HP wants you to subscribe to your next printer

Inkjet printers have been around for as long as they have sucked. It’s difficult to maintain a consistent connection with them, and it is Always the ink has run out. They are the bane of every home office: if you press the print button, you have to mentally prepare yourself for some problems.

HP’s vision for the future is… different, to say the least. Instead of trying to convince you to buy one of their high-priced, anti-consumer printers, they would rather rent it to you through their “HP All-In Pack“. And if you try to cancel the service, you’ll regret not buying the printer in the first place.

What is the HP All-In plan?

HP’s modern subscription service essentially lets you rent a printer. You pay a monthly subscription fee and with it you get a choice of one of three HP printers: HP Envy, HP Envy Inspire or HP OfficeJet Pro.

HP also provides automatic ink delivery on the printer: when you set up the All-In plan, you choose how much ink you want to apply per month and whether you want to print in color or black and white. (Both cost the same). When the printer detects that it is low on ink, it will ping HP, which will then send you the ink. So if you think it’s a pain to have to stop your printer when it’s low on ink, imagine how nice it will be to have your printer decide when you need more ink all the time!

Honestly, you get 24/7 customer support and if so Is with your printer, you can request an exchange with next day delivery.

How much does the HP All-In plan cost?

Depending on the printer you choose, the initial subscription price will vary:

• HP Envy ($6.99 per month)

• HP Envy Inspire ($8.99 per month)

• HP OfficeJet Pro ($12.99 per month)

However, that’s just it starting price. Here you need to select your monthly page limit. Each plan comes with a default limit of 20 pages per month, which is ridiculously low for anyone who prints a reasonable amount. From then on, the amounts enhancedepending on the plan:

The more you have to print, the more high-priced this deal is. Additionally, if you exceed your limit, HP will charge a $1 fee for 10-15 additional pages, which will be added to your monthly bill. On the other hand, unused pages roll over to the next month.

While there is a 30-day free trial available, you won’t want to continue it if you’re not sure about your commitment. If you cancel after the trial period but within 12 months of signing up, you’ll have to pay $120, $180, or $270 for HP Envy, Envy Inspire, or OfficeJet Pro, respectively. After 12 months and before 24 months, you will pay $60, $90 and $135 respectively. If you cancel after a two-year subscription, you can do so without paying as long as you return the printer within 10 days.

Is it worth subscribing?

In many ways, hardware subscriptions matter Some meaning. For devices that you update frequently, it may make sense to leave ownership to the company and reap the benefits of “renting.” But it’s not like this plan will improve what sucks about printers: I imagine you’ll still have ink level issues even if HP supplies you with ink automatically, and depending on how much you print, you might stop spending more on “page allowances” than you would if you bought your own printer.

You also need so that the printer is always connected to the Internet. Yes. You may have already done this for wireless printing, but if you want to connect your printer to your computer by cable, that’s not an option need to connect another device to the Internet. HP is watching you at all times and may interrupt service if you disconnect your printer from the Internet. Since the Terms of Service also say that HP owns your non-personal information and may send it to advertising partners, I recommend you stay away from it. We are all already monitored too closely: Do you really need to hand over data generated by your computer? printertoo?