Lee DunaMar 14

HP's ink-blocking firmware may violate new global sustainability rules

https://lemmy.nz/post/35385581

HP's ink-blocking firmware may violate new global sustainability rules - Lemmy NZ

>HP’s long-running use of firmware updates that block third-party ink and toner cartridges is drawing scrutiny again – this time under a new global sustainability standard that explicitly forbids the practice. > >The International Imaging Technology Council (Int’l ITC), a trade group for cartridge remanufacturers, says HP’s latest printer firmware rollout conflicts with the requirements of the General Electronics Council’s (GEC) updated Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool, or EPEAT 2.0.

Show thread🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞Mar 14

I did tech support for HP DeskJet printers in 1996 - the 600, 600C, and 660C. I had a DeskJet around that time, but that was the last one I got because they started screwing around with the drivers.

Back in the 80s/90s, HP made some great printers. Had a LaserJet 4 that lasted a long long time.

But not long after I moved on to another job - I never bought HP again. And that’s now been a recommendation for literally 30 years.

Do not buy HP!

Also, unless you print a LOT of pictures, don’t buy inkjets. The ink has so many issues. Get a laserjer. Brother is a good simple brand. I have had a Brother color laser since 2018 and it’s still chugging along perfectly. I’m on around my second set of cartridges because I don’t print a lot. But whenever I do print, it’s there and ready to go.

There’s a couple of other brands that are alright, too.

But do not buy HP. Jesus, people, it’s been a full generation of people since this has been true! Nobody should be buying HP inkjet crap!

Show threadickplantMar 15
Give me Brother printers or give me death.
Show thread🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞Mar 15
Hmm. Not sure that’s a line I’m willing to draw… but they are certainly pretty decent. hehe
Show threadGreyEyedGhostMar 15
Brother has also started down the proprietary toner road. Source.
Brother printers are quietly sabotaging third-party toner with firmware updates

Brother printers had been lauded before for their compatibility with non-OEM toner cartridges, setting them apart from brands like HP. However, recent firmware updates have deliberately degraded...

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Show threadtrewq
Damn it, didnt know this. Need to find another not shitty printer when my current printer decides to die later on
Mar 15 at 3:25pmWeb