HP’s long-running use of firmware updates that block third-party ink and toner cartridges is drawing scrutiny again – this time under a new global sustainability standard that explicitly forbids the practice.

The International Imaging Technology Council (Int’l ITC), a trade group for cartridge remanufacturers, says HP’s latest printer firmware rollout conflicts with the requirements of the General Electronics Council’s (GEC) updated Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool, or EPEAT 2.0.

  • Joanie Parker@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Was given a HP LaserJet before 2020. It’s been over 5 years. I have yet to replace toner in it. And I was given a BUNCH of toner for it. Injets are a joke.

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        Color laser printers have been around for a while. Color quality is worse than an ink jet. So if you’re printing high quality photos, it’s not ideal. It’s good enough though and the other advantages of laser remain.

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          2 days ago

          You misunderstood my question. I was asking whether the laser printer was a colour one or not. I guess I could have been a bit clearer though.