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HP Inc settles printer toner lockout lawsuit with a promise to make firmware updates optional
(www.theregister.com)
this post was submitted on 21 Mar 2025
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That sucks, I bought mine a few years ago and haven’t had any issues yet. 🤞
I bought a 15 year old second-hand Brother laser printer - works like a charm, operates under both Windows and Linux, still has all the spare parts you can think of readily available, and you can just load any toner into the official cartridge to use it again, and again, and again.
Love it. Simple, dirt cheap, just works and does it well.