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HP printers.
Really HP anything on principle, but their printers take the cake for anti-user bullshit.
Their laptops are good. But the company is shitty.
That being said, they're still thriving for a reason. I was trying to convince my cousin to get rid of his HP subscription printer and he won't. He says it is cheap and easy to pay the subscription and his school aged kids can print the colour pictures they want when they remember they had an assignment at midnight. He just gets ink replacement posted to his house before he runs out and he says it works out great for him.
That said, if you pay more up-front for something like a Brother laser printer, it should last you a lot longer and be on the order of 10x cheaper per page. People see Instant Ink as "cheap" because they've probably never tried the much cheaper alternative, and they see it as "convenient" because they've never had a printer that lasts several thousand prints without a cartridge change. It's really sad seeing so many people who can afford the upfront cost of a laser printer falling for this scam so often.
Brother seems to be the last printer brand to be good. At least on the consumer grade. And they seem to last forever