nononononononpnNONONONONONO WHYYYYY I JUST GOT A BROTHER BECAUSE OF HP DOING THE SAME THING WTF
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Keep it off the Internet and don't update the firmware
Going to be honest, didn't realize my Brother laser printer got firmware updates, lol.
In 7 years I've replaced the toner cartridge once, given that the stater cartridge isn't very full I imagine it'll be awhile before I have to replace it again, at least.
ink printers are total scams, you might as well use a printing shop or library to do it, if you are planning on printing large number of pages. we got a canon laser jet printer, only need toner cartridge, no subscription based models. we orignally had scam-epson.
The printers in the article are using toner. The title is misleading.
Et tu Brute! :(
They deny it was the firmware update. But not that something else has happened
I’ve had issues with colour but not B&W
So… when there is some controversy over an article in Lemmy it gets the strike though? How did this evolve?
You can edit the title, so if you want to strike through it, go ahead.
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This shit happened to me recently. Installed firmware update and immediately my 3rd party toner stops working. Try to find old firmware to roll back to and couldn't locate it anywhere. Found some for other models via Google drive links in Reddit posts, but nothing for my printer.
I replaced the toner with new 3rd party toner which worked. And now I'll never install another firmware update on the printer and should probably block it from the internet.
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This is a total shit move but I have tried many printers and I'm still choosing Brother everytime. Especially on some older generations with copy scan and print. None of the other big brands are worth a shit. They all fail or jam in some form or fashion.
Give them time and they’ll suck too. Nothing is safe from enshitification, as they’ve just shown us.
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If it's not already under the umbrella of right to repair, do we now need right to refill?
I think its time we deprecate most forms of printing. Clearly corporations cannot be trusted to operate these kinds of companies.
I'm only letting my latest Brother printer connect to my computer through the USB cable. No Internet connection at all.
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I too watched Louis Rossman’s YouTube video to author.