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TIL people actually throw laser printer cartridges away instead of having them refilled for pennies multiple times over.
by grishka 4y ago
TIL people actually throw laser printer cartridges away instead of having them refilled for pennies multiple times over.
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- culi 4y agomore modern printers have smarter chips that are harder to reuse and the printers can even permanently brick themselves if it thinks you're using non-proprietary cartridges
- synaesthesisx 4y agoGenerally some folks will re-use the proprietary cartridge, but manually refill them. In the mid 2000s I used to do this with inkjet cartridges - you could remove some of the labels/wrapper on the cartridge to expose a port that was accessible via syringe, and refill the reservoirs with cheap ink.