Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals
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RepairTuber Louis Rossmann taken aback by Brother’s quiet turn to the dark side.
  • m-p{3}@lemmy.caEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I suggest whoever has old firmware files to upload them to the Internet Archive (if they allow those).

  • Naich@lemmings.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Oh FFS. Not Brother as well. I used to recommend them to everyone. Who is left with unshittified printers?

  • Maple Engineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Buy an Epson EcoTank printer. My family owns three. You pay more for the printer but just dump in bottles of ink when they need refilling.

    • wildbus8979@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Just make sure you schedule a test print every couple off weeks to prevent clogs, is a little wasteful but if you get aftermarket ink it’s cheap enough that is worth it, otherwise a new head will run you down around 50 bucks.

      TIL EDIT: you can get continuous tank mods for most printers on AliExpress! I might give it a try with mine!