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HP printers blocked the use of third-party ink cartridges for years. However, you can upgrade many HP printers to avoid the ban. Here's a list.
HP sells printers that work with third-party ink now, but the company says it may update them in the future to "block cartridges using a non-HP chip or modified or non-HP circuitry from working in ...
HP is causing outrage after releasing software updates that stop some of its printers from printing if third-party ink cartridges are detected. As Ars Technica reports, HP's decision to do this ...
The IITC says HP has issued four “killer firmware updates” in the last eight weeks alone to quietly block third-party cartridges from working in EPEAT-registered HP inkjet printers and at ...
HP customers are showing frustration online as the vendor continues to use firmware updates to discourage or, as users report, outright block the use of non-HP-brand ink cartridges in HP printers.
HP is blocking more users from using third-party ink with their printers. Several users report that they’re no longer able to use non-HP ink with their printers after installing a recent ...
Last Thursday, HP CEO Enrique Lores addressed the company's controversial practice of bricking printers when users load them with third-party ink. Speaking to CNBC Television, he said, "We have ...
I recently needed to replace the ink on my HP inkjet printer. Four little name-brand HP cartridges of yellow, blue, red and black cost me $123. Ounce for ounce, that’s more than the price of Dom ...
Printer manufacturers operate on the classic razor-and-blade business model: sell printers at low prices to lock customers into purchasing expensive proprietary ink cartridges. For instance, an HP ...
Our HP Envy Inspire Printer Review HP. First impressions were positive. From the moment I unboxed the HP Envy Inspire 7955e, I was impressed. The printer, power cord, and ink cartridges were ...