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<blockquote data-quote="PGB1" data-source="post: 1842522" data-attributes="member: 76746"><p>KRS mentioned that someone posted this about Brother printers:</p><p> <em><span style="color: #000080">Like the printer. Dislike that they push a firmware updates that disable 3rd party ink cartridges. It's anti-competitive. Nobody tells me what brand of gas to put in my car, what brand of beer to buy or what brand of ink to use. I now have a drawer full of useless ink cartridges, a working printer, and I can't print a single page! I'm done with Brother!</span></em></p><p></p><p>KRS was right to doubt the truth of the statement. </p><p>I don't know about all models, but mine has no problems with any generic ink cartridges I've used. (It uses #LC-79 & #LC-75 cartridges) I think the printer can't tell because there is no chip on the cartridge. I've used many brands, but prefer Oregon Ink & Toner because they take back Brother cartridges for proper recycling & plant a tree in its honor. </p><p></p><p>And one can cheat the Low Ink Warning by placing a piece of black tape over the cartridge's window. The waring comes on when there is still lots of ink left in the tank.</p><p></p><p>When there is a firmware update, Brother sends an e-mail notification. The updates are optional. </p><p></p><p>About paper sizes: I wonder if any brand printer with a manual loading slot would be OK printing a legal size or 8-1/2 by Even Longer page- if the software application (Like Pages or Word) told it to do so. My Brother default is up to Tabloid, but one time I made a custom size for 11 x 36" and sent it through the manual load slot successfully. </p><p></p><p>Paul</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PGB1, post: 1842522, member: 76746"] KRS mentioned that someone posted this about Brother printers: [I][COLOR="#000080"]Like the printer. Dislike that they push a firmware updates that disable 3rd party ink cartridges. It's anti-competitive. Nobody tells me what brand of gas to put in my car, what brand of beer to buy or what brand of ink to use. I now have a drawer full of useless ink cartridges, a working printer, and I can't print a single page! I'm done with Brother![/COLOR][/I] KRS was right to doubt the truth of the statement. I don't know about all models, but mine has no problems with any generic ink cartridges I've used. (It uses #LC-79 & #LC-75 cartridges) I think the printer can't tell because there is no chip on the cartridge. I've used many brands, but prefer Oregon Ink & Toner because they take back Brother cartridges for proper recycling & plant a tree in its honor. And one can cheat the Low Ink Warning by placing a piece of black tape over the cartridge's window. The waring comes on when there is still lots of ink left in the tank. When there is a firmware update, Brother sends an e-mail notification. The updates are optional. About paper sizes: I wonder if any brand printer with a manual loading slot would be OK printing a legal size or 8-1/2 by Even Longer page- if the software application (Like Pages or Word) told it to do so. My Brother default is up to Tabloid, but one time I made a custom size for 11 x 36" and sent it through the manual load slot successfully. Paul [/QUOTE]
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