Brother denies using firmware updates to brick printers with third-party ink
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A Brother MFCL3750CDW laser printer.
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Brother laser printers are popular recommendations for people seeking a printer with none of the nonsense. By nonsense, we mean printers suddenly bricking features, like scanning or printing, if users install third-party cartridges. Some printer firms outright block third-party toner and ink, despite customer blowb...
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