~~Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals~~ [see comments] - eviltoast
      • ben@lemmy.zip
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        5 days ago

        You can run a power clean cycle which should help, then just replace the foam pads they saturate with ink for the cleaning

        They’re not perfect but they’re still the most consumer friendly option on the market at this point

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        Yeah, that’s true. That was a pain in the ass when my wife needed good color accuracy.

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        4 days ago

        This. My partner’s office is stuck with “it has to be inkjet and not toner", and on January their printer got clogged…

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        I don’t print that often but I do have a calendar event to tell me to print something monthly. This could be a nice side project for someone to write a program that sends a print to your printer on a schedule to keep the heads clear. Wastes paper but at least the heads won’t dry out.

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      4 days ago

      The printer has the same ink problems, clogged, runs out easy, can’t print b&w when missing a color. But I can buy random ink.