Hi. I purchased an HP Photosmart 7510 e-All-in-One Printer - C311a while living in Hong Kong and just relocated to the UK. Due to HP printer regionalization, the printer is not compatible with ink cartridges sold in the EMEA region.
I've read that you can call HP support to generate a special code to change a printer's region up to 3 times, but you can only call support with a valid warranty. I attempted to extend the warranty of this printer, but the HP Carepack website tells me "Unfortunately, the warranty of this product can no longer be extended."
This printer is not very old, still in great condition and I just spent £100 on HP photo paper and ink cartridges (before I learned that they won't work). I get the feeling HP would tell me either I wasted my money or I can waste more money by buying a Photosmart 7520.
Is there any other way to change the region of this printer? If not, it seems my only options are to cut my losses and buy 3rd party ink cartridges or switch to Canon printers.
Thanks for any advice,
Jeremy