You can have my Brother laser printer when you pry it from my cold dead hands, and because it’s not an HP, I’m sure it will still work when you do.
Man-in-the-Middle PCB Unlocks HP Ink Cartridges
Submitted 7 months ago by mesamunefire@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/28/man-in-the-middle-pcb-unlocks-hp-ink-cartridges/
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orclev@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Juvyn00b@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Just read a review on Amazon today about a newer brother printer that they’ve instituted a lock out on toner. Was telling a colleague that they were decent enough to not do that… But then I ate my words
FangedWyvern42@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Well, they can go fuck themselves.
mynameisigglepiggle@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I’ve been a victim of this. It’s true.
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Lol, so true!
citrusface@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Fuck HP.
Quazatron@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Remember when HP made great printers? I still have an old HP Laserjet 1100 in use. When that one dies, I don’t think I’ll be buying any other printer.
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Anyone else use the unauthenticated web interface on these to put rude messages on the display? Good times.
HeyJoe@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I’ve had the same HP printer since around 2016? Don’t use it much, but it comes in handy when it’s needed. First time I ran out of ink I shopped around for the best deal and ended up with some other ink brand. Dumb me decided to update the printer when I got the ink. Boom it denied me the ability to use it now… it took me a few hours of trying to find exactly how to downgrade the firmware back to a previous version so I can use the dam ink I brought! I was thrilled when that worked. I then set it’s IP to static and removed the gateway. Now, no matter what it can’t reach home and know it needs an update at all. I almost can’t wait till the day this stops working so I can invest my money into whatever few brands that don’t screw you.
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Laser is your long term answer. Brother seems to be the brand today.
altima_neo@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
Those eco tank printers seem alright
Akasazh@feddit.nl 7 months ago
That’s way more work than it should be. Well played, though
No_Support_8363@lemm.ee 7 months ago
I have an old model that is incompatible with the subscription service… suck shit HP
roscoe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
I wonder how much more it would cost to just donate or throw away your printer every time it runs out of ink and buy a new one. Printers are sold at a major loss to lock you into their ink. It might be worth the expense to know your costing these pricks money.
JigglySackles@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Great option if you already have one. For everyone else. Don’t buy HP.
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Also, don’t buy inkjet.
My first inkjet was an HP bubblejet, about 1994. My last was some garbage about 2000. Since then I’ve refused to own one.
My 1997 laserjet (that I bought used in 2008) just died. I bougt a color laser on Craigslist for $50. And my current BW laser is a 2014 HP, that just got it’s second cartridge.
You can’t give me an inkjet.
x4740N@lemm.ee 7 months ago
They actually make their money by having the printer be more expensive but it saves you in the long-run
fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
My HP is good, but it’s one of the liquid ink ones instead of cartridges. Got for PPS support so I new it would just print things on my network.
Wish I had a open source option though. And or at least a manufacturer that was possibly using slave labor (made in China and all that).