nostr:npub1aka6wf78hfaqpz060r246dq80lmtjx6uf7wapct4ljluyfx956hszmzzz2 I used to like HP because at one time their printers were 99% likely to "just work" with #CUPS. Also, Lexmarks were garbage.

HP sucks because of the vendor lock-in of the firmware of some models. The E series, I think.

The solution to crappy firmware is to disassemble the firmware, figure out how it works, and write an open source replacement that shares no more code with the original than is absolutely required to make it work.