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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">All good points, Ted. I too would not subscribe to any subscription service which could brick my hardware if it got interrupted for any reason. The Epson Eco-Tank ink subscription program is completely voluntary, and can be unsubscribed from without losing the ability to use the printer. Only Genuine Epson ink seems to be compatible. (I don't know how they enforce that with those printers.)</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">-- Bob Primak </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Friday, May 16, 2025 at 02:31:01 PM EDT, Ted Kochanski via LCTG <lctg@lists.toku.us> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp1d347c00yiv5351569037"><div><div dir="ltr">All,<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Never -- NEVER subscribe to an ink service</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>I had a very nice HP Office Jet all in one -- Indeed I still have it -- sitting forlorn and unused for almost a year</div><div>To make a long and very unpleasant litany of events somewhat short</div><div><ol><li>I subscribed to the HP ink cartridge supply service [subsequently I expanded it to paper as well]</li><li>All was well and good for the first year</li><li>My credit card to which things were billed expired and before I could update the system </li><li>The printer refused to talk to the computer</li><li>The ink cartridges stopped coming but the billing continued</li><li>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</li></ol><div>Meanwhile I bought an Epson Eco-tank and have been fine with its printing and I still have plenty of ink in the bottles</div></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Ted</div><div><br clear="none"></div></div><br clear="none"><div class="ydp1d347c00yiv5351569037gmail_quote ydp1d347c00yiv5351569037gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="ydp1d347c00yiv5351569037gmail_attr">On Fri, May 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM Evelyn Silber via LCTG <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:lctg@lists.toku.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lctg@lists.toku.us</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class="ydp1d347c00yiv5351569037gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">Color and yes, she needs a scanner.<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Evelyn Silber</div></div><br clear="none"><div class="ydp1d347c00yiv5351569037gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="ydp1d347c00yiv5351569037gmail_attr">On Fri, May 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM Peter Albin via LCTG <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:lctg@lists.toku.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lctg@lists.toku.us</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class="ydp1d347c00yiv5351569037gmail_quote">Black and white only or color?<br clear="none">
Does she need/use a scanner?<br clear="none">
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> On May 16, 2025, at 9:47 AM, Daniel Silber via LCTG <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:lctg@lists.toku.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lctg@lists.toku.us</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">
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> 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.<br clear="none">
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> 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.<br clear="none">
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> I have a Canon TR7020a. The hardware has been reliable. Every so often I have a problem with the software connecting via WiFi.<br clear="none">
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> 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.<br clear="none">
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