Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Solarpunk technology@slrpnk.net · 28 days agoBrother denies using firmware updates to brick printers with third-party inkarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down11cross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up131arrow-down1external-linkBrother denies using firmware updates to brick printers with third-party inkarstechnica.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Solarpunk technology@slrpnk.net · 28 days agomessage-square6fedilinkcross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squarenotfromhere@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·28 days agoWell for the RAM upgrade scenario, they solder the RAM directly on the motherboard so it’s nearly impossible to upgrade it, but as far as I know, they don’t prevent the machine from using it once it’s been upgraded.
Well for the RAM upgrade scenario, they solder the RAM directly on the motherboard so it’s nearly impossible to upgrade it, but as far as I know, they don’t prevent the machine from using it once it’s been upgraded.