for one that could print double-sided, print color as well as black-and-white, and scan a stack of double-sided documents.  I’ve been quite satisfied with this printer for printing, scanning, and copying.  It hasn’t broken once in the almost 4 ½ years I’ve had it and I’ve never had a billing problem with the ink plan.  

-- Carl

Carl Lazarus

 <mailto:carllazarus at comcast.net> carllazarus at comcast.net

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From: LCTG <lctg-bounces+carllazarus=comcast.net at lists.toku.us> On Behalf Of Ted Kochanski via LCTG
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2025 2:31 PM
To: Evelyn Silber <evelynsilber at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Printer Recommendations

All,

Never -- NEVER subscribe to an ink service

I had a very nice HP Office Jet all in one -- Indeed I still have it -- sitting forlorn and unused for almost a year

To make a long and very unpleasant litany of events somewhat short

1.	I subscribed to the HP ink cartridge supply service [subsequently I expanded it to paper as well]
2.	All was well and good for the first year
3.	My credit card to which things were billed expired and before I could update the system 
4.	The printer refused to talk to the computer
5.	The ink cartridges stopped coming but the billing continued
6.	no manner of human intervention stopped the process until -- we called the bank -- and utilized my wife's experience as a retired banker --  to stop the most recent payment

Meanwhile I bought an Epson Eco-tank and have been fine with its printing and I still have plenty of ink in the bottles

Ted

On Fri, May 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM Evelyn Silber via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us <mailto:lctg at lists.toku.us> > wrote:

Color and yes, she needs a scanner.

Evelyn Silber

On Fri, May 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM Peter Albin via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us <mailto:lctg at lists.toku.us> > wrote:

Black and white only or color?
Does she need/use a scanner?
Peter

> On May 16, 2025, at 9:47 AM, Daniel Silber via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us <mailto:lctg at lists.toku.us> > wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> My daughter works from home. Her small business occasionally needs a printer. She is looking for an all-in-one inkjet printer that is reliable and doesn't go through a lot of expensive cartridges due to ink drying up.
> 
> She has cats, so I would advise keeping the printer covered when not in use. Other than that, I am leaning toward the technology of Canon and HP where the cartridge includes the actual ink jets.
> 
> I have a Canon TR7020a. The hardware has been reliable. Every so often I have a problem with the software connecting via WiFi.
> 
> There are a huge number of printer models on the market and the articles that rate printers often discuss models that are not available. None explains the "whys and wherefores" of the competing technologies. Perhaps someone in this group is aware of an article explaining the differences between various manufacturers/models, or perhaps has some exceptionally good or bad experiences. If so, I would appreciate your comments.
> 
> - Dan Silber
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