Say NO to ALL hp printers.   Why?

  1. HP is updating ink Jet printers so that they will NOT allow 3rd party ink. Only HP Ink can be used.  There is a lawsuit pending, but we continue to hear from clients that this is happening to them.
  2. HP has a long history of printer software challenges. Recently they started deploying HP Smart which works will ALL printers (instead of individual hp software’s).   This a good concept and does work for basic printing on most devices, it has several DIS-advantages.
    1. They require giving up your email address to used any “advanced” features (which leads to more spam).
    2. Most HP scanners can do double sided scanning – HP Smart still doesn’t support this.
    3. No ability to select where scans are saved on your computer.
    4. HP Smart does not allow renaming a printer – if you have 2 identical printers, or just want to give your printer a simple name – “Bobs Printer”. HP Smart won’t recognize it.

Say NO to ALL Ink Jet Printers.   Why?

Arizona is just too dry.   All wet ink dries up when a printer sits for a couple weeks  without printing.

“Eco Tank” printers (where you fill a tank with ink) tend to have the tubes from the tanks dry up.

Say YES to Laser printers!

  1. Laser printers use dry toner that is burned onto a page with a Laser. It never dries up and can sit for years without replacing ink.
  2. Laser cartridges cost more up front than Ink cartridges, but they last 4-5 times longer, so they are cheaper in the long run.
  3. Laser printers are “built to last” where Ink jet printers are considered “disposable”.