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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Nooo, you were the only remaining printer company that wasn't a customer-hating dumpster fire of a company!
Oh, Brother.
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.
Fuck I just got rid of my 2008 BW laser brother and bought a new one that hasn't arrived. Thanks for the warning, at least I will be able to set my firewall before I even connect it to my network
My general rule of thumb is that any software update has a 50% chance of making the software worse. So I don't update anything without a good reason. That includes not just device updates but things like phone apps.
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Drag thought Brother were supposed to be the makers of user friendly printers. Are they enshittifying?
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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.
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Why? Does the printer need to be connected to the internet at all, if not for firmware upgrades? (Note: LAN != internet)
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Buy an ecotank printer, they're more expensive initially but that's because they actually make you pay for the printer
Ecotank's use liquid ink that you fill in tanks instead of cartridges
There's no way they can check the ink on ecotank printers
Are there more precise informations about affected firmware versions yet? Recently bought a refurbished laser printer and still have a brother toner, but my intent would be to buy aftermarket toners in future.
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They deny it was the firmware update. But not that something else has happened
I’ve had issues with colour but not B&W
I fear the day my 2014 hp LaserJet dies. There won't be a decent printer on the market....