HP wants you to print things through its cloud service, wherein you pay a subscription fee for ink and your usage is routed through its servers. To encourage you to do this, it covers the USB port …
If you need a printer, spend a little extra money on one that is actually used in an office. A nice mid-range laser printer is relatively cheap. They don’t come with the subscription bullshit, they usually work over LAN if that’s a thing you want, and generally Just Work™.
Consumer inkjet printers are cheap for a reason. If you need a printer, get one that won’t give you endless headaches.
This 10000%
I’ve got a hp LaserJet that I got back in like 2014 or 2015 when my work was going to ewaste a new printer that got used like twice before they went to a managed printer service. That thing has held up like a tank across 3 or 4 moves, and I only just had to order a new set of toner carts.
I hate inkjets with a passion, and recommend laserjets to anyone that asks (and even some that don’t)
