I’ll start: printers.

I bought an HP in March 2020 when my job went remote and HP bricked it remotely after only 100 pages because I wouldn’t sign up for their subscription program. Ended up trashing a perfectly good printer.

Luckily my library’s close by and I can print there remotely.

    • TrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      6 days ago

      No, it’s not. They aren’t built to last regardless of being refillable. They’ll need to be replaced.

      • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
        4·
        6 days ago

        They used that generic design, not actual HP cartridges. You don’t have to order a replacement from HP, there are several third party refillable cartridge manufacturers, and 3-D printer designs for the cartridges.