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so then i should be able to use any ink in my printer then...

danans 1y ago
I routinely buy printer toner and ink from companies that are not my printer's manufacturer. Where did you get the idea that it isn't possible to do so?
- slater 1y ago
  > Where did you get the idea that it isn't possible to do so? Not op, but the various "must use our genuine brand printer cartridges!" schemes that printer manufacturers have used over the past, oh, 2 decades might have something to do with it? edit to clarify: I mean the cartridges with their own chips that HP et al. tried to make happen a while back
  - fc417fc802 1y ago
    Don't forget about the refrigerators with chips in the water filter cartridges. And the barcoded coffee pods. And ...
- jrflowers 1y ago
  https://gizmodo.com/hp-printers-drm-update-block-third-party-ink-1850211997 https://gizmodo.com/hp-printers-drm-update-block-third-party...
  - danans 1y ago
    Didn't realize HP was still up to those tricks. I've used Brother for a while and no issues with 3p ink/toner.
lenkite 1y ago
Are there only two printer manufacturers in the world ? Do they set a 30% tax on when you wish to print a page from a website ?
me551ah 1y ago
You absolutely can. Just google for your “<printer name> compatible cartridges” , and you’ll find tons that are cheaper and work just fine with your printer.
- insane_dreamer 1y ago
  You can jailbreak your phone too
  - xandrius 1y ago
    Can you? I'd love to see a jailbreak for anything more recent that 5y ago. For the ink, I just buy it elsewhere online.
- trollbridge 1y ago
  I would be cautious of saying "just fine"; third-party cartridges you buy from the first search result on Amazon are generally junk, and it takes quite a bit of research now to find one that will work acceptably.
AnthonyMouse 1y ago
> so then i should be able to use any ink in my printer then... Well, yes.
tallanvor 1y ago
Yes, you absolutely should be able to, and printer companies should not be allowed to try and stop it.

I routinely buy printer toner and ink from companies that are not my printer's manufacturer. Where did you get the idea that it isn't possible to do so?

slater 1y ago
> Where did you get the idea that it isn't possible to do so? Not op, but the various "must use our genuine brand printer cartridges!" schemes that printer manufacturers have used over the past, oh, 2 decades might have something to do with it? edit to clarify: I mean the cartridges with their own chips that HP et al. tried to make happen a while back
- fc417fc802 1y ago
  Don't forget about the refrigerators with chips in the water filter cartridges. And the barcoded coffee pods. And ...
jrflowers 1y ago
https://gizmodo.com/hp-printers-drm-update-block-third-party-ink-1850211997 https://gizmodo.com/hp-printers-drm-update-block-third-party...
- danans 1y ago
  Didn't realize HP was still up to those tricks. I've used Brother for a while and no issues with 3p ink/toner.

lenkite 1y ago

Are there only two printer manufacturers in the world ? Do they set a 30% tax on when you wish to print a page from a website ?

me551ah 1y ago

You absolutely can. Just google for your “<printer name> compatible cartridges” , and you’ll find tons that are cheaper and work just fine with your printer.

insane_dreamer 1y ago
You can jailbreak your phone too
- xandrius 1y ago
  Can you? I'd love to see a jailbreak for anything more recent that 5y ago. For the ink, I just buy it elsewhere online.
trollbridge 1y ago
I would be cautious of saying "just fine"; third-party cartridges you buy from the first search result on Amazon are generally junk, and it takes quite a bit of research now to find one that will work acceptably.

AnthonyMouse 1y ago

> so then i should be able to use any ink in my printer then... Well, yes.

tallanvor 1y ago

Yes, you absolutely should be able to, and printer companies should not be allowed to try and stop it.