this post was submitted on 11 Sep 2023
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This means you can be locked out of registering your printer. Why are all printer companies the stupidest companies ever?


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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Show me where there's a scam with Brother printers. I'm not saying they are saints, but they are not scamming their customers, that's their main attraction actually. Just because some companies like HP do it, doesn't mean they all do.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Like all shitty printer companies they use firmware updates to block non "genuine" ink and toner cartridges.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

No they don't, that one single firmware update you are referring to, was to prevent damage due to overheating.r

At least that's the only case I have heard about.

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Do you just not consider selling at a loss to gouge people on ink to be a scam?

Yes absolutely, but I don't think Brother is doing that, and definitely not to the extreme for instance HP does.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Bullshit. I'm not referring to one single update. It's multiple printers.

There is a reason there are instruction videos on youtube for how to swap a toner cartridge chip to a 3rd party cartridge.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Funny, looking it up, I have no problem finding sellers of compatible toner for Brother printers here.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Funny, that doesn't address what I said at all. You can find 3rd party toner/ink for any printer.

Brother (like other printer manufacturers) attempts to block non-OEM toner and ink.

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