I recently needed to replace the ink on my HP inkjet printer. Four little name-brand HP cartridges of yellow, blue, red and black cost me $123. Ounce for ounce, that’s more than the price of Dom ...

HP printers blocked the use of third-party ink cartridges for years. However, you can upgrade many HP printers to avoid the ban. Here's a list.

HP customers are showing frustration online as the vendor continues to use firmware updates to discourage or, as users report, outright block the use of non-HP-brand ink cartridges in HP printers.

HP is blocking more users from using third-party ink with their printers. Several users report that they’re no longer able to use non-HP ink with their printers after installing a recent ...

The IITC says HP has issued four “killer firmware updates” in the last eight weeks alone to quietly block third-party cartridges from working in EPEAT-registered HP inkjet printers and at ...

People want a 60 euro printer so HP makes a 200 euro printer and makes money by selling you the cartridges. If they put a 200 euro printer in the store instead of the 60 euro one, then people won ...

Printer manufacturers operate on the classic razor-and-blade business model: sell printers at low prices to lock customers into purchasing expensive proprietary ink cartridges. For instance, an HP ...

With a 'long-term objective to make printing a subscription', HP set in place 'dynamic security' systems that authenticate ink and toner cartridges in your printer. The 'dynamic security' system ...