Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoCanon is getting away with printers that won’t scan sans ink — but HP might paywww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1384arrow-down17cross-posted to: righttorepair@midwest.socialtechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up1377arrow-down1external-linkCanon is getting away with printers that won’t scan sans ink — but HP might paywww.theverge.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square67fedilinkcross-posted to: righttorepair@midwest.socialtechnews@radiation.party
minus-squareRockyClinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·11 months agoI’ve been doing IT for over 25 years. The only printer brand I will buy or recommend for the past 15 years running is Brother.
minus-squareMyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·11 months agoBrother has pulled this shit on my laser, locking out a non genuine cartridge after an update Be warned they are all pieces of shit
minus-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down2·11 months agoMy recommendation is to not buy cheap and look into small or medium printer class printers (depending on the volume). Never the consumer version if possible.
minus-squareRockyClinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoI’ve gotten shitty performance from 3rd party toner cartridges, so I just stick with the OEM. I will agree with you that what they did is shitty, though.
I’ve been doing IT for over 25 years. The only printer brand I will buy or recommend for the past 15 years running is Brother.
Brother has pulled this shit on my laser, locking out a non genuine cartridge after an update
Be warned they are all pieces of shit
My recommendation is to not buy cheap and look into small or medium printer class printers (depending on the volume).
Never the consumer version if possible.
I’ve gotten shitty performance from 3rd party toner cartridges, so I just stick with the OEM.
I will agree with you that what they did is shitty, though.