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  • Not you too Bro?

    Posted on March 7, 2025 at 03:00 CST by • Comment in the Forums

    Brother cartridgesRemember when I said be careful about printer firmware updates? For years, Brother was the go-to brand that many in the small biz tech industry would recommend as affordable and reliable. Those of us who remote into offices and (gasp) want to remote print, Brother printers would — and still do — easily connect and easily handle remote printing.

    There was a report on Tuesday by YouTube personality Louis Rossmann (see Brother turns heel & becomes anti-consumer printer company) who claimed that Brother was blocking the use of third-party printer cartridges after an update. Now, Brother denies it’s them.

    With another printer vendor, Lexmark, I have seen some generics not properly labeled to match the printer. When you fit them into the slot, the printer doesn’t recognize them as valid. But this wasn’t as a result of an update, rather it’s the imported printer cartridges that are not being marked appropriately. Bottom line, and once again, wait on those clickbait headlines.

    I find the “printer divide” interesting. If you are an older geek, you probably have a printer. The youth? Not so much. It’s understandable — you can almost get away with not having a printer. But I said “almost.” Sometimes, governments and financial institutions will want that piece of paper with a “wet” signature. You know, signed with one of those old-fashioned ink pens.

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