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Comment by JohnFen | Hacker News Reader

How recently did you buy your Brother printers? I've been hearing that the more recent ones are including ink DRM.

I need to replace my printer and will go with a laser, but I've been getting such mixed signals about various brands that I have no idea which one would be acceptable. I'd love to hear that Brother is an acceptable one.

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The brother inkjet I purchased four years ago was much harder to get fake chipped cartridges for than previous models. I got there I the end but at greater cost than I expected. I wouldn't buy another basic brother inkjet any more. In the past they did t even have chips. It has now died and I have just about given up compatibles or refilling. The manufacturers are getting too clever and the market for hacks is disappearing with the consumer printer market. Pay up for a tank filled inkjet or a laser now I think.

Not the commenter you originally addressed, but I used to use a Brother printer that was purchased around 2016-2017. I once bought third-party cartridges and the printer noticed that the cartridges weren't first-party and refused to print. I can't recall the model number, but it was an inkjet printer, not laser.

I didn't have any other objections to the printer, for what it's worth.

Hello, I have a 10+ year old MFC-9335CDW and a ~1 year old MFC-L3760CDW laser, so far no issues with DRM - I buy the aftermarket cartridges from InkStation[1], but they seem to be just generic rebrands

The label printers are 5+ year old QL-500 (x 3) and a ~3 month old QL-810W (x 2 at he office). I really hope they're not taking the DRM route for future models!

[1] https://www.inkstation.com.au/brother-mfcl3760cdw-toner-cart...

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