▲ 302 ▼ HP Inc settles printer toner lockout lawsuit with a promise to make firmware updates optional (www.theregister.com) submitted 1 year ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 60 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Allero@lemmy.today 9 points 1 year ago (2 children) Oh well, Brother's now in this too: https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/printers/brother-accused-of-locking-down-third-party-printer-ink-cartridges-via-firmware-updates-removing-older-firmware-versions-from-support-portals permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] claymore@pawb.social 9 points 1 year ago (2 children) This was in the related articles: https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/printers/brother-denies-firmware-blocks-third-party-toner-and-ink-use And I believe them. The reddit post in Rossman's video was 3 years old. I have personally installed and updated 5 Brother printers in the last year and they all still run on 3rd-party toner. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago I do think it's pretty ridiculous that rossman of all people would not verify any of this before making a video about it. At least reach out to the company and ask them for a comment. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Allero@lemmy.today 1 point 1 year ago Thanks for added context! permalink fedilink source parent [–] pinheadednightmare@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) That sucks, I bought mine a few years ago and haven’t had any issues yet. 🤞 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Allero@lemmy.today 5 points 1 year ago I bought a 15 year old second-hand Brother laser printer - works like a charm, operates under both Windows and Linux, still has all the spare parts you can think of readily available, and you can just load any toner into the official cartridge to use it again, and again, and again. Love it. Simple, dirt cheap, just works and does it well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] claymore@pawb.social 9 points 1 year ago (2 children) This was in the related articles: https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/printers/brother-denies-firmware-blocks-third-party-toner-and-ink-use And I believe them. The reddit post in Rossman's video was 3 years old. I have personally installed and updated 5 Brother printers in the last year and they all still run on 3rd-party toner. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago I do think it's pretty ridiculous that rossman of all people would not verify any of this before making a video about it. At least reach out to the company and ask them for a comment. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Allero@lemmy.today 1 point 1 year ago Thanks for added context! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago I do think it's pretty ridiculous that rossman of all people would not verify any of this before making a video about it. At least reach out to the company and ask them for a comment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pinheadednightmare@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) That sucks, I bought mine a few years ago and haven’t had any issues yet. 🤞 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Allero@lemmy.today 5 points 1 year ago I bought a 15 year old second-hand Brother laser printer - works like a charm, operates under both Windows and Linux, still has all the spare parts you can think of readily available, and you can just load any toner into the official cartridge to use it again, and again, and again. Love it. Simple, dirt cheap, just works and does it well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Allero@lemmy.today 5 points 1 year ago I bought a 15 year old second-hand Brother laser printer - works like a charm, operates under both Windows and Linux, still has all the spare parts you can think of readily available, and you can just load any toner into the official cartridge to use it again, and again, and again. Love it. Simple, dirt cheap, just works and does it well. permalink fedilink source parent