@[email protected] to [email protected]English • edit-22 months 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-square248fedilinkarrow-up11.19Kcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11.19Kexternal-linkBrother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]www.tomshardware.com@[email protected] to [email protected]English • edit-22 months agomessage-square248fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
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@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•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.