@misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 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-up11.19Kfile-textcross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.zip
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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-square@Nindelofocho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish14•2 months agoWait until copy shops start raising their prices cause nobody has printers anymore and you have no choice but to use them
minus-squareIndescribablySad@threads.netlinkfedilinkEnglish13•2 months agoStill cost me less than a new printer every two years if they multiplied their prices by 10.
minus-square@Ledericas@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months agoyup and your not using a printer every single day.
minus-square@Ledericas@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoa personal printer/ink is far more expensive.
minus-square@Anivia@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months agoNot for me, 40€ toner cartridge gets me 10k pages, already have over 80k pages printed so the printer paid itself multiple times compared to a copyshop
Wait until copy shops start raising their prices cause nobody has printers anymore and you have no choice but to use them
Still cost me less than a new printer every two years if they multiplied their prices by 10.
yup and your not using a printer every single day.
a personal printer/ink is far more expensive.
Not for me, 40€ toner cartridge gets me 10k pages, already have over 80k pages printed so the printer paid itself multiple times compared to a copyshop