A Printer Printing onto Paper(twitter.com)
27 points by MrBuddyCasino | 6 comments
An X thread by macro photographer @macrofying showing extreme close-up photos and videos of inkjet printer droplets landing on paper and the printhead.
#printers on Hacker News
8 stories tagged printers, newest first.
OpenPrinter(opentools.studio)
1033 points by bouh | 254 comments
Product page from OpenTools for Openprinter, an open-source, repairable inkjet printer that feeds from a paper roll.
Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges(tomshardware.com)
479 points by m463 | 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.
Brother have gotten to where they are now by not innovating(retro.social)
816 points by anotherevan | 632 comments
A Mastodon post arguing Brother became the recommended printer brand because competitors made their printers worse through anti-consumer 'innovation' while Brother didn't.
Pay no attention to the USB port behind the “no USB” sticker(theverge.com)
466 points by occamschainsaw | 240 comments
A short Verge quick post about an HP printer whose USB port was covered by a "no USB" sticker to push wireless printing, embedding a Mastodon post.
Tell HN: Cancelling HP Instant Ink prevents cartridges from being used
360 points by wfme | 276 comments
A Tell HN post reporting that cancelling an HP Instant Ink subscription stops the printer from using ink cartridges already in the user's possession.
HP disables customers’ printers if they use ink cartridges from cheaper rivals(telegraph.co.uk)
571 points by jeremylevy | 407 comments
Telegraph article reporting that HP firmware updates disable printers using third-party ink cartridges, angering customers.
How to change the region on an HP OfficeJet printer in 57 easy steps(theverge.com)
357 points by Anonboxis | 172 comments
A Verge article recounting the long process of changing the region on a region-locked HP OfficeJet printer after moving overseas.