Comment on HP Inc settles printer toner lockout lawsuit with a promise to make firmware updates optional

pinheadednightmare@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Allero@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Oh well, Brother’s now in this too:

  tomshardware.com/…/brother-accused-of-locking-dow…

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  • claymore@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This was in the related articles: tomshardware.com/…/brother-denies-firmware-blocks…

    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.

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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    • Allero@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Thanks for added context!

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  • pinheadednightmare@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That sucks, I bought mine a few years ago and haven’t had any issues yet. 🤞

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    • Allero@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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