If it's not already under the umbrella of right to repair, do we now need right to refill?
this post was submitted on 04 Mar 2025
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I think its time we deprecate most forms of printing. Clearly corporations cannot be trusted to operate these kinds of companies.
It's going to get to the point where you might be better off going back to dot matrix if tank-based inkjet printers are somehow locked down via chemical DRM too.
They were the last good guys :(
I guess it's time to buy the printer I've been postponing
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Nooo, you were the only remaining printer company that wasn't a customer-hating dumpster fire of a company!
if the update doesn’t allow the printer to calibrate with this aftermarket ink the cheaper carts become basically unusable
This isn't true. It just means you have to do the registration manually.
This is scummy behavior for sure, but it's also being exaggerated for clicks. You can read the sources linked in the wiki to see exactly what users are reporting.
Oh, Brother.
I fear the day my 2014 hp LaserJet dies. There won't be a decent printer on the market....
Anyone know which ip addresses to block to stop the updates?
If you set the wrong gateway in the static IP settings or a reserved DHCP lease, it won't be able to get out.
But will it be able to be reachable by other printers on the network?
It will be reachable by LAN. The gateway address is the router you use to get to addresses outside the subnet mask you set.
First search result explains it more thoroughly if you're interested
https://www.networkcomputing.com/ip-subnetting/ip-addresses-subnet-masks-and-default-gateways
Good to know, and thanks for the link!
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Haha, my crappy ass old HP printer still takes refills. No printer company shall ever see another cent of mine 😈