Fees, subscriptions, friction or worse defaults tilt the product toward extraction.
What you can do
Keep a note of the cartridge and firmware policy before updating. Compare the total cost of consumables, not only the printer price.
Hardware · Device
Cartridge and firmware controls can turn a printer purchase into an ongoing vendor permission relationship.
Fees, subscriptions, friction or worse defaults tilt the product toward extraction.
Keep a note of the cartridge and firmware policy before updating. Compare the total cost of consumables, not only the printer price.