misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 days agoBrother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square251fedilinkarrow-up11.2Karrow-down15file-text
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Brother deny the claims: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/brother-denies-using-firmware-updates-to-brick-printers-with-third-party-ink/ via https://startrek.website/comment/15279250
minus-squareMeron35@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-211 days agoKyocera. Also Japanese, and plenty of cheap generic toners available online. They even publish Linux drivers.
Kyocera.
Also Japanese, and plenty of cheap generic toners available online. They even publish Linux drivers.