@weird@sub.wetshaving.social to memes@lemmy.world • 12 days agoWe are way overdue for an open source 2d printersub.wetshaving.socialimagemessage-square104fedilinkarrow-up11.04Karrow-down16
arrow-up11.04Karrow-down1imageWe are way overdue for an open source 2d printersub.wetshaving.social@weird@sub.wetshaving.social to memes@lemmy.world • 12 days agomessage-square104fedilink
minus-squaremadjolinkfedilink3•11 days agoSadly Brother went to the dark side this year: https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/printers/brother-accused-of-locking-down-third-party-printer-ink-cartridges-via-firmware-updates-removing-older-firmware-versions-from-support-portals
minus-square@bus_factor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•11 days agoEven when blocking third party cartridges, they are still infinitely better than all the bullshit HP is pulling.
minus-square@fx242@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•10 days agoThat story was debunked: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/brother-denies-using-firmware-updates-to-brick-printers-with-third-party-ink/
Sadly Brother went to the dark side this year:
https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/printers/brother-accused-of-locking-down-third-party-printer-ink-cartridges-via-firmware-updates-removing-older-firmware-versions-from-support-portals
Even when blocking third party cartridges, they are still infinitely better than all the bullshit HP is pulling.
That story was debunked: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/brother-denies-using-firmware-updates-to-brick-printers-with-third-party-ink/