[ValentineC]

One "scam" that I realise HP is pulling: my OfficeJet 8710 printer seems to be cleaning its print heads every time it's turned on.

I've gotten "please replace ink cartridges" messages when I've never even printed a single page since I replaced the previous cartridge — since I use the printer mostly for its ADF scanning function.

Well, that's ~$100 I'll never get back.

It's sad that the industry has moved in this direction.

[kalleboo]

I think inkjets have to do that or the ink dries inside the heads and they clog up. This is why if you print rarely, you should really go for a toner-based printer.

[fomine3]

Yeah. But also if you print frequently, toner-based printer is cheaper for TCO. It's weird.

[PaulKeeble]

That is something they often do. I recall one of the times I bought a HP with document feeder and scanner that it was rated one of the most economic in terms of its cleaning. Some of them consume insane amounts of ink just cleaning themselves on a daily basis or on start whereas other models from HP are rated some of the best in the inkjet industry for this and use very little.