Re:HP bricking printers remotely if the client's credit card...
by bayindirh on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @07:30AM
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Actually, Samsung sold the division since it is not their core business anymore. You may only need rollers and a new imaging unit down the line if yours has a replaceable drum.
Please don't override drum over-use protection, because it also holds the waste toner unit. If it explodes, your machine is done.
I have a spare drum unit and plan to buy three more large toners for mine, so I can use it for 7-8 years more at least. Then we'll see what happens.
Re:HP bricking printers remotely if the client's credit card...
by denton-scratch on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @09:42AM
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The machine I bought takes toner cartridges with an integrated drum. The only consumable is cartridges.
The cartridge that came with it seems to have been less than a quarter full; it lasted a few months. Since then, the full replacement cartridge is still going strong.
Re:HP bricking printers remotely if the client's credit card...
by bayindirh on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @09:55AM
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Looks like it's like my first one. I have an MD series one (home-office class). Which has 3000 page cartridges and 9000 page drum.
The upside is, everything inside it can be changed, incl. rollers, so as long as I have spares for it, it'll live on. Mine also supports AirPrint, so anyone can print from anything (Android has an app/driver for it, too).
I got fed up with overpriced HP ink cartridges that clog up; so I paid about £120 for a Samsung mono laser (I hardly ever need colour, and if I do I can walk to a local print-shop with a memory stick).
A couple of months later I discovered that Samsung's printer division had been borged by HP. Happily, toner is reasonably priced, and 5 years on the machine works fine. If it ever breaks I'll just chuck it in the skip - I'm not going to tangle with HP support.