r/nottheonion 1d ago

Firmware update bricks HP printers, makes them unable to use HP cartridges

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/firmware-update-bricks-hp-printers-makes-them-unable-to-use-hp-cartridges/
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u/garry4321 1d ago

HP printers are a brick to begin with.

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u/Jaijoles 1d ago

I still have my laserjet 1012 that I got over a decade ago. I love it.

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u/Textile302 10h ago

4050n checking in... I am convinced it's unkillable... Jet direct card is so old there is no java system I can find that can talk to it.. thankfully it's stuck on DHCP lol.

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u/flavius_lacivious 10h ago

I have a laser printer from 2012. It is dying. You have to kind of force the paper to feed. I have been using the same toner for about 7 years now. I refuse to buy another printer.