Forced to sell chipless ink cartridges, Canon tells customers how to bypass DRM

Re:Forced to sell chipless ink cartridges, Canon tells custo... by horsawlarway on Sunday January 09, 2022 @11:01AM (#29864381)

Even then, it's really not. If you only print rarely - print with toner on a cheap laser printer.

It will never dry up, print thousands of pages, work just fine 10 years later, and is easy and cheap to replace.

Mine is 12 years in, and still prints the 5 pages a year I need just fine.

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Re:Forced to sell chipless ink cartridges, Canon tells custo... by moonchrome on Sunday January 09, 2022 @11:28AM (#29864703)

Problem with laser printer is that scanner combos take up a huge ammount of space. Inkjet combo is usually 1/2 the size which is also a big deal that I'm willing to eat the inconvenience of having to replace ink every year or so.

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Re:Forced to sell chipless ink cartridges, Canon tells custo... by m1sta_ on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @03:03PM (#29999197)

I can buy an inject for $20 at the local post office. I can't buy a laser for the same ballpark price.

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Re:Forced to sell chipless ink cartridges, Canon tells custo... by Dylan16807 on Sunday January 09, 2022 @12:19PM (#29865264)

Huh. I mean, do what's best for you, but I've never cared whether a printer is 7 inches tall or 12 inches tall, and the footprints are about the same in my experience.

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