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This makes no sense, HP is in much better position than Xerox. HP has the best inkjet technology, overall software/firmware and recently absorbed Samsung's prin
by bgorman 7y ago
This makes no sense, HP is in much better position than Xerox. HP has the best inkjet technology, overall software/firmware and recently absorbed Samsung's printer business which gives them a great laser portfolio as well. Xerox is only a few years removed with flirting with bankruptcy.
Disclosure: used to work on HP printers several years ago
- mikorym 7y agoMaybe you can answer this question for me: Why does HP not have a good ink tank printer based on the shell of something like the HP OfficeJet 3830? It seems like Canon, Epson and Brother are the only real current options for ink tank / bottle refill printers.
- bgorman 7y agoHP does have ink tank printers, but I believe they are only sold in emerging markets. https://store.hp.com/id-en/default/printers-hp-ink-tank-system https://store.hp.com/id-en/default/printers-hp-ink-tank-syst... In developed economies HP was/is pushing for users to use its "Ink subscription" service. I am assuming that using cartridges has higher margins for HP. The business model for HP is to make money selling supplies, and with ink tank printers it is trivial for a customer to use non-OEM refills.
- mikorym 7y agoThat's interesting. In South Africa, at the moment, they also don't have widely available ink tank printers. The two main ones sold at most shops are Epson and Canon, with Epson having the most aggressive marketing campaign of the two. The nice thing about Canon's offering is that they took some of their older designs (that people are used to) and stuck in the ink tank. Epson's offering is the cheapest, with an entry level but not bottom of the range costing about USD 140. Edit: No document feeder on that HP! That's disappointing.