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3 stories tagged ink-cartridges, newest first.

Screenshot of tomshardware.com: Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges

Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges (tomshardware.com)

479 points by m463 1 year ago | 289 comments

Tom's Hardware news article reporting that Brother allegedly uses forced firmware updates to block third-party ink cartridges and removed older firmware versions from its support portals.

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Screenshot of telegraph.co.uk: HP disables customers’ printers if they use ink cartridges from cheaper rivals

HP disables customers’ printers if they use ink cartridges from cheaper rivals (telegraph.co.uk)

571 points by jeremylevy 3 years ago | 407 comments

Telegraph article reporting that HP firmware updates disable printers using third-party ink cartridges, angering customers.

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Screenshot of theverge.com: How to change the region on an HP OfficeJet printer in 57 easy steps

How to change the region on an HP OfficeJet printer in 57 easy steps (theverge.com)

357 points by Anonboxis 3 years ago | 172 comments

A Verge article recounting the long process of changing the region on a region-locked HP OfficeJet printer after moving overseas.

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#ink-cartridges on Hacker News

Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges(tomshardware.com)

HP disables customers’ printers if they use ink cartridges from cheaper rivals(telegraph.co.uk)

How to change the region on an HP OfficeJet printer in 57 easy steps(theverge.com)

Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges (tomshardware.com)

HP disables customers’ printers if they use ink cartridges from cheaper rivals (telegraph.co.uk)

How to change the region on an HP OfficeJet printer in 57 easy steps (theverge.com)