@misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-21 month agoBrother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square250arrow-up11.2Karrow-down15file-text
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Brother deny the claims: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/brother-denies-using-firmware-updates-to-brick-printers-with-third-party-ink/ via https://startrek.website/comment/15279250
minus-squareTipponlinkfedilinkEnglish6•2 months agoI’ve got a Lexmark laser printer, and while there are cheaper subscription toners, you can pay the higher price for normal toner, and buy compatibles, for now at least.
minus-square@Ledericas@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoyou seem to have gotten a smart printer, new ones have that one, we got a canon laser.
I’ve got a Lexmark laser printer, and while there are cheaper subscription toners, you can pay the higher price for normal toner, and buy compatibles, for now at least.
you seem to have gotten a smart printer, new ones have that one, we got a canon laser.