misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days 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-square251fedilinkarrow-up11.19Karrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.setechnology@lemmy.ziphackernews@zerobytes.monstertechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up11.19Karrow-down1external-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.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square251fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.setechnology@lemmy.ziphackernews@zerobytes.monstertechnology@lemmit.online
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-squareAnivia@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days 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
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