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Re:Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of... by dghughes on Saturday October 16, 2021 @01:12PM (#28889387)
Isn't Brother agressive in it's constant unclearable warnings about using generic toner?
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Re:Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of... by rhino369 on Saturday October 16, 2021 @01:42PM (#28889706)
It’s probably model by model. My brother inkjet was just as bad as a hp. Wouldnt print black if color was low, error codes from generic ink.

I got a brother laser that doesn’t complain about generic toner.

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Re:Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of... by discreditable on Saturday October 16, 2021 @01:34PM (#28889611)
Not on my MFC-L2740DW at least. I've used generic toner from Monoprice just fine.
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Re:Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of... by localhost on Saturday October 16, 2021 @01:31PM (#28889582)
No. I have two Brother laser printers here (HL-L8360CDW and HL-5470DW) and have been using generic toners since the OEM toner cartridges ran out. I have never seen any warnings.
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Re:Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of... by hdjjhhvvhga on Saturday October 16, 2021 @01:24PM (#28889510)
Maybe, but I own Brother printers for >10 years and I haven't seen such a warning yet.
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