Why was the HP Photosmart A616 discontinued?

[Zetabx]

I have the HP Photosmart A616 and I'm just curious to know why was it discontinued?

[Valsimot]

All devices are discontinued after several years. the A616 is probably 20 years old, and the devices are discontinued in a few years, and support ends in 5 max 7 years.

[Dragon-Fur]

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Why discontinued?

The printers in this series type are Old tech -- nearly 20 years old at this writing.

Support for consumer products is typically about five years for drivers and perhaps ten years for the product documentation.

When a product is retired, all the information about that product is removed from HP.

This series of compact printers was introduced somewhere around 2006.

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Is your HP Product “vintage? (Ten years of age or older)

Typically, HP stops supporting consumer products after ten years. Read the policy and find out if your HP device is on the list. “EOL”

 HP Customer Support - Retired Products

Most of the printers in the group are long since retired.

HP Photosmart A620 Printer series

HP Photosmart A630 Printer series

HP Photosmart A640 Printer series

At this writing...

I found a home page for this printer:

  HP Photosmart A616 Compact Photo Printer  

And, a user manual

User Guide - HP Photosmart A610 series 

There are not any HP print drivers -- these have been gone for a while.

There are instructions to install and use the Windows Built-in Print Drivers.

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Built-in Driver

Old driver is Gone

We see occasional questions about printers for which full driver software installation packages are no longer listed for current (or older) versions of Windows.

The full driver printer software for this printer is no longer listed as available from HP.

When available for the printer and a supported version of Windows, install the Windows Built-in print drivers.

When installed, the Windows print driver provides basic print function.

Reference and Download

 HP Printers - Installing and Using the Windows Built-in Print Driver

Scan? See Section FAQ > How do I use the printer functions with the built-in driver?

Scan your documents and photos:

Complete your scan jobs with a Windows app that works with the built-in driver.

Examples

Windows Fax and Scan: In Windows, search for and open Windows Fax and Scan. Click New Scan, and then select your printer.

Windows Paint: In Windows, search for and open Paint. Click FileFrom scanner or camera.

Windows Scan app: In Windows, search for and open the Windows Scan app. If it is not listed, go to Windows  Scan (in English) to install it.

Troubleshooting for installing the Built-in Print Driver

 HP printers - Windows built-in driver fails to install

Video – Using built-in drivers – fix missing print settings

 How to fix missing advanced print settings in Windows 11

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