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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-squareNindelofocho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 years agoWait until copy shops start raising their prices cause nobody has printers anymore and you have no choice but to use them
minus-squareAmerica@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·2 years agoStill cost me less than a new printer every two years if they multiplied their prices by 10.
minus-squareLedericas@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoyup and your not using a printer every single day.
minus-squareLedericas@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoa personal printer/ink is far more expensive.
minus-squareAnivia@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoNot for me, 40€ toner cartridge gets me 10k pages, already have over 80k pages printed so the printer paid itself multiple times compared to a copyshop
Wait until copy shops start raising their prices cause nobody has printers anymore and you have no choice but to use them
Still cost me less than a new printer every two years if they multiplied their prices by 10.
yup and your not using a printer every single day.
a personal printer/ink is far more expensive.
Not for me, 40€ toner cartridge gets me 10k pages, already have over 80k pages printed so the printer paid itself multiple times compared to a copyshop