HP bricking printers remotely if the client's credit card expires

Re:HP bricking printers remotely if the client's credit card... by bayindirh on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @07:30AM (#34691864)

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.

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Re:HP bricking printers remotely if the client's credit card... by denton-scratch on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @09:42AM (#34693367)

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.

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Re:HP bricking printers remotely if the client's credit card... by bayindirh on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @09:55AM (#34693563)

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).

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