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pF> Subject: Re: Ink Tank Printers, Pro/Con
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pF> Brother also advertised one of those infinity ink deals like HP, where
pF> you pay by the page, they send you a toner when you run low, and you
pF> have to have your printer connected to the internet to send telemetry
pF> back to them at all times. No thanks.
Ouch, indeed. Apparently HP models which end with an "e" must be connected at
all times, fortunately in my country this offer doesn't exist (yet?). No
instant ink for me, which is fine for the reasons you explained.
pF> Sounds like HP is a pass in general, how about the Epson tank
pF> printers?
Sometimes, you prefer the devil you already know. Like I said in a previous
message, HP's GNU/Linux support is stellar (see
<https://packages.trisquel.org/aramo/hplip>, it's even present in a
FSF approved fully free distribution). Epson's drivers seem to be
proprietary (see
<https://github.com/endlessm/epson-inkjet-printer/blob/master/201207w/COPYING.EP
SON>)
so I'm stuck with HP...
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