For years, more ham-fisted printer manufacturers have waged a not-so-subtle war on consumers by blocking the ability to use cheaper, third-party printer cartridges. HP and Canon have both been part…
  • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
    41·
    6 months ago

    I’m using a Brother laser with third-party cartridges, and everything still works after the recent firmware update. So I’m inclined to believe them.

  • Optional@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    6 months ago

    I actually wondered that at the time simply because whenever a new person discovers the horrors of HP printers people in the comments are always boosting Brother printers.

    Like, if Canon had been accused of bricking third-party printer ink I’m not sure it would have made the feed.

    • MadMadBunny@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      6 months ago

      Exactly. The style of accusations, and the aggressive tone the perpetrators use… This really looks and feels like a smear campaign against Brother.

  • killeronthecorner@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    6 months ago

    I’m glad to hear this because I read the other article on the day my Epson decided to suddenly take umbrage with my third party cart after using it without issue for 2 years.

    As there is no other viable alternative for a relatively-no-nonsense printer on the market than Brother’s offerings it sounds like I’m not completely out of options quite yet.