Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware

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3. I've also used Brother printers since the 90s

And apart from the initial cartridges, used off-brand ink. I thought they were great printers, added bonus the new paper lies flat, which eliminates a heap of woes.

I don't like the 'hidden' expenses - toner drums, not just cartridges and in the case of my last Brother, an A3 inkjet - the bloody ink overflow tray. It's not user accessible. There is a digital hack to reset the print count and clear the ink overflow message but it can only be used a certain number of times.

I sent a perfectly good, working, expensive A3 printer to the tip because of Brother's built-in obsolescence and vowed never to buy another of their machines. Costly, stupid, unsustainable and greedy.

Edit to add: Try working on clogged ink with iso alcohol and a diabetic syringe. Usually can get it cleared.