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Best printer 2024: a humorous critique of the Google search engine, LLMs and printer enshittification (www.theverge.com)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I did it, but eventually it didn't. So I gave in and replaced the toner.

I got nearly 3k prints from the starter cartridge, so not bad. My replacement should get like 25k. Given that I had the original for ~8 years, I don't think I'll ever need a B&W printer ever again.

[–] Pretzilla 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Same here. You need to reset the gear under the toner end cover.

Pop the end cover via two or three screws, then rotate the white gear back to 12 o'clock

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ah. I'll try to remember that when my toner goes out again in like 10 years.

[–] Pretzilla 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Try it on the old toner if you can fish it out of the trash

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Already sent it in to be recycled. Thanks though. :(

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ah ok mine is newer. I just run the cartridges dry after turning that option off.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Probably. I had to enter a special code, which overrode the block on printing, and that worked for a few hundred prints. But then I couldn't override it anymore.