Brother: Updates aren’t behind degradation of quality or removal of features.
  • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
    0·
    10 days ago

    This sounds accurate based on the user reports. They’re not bricking anything, they just make you do manual registration if you use third party toner.

    • suburban_hillbilly@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      10 days ago

      …they just make you do manual registration if you use third party toner

      Man, if only we had a word for disabling critical features in this way.

      • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        10 days ago

        If there is one, it’s not “bricking”, because it still functions as a printer.

          • Mac@mander.xyzEnglish
            1·
            10 days ago

            Standardized word meanings being recognized and adhered to really brings me joy.
            I don’t like that meanings change over time.