Epson stylus works great. Go to stinkyink.com and get non branded cheaper ink too
Phillip
Phillip Chandler
07464 367512
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From: Hampshire <hampshire-bounces@???> on behalf of Peter Salisbury via Hampshire <hampshire@???>
Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 5:30:51 PM
To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List <hampshire@???>
Cc: Peter Salisbury <peterthevicar@???>
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Printers
We use an HP X576dw in the church office with a continuous ink system.
Not a cheap printer to buy (though bizarrely we had a buy one get one
free offer!) but virtually free to run on a CISS and, having a
stationery pagewide head, it prints as fast as it can feed the paper
through. Works over the LAN or USB and the built in scanner works with
Gimp, XSANE etc.
Best wishes, Peter
On Wed, 6 Nov 2019 at 17:22, Brad Rogers via Hampshire
<hampshire@???> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 6 Nov 2019 16:06:44 +0000
> Owain via Hampshire <hampshire@???> wrote:
>
> Hello Owain,
>
> >I am so regretting accepting a free HP Officejet printer. The software
> >works ok, but for me part of the open source ethic is being able to use
> >non OEM cartridges
>
> I use non-HP ink cartridges in my OfficeJet without issues.
>
> I know there was a time when HP silently blocked the possibility of using
> non-HP cartridges, but that decision was soon reversed after a *massive*
> outcry (no doubt followed by a downturn in sales) from pretty much all
> quarters. All this was in late 2016, BTW. Maybe a firmware update is
> in order.
>
> Despite the reversal, HP did not apologise for the block. Nor did they
> say that they wouldn't do it again. Therefore, once you've performed a
> firmware update (if applicable) I suggest you prevent your printer from
> auto-updating firmware in future.
>
> TBH, the whole debacle seriously knocked my confidence(1) in HP. When my
> current printer dies. I may well buy from another supplier with better
> open-source credentials.
>
> (1) Possibly too strong a word. HP's Linux/open-source support is
> patchy, at best.
>
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