CT scan shows there's still lots of toner left in an “empty” cartridge

Re:CT scan shows there's still lots of toner left in an “emp... by grishka on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @05:51PM (#33809145)

TIL people actually throw laser printer cartridges away instead of having them refilled for pennies multiple times over.

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Re:CT scan shows there's still lots of toner left in an “emp... by nohankyou on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @06:40PM (#33809702)

Or throw away the printer because a new one with full ink is less than the cost of replacement ink.

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Re:CT scan shows there's still lots of toner left in an “emp... by culi on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @09:52PM (#33811735)

more modern printers have smarter chips that are harder to reuse and the printers can even permanently brick themselves if it thinks you're using non-proprietary cartridges

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Re:CT scan shows there's still lots of toner left in an “emp... by synaesthesisx on Thursday December 01, 2022 @02:49AM (#33813503)

Generally some folks will re-use the proprietary cartridge, but manually refill them. In the mid 2000s I used to do this with inkjet cartridges - you could remove some of the labels/wrapper on the cartridge to expose a port that was accessible via syringe, and refill the reservoirs with cheap ink.

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