Et tu Brute! :(
this post was submitted on 04 Mar 2025
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ink printers are total scams, you might as well use a printing shop or library to do it, if you are planning on printing large number of pages. we got a canon laser jet printer, only need toner cartridge, no subscription based models. we orignally had scam-epson.
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This shit happened to me recently. Installed firmware update and immediately my 3rd party toner stops working. Try to find old firmware to roll back to and couldn't locate it anywhere. Found some for other models via Google drive links in Reddit posts, but nothing for my printer.
I replaced the toner with new 3rd party toner which worked. And now I'll never install another firmware update on the printer and should probably block it from the internet.
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This is a total shit move but I have tried many printers and I'm still choosing Brother everytime. Especially on some older generations with copy scan and print. None of the other big brands are worth a shit. They all fail or jam in some form or fashion.
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If it's not already under the umbrella of right to repair, do we now need right to refill?
They deny it was the firmware update. But not that something else has happened
I’ve had issues with colour but not B&W
So… when there is some controversy over an article in Lemmy it gets the strike though? How did this evolve?
You can edit the title, so if you want to strike through it, go ahead.
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I think its time we deprecate most forms of printing. Clearly corporations cannot be trusted to operate these kinds of companies.
I too watched Louis Rossman’s YouTube video to author.
They were the last good guys :(
I guess it's time to buy the printer I've been postponing
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if the update doesn’t allow the printer to calibrate with this aftermarket ink the cheaper carts become basically unusable
This isn't true. It just means you have to do the registration manually.
This is scummy behavior for sure, but it's also being exaggerated for clicks. You can read the sources linked in the wiki to see exactly what users are reporting.
Nooo, you were the only remaining printer company that wasn't a customer-hating dumpster fire of a company!
I'm only letting my latest Brother printer connect to my computer through the USB cable. No Internet connection at all.
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Fuck I just got rid of my 2008 BW laser brother and bought a new one that hasn't arrived. Thanks for the warning, at least I will be able to set my firewall before I even connect it to my network
Drag thought Brother were supposed to be the makers of user friendly printers. Are they enshittifying?
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