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Framework Could Solve Our Printer Nightmares
What This Video Covers
- Why modern printers can feel cheap to buy but expensive and restrictive to own.
- How cartridge locks, third-party ink warnings, and subscriptions limit what owners can do.
- What Framework appears to be considering and why its repairable approach could matter for printers.
- Which parts of the printer experience would need to change for a Framework model to be genuinely different.
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All printers suck, and HP printers are the worst of the bunch. Why? Because while they may be cheap up front, they come with serious limitations. If you have the nerve to try to use Ink made by a third party, HP will brick your printer under a bogus "it could have a virus" claim. The same goes for refilling cartridges. And subscriptions are quickly becoming a thing too.
Framework, the fantastic repairable laptop company took notice of the situation and seems to be asking on Twitter, "should we make a printer?" There's one clear answer to that...
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