Printers don’t mean to be evil - really, they don’t. However, electronic chips inside the ink and toner cartridges often signal the cartridges to warn you of a low remaining yield, or if you are one of the unlucky ones, the printer will simply cease to print.
This scenario has probably happened to you. The printer tells you it is time to replace the cartridge, yet there seems to be an awful lot left in the container. Frustrating, isn’t it?
Ink cartridge manufacturers will not appreciate that there are ways to trick the cartridge into believing that it is not empty. Such information can be located online if you use the right combination of terms in Google or some other thorough search engine.
A recent article on CNet detailed these same issues as they occurred to the author. After “tricking” his Brother printer, the writer said: “At least eight months have passed. I’ve printed hundreds of pages since, and the text still hasn’t begun to fade.”
Other printers seem to give the same types of warnings but will continue to operate, so it may just be a brand thing.
One of the main objections to this issue is that ink cartridges are much too expensive. Many skeptics believe that the warning signals are part of an elaborate conspiracy theory by ink and printer companies who simply want to weasel more money out of consumers. Make your own judgments.
If this is an issue for you, there are some things you can do: save money by buying recycled cartridges, look for that tricky method, or maybe it’s time to buy a new printer.
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