points by ciex 19 hours ago | 0 comments
But what are the things you would want from a printer that is already quite reliable, not DRM'd, and presumably compatible with all the devices you want to use it with?
[–] rationalist 17 hours ago
Idk if they still do this, but a long time ago I had a Brother inkjet that wouldn't print black and white if one of the color cartridges was empty (cyan iirc).
[–] onemoresoop 10 hours ago
How about not printing with the cartrige 3 quarters full but digitally empty?
[–] rationalist 4 hours ago
It took me a bit to understand what I think you meant:
Even when the cartridge is physically 3/4 full, the software will claim it is empty and not print.
Yeah, that sucks too.
[–] embedding-shape 17 hours ago
Lots of utterly shit printers limit what ink cartridges you can actually use, being able to mod the firmware to remove that limitation (which should be made illegal but alas) would be a win for humanity at large.
[–] ciex 16 hours ago
Anecdotally, I have never had issues with 3rd party cartridges in my Brother printer.
[–] greyface- 18 hours ago
[–] ndriscoll 9 hours ago
> Only person to do this, creating a unique signature
[–] greyface- 9 hours ago