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If you leave an HP inkjet for a few months will it still print or be clogged?

• albatross13 6y ago
  Not without it doing a substantial amount of 'self cleaning'. If you print infrequently, a laser printer is actually a better use case. Frequent printing, namely of photographs, is a good use case for inkjet.
  • rootusrootus 6y ago
    And even then, a consumer inkjet doesn't do that great a job on photos. You're much better off having someone like Walgreens do it for you. Faster and better, still cheap.
  • GekkePrutser 6y ago
    And, many printers pick up the spilled 'self cleaning' ink in a tank, and when it's full they refuse to work any longer. It a total scam.
  • jfk13 6y ago
    Although depending on the paper and ink involved, the quality and longevity of your inkjet-printed photographs may turn out to be disappointing.
  • secabeen 6y ago
    HP's Instant ink does solve this problem. They charge per-page, so you can automatically run self-cleaning every few days at zero cost to the consumer.