HP is very insistent that users of its printers don't turn to cheaper third-party alternatives for their ink cartridges. It introduced a feature called Dynamic Security in...

From my point of view HP printers are a bad investment.

  • roguetrick@kbin.social
    90·
    9 months ago

    No kidding. “We’ve allowed our cartridges to arbitrarily execute code. It’s the user’s fault.”

      • roguetrick@kbin.social
        8·
        9 months ago

        Hey, we need a robust serial connection to our cartridges for checking ink levels. Nothing more basic would do. /s

        • Kichae@lemmy.caEnglish
          1·
          9 months ago

          “Also, ‘check ink levels’ by counting how many pages were printed while this cartridge was installed”