<story><title>HP discontinues online-only LaserJet printers in response to backlash</title><url>https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/printers/hp-discontinues-online-only-laserjet-printers-in-response-to-backlash</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>ogou</author><text>I found one these all-in-one units out on sidewalk and thought I had scored a cool freebie. It was nearly new. Now I know why they threw it away. Total garbage and bricked without that HP+ subscription. Can&amp;#x27;t use the scanner because the ink is too low. The worst part is that I couldn&amp;#x27;t even reset the printer to use a new subscription! It was tied to the previous owner at a hardware level and support said I had to contact them to release their account, even though it was no longer active. The HP support forums are full of angry people trying to get away from these units.&lt;p&gt;Printers are still needed, btw. Maybe not in the USA, but Germany requires all kinds of paper documentation to be mailed. Many other countries as well.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>qiine</author><text>&amp;quot;bricked without that HP+ subscription. Can&amp;#x27;t use the scanner because the ink is too low. The worst part is that I couldn&amp;#x27;t even reset the printer to use a new subscription! It was tied to the previous owner at a hardware level and support said I had to contact them to release their account, even though it was no longer active.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;Nice everything is wrong beyond redemption, basically toxic eWaste that somehow manage to also waste your time as an added bonus... job well done !</text></comment>
<story><title>HP discontinues online-only LaserJet printers in response to backlash</title><url>https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/printers/hp-discontinues-online-only-laserjet-printers-in-response-to-backlash</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>ogou</author><text>I found one these all-in-one units out on sidewalk and thought I had scored a cool freebie. It was nearly new. Now I know why they threw it away. Total garbage and bricked without that HP+ subscription. Can&amp;#x27;t use the scanner because the ink is too low. The worst part is that I couldn&amp;#x27;t even reset the printer to use a new subscription! It was tied to the previous owner at a hardware level and support said I had to contact them to release their account, even though it was no longer active. The HP support forums are full of angry people trying to get away from these units.&lt;p&gt;Printers are still needed, btw. Maybe not in the USA, but Germany requires all kinds of paper documentation to be mailed. Many other countries as well.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>kristopolous</author><text>As if printing didn&amp;#x27;t suck enough already.&lt;p&gt;There&amp;#x27;s plenty of innovation left. What about a built-in cutting, binding or folding mechanism?&lt;p&gt;What about a built-in QR like binary converter for paper backing up of crucial files and some way to feed them back in through ADF scanning?&lt;p&gt;What about a built-in filter to printer feature of email so things like orders get auto printed? Something that has heat transfer built-in for optional inkless printing? A flatbed that can do UV and IR scanning? Some kind of release mechanism that makes fixing a paper jam trivial?&lt;p&gt;How about an API with MQTT so you can integrate it in a automated production pipeline much easier.&lt;p&gt;What about moving beyond the box? Could there be a way to stack the feed vertically and print, also vertically, to conserve space?&lt;p&gt;Printing as an industry could be blown open to innovation but I guess we can&amp;#x27;t have nice things</text></comment>