![TIL that printer companies implement programmed obsolescence by embedding chips into ink cartridges that force them to stop printing after a set expiration date, even if there is ink remaining. : r/todayilearned TIL that printer companies implement programmed obsolescence by embedding chips into ink cartridges that force them to stop printing after a set expiration date, even if there is ink remaining. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/9Y7q129tTbdetEpuiJIEU7WlFPW9qm-0kRI4naQ42ik.jpg?auto=webp&s=b7b7eb94924fdeaa3bcfd86c70f3a31ebf0ee1d3)
TIL that printer companies implement programmed obsolescence by embedding chips into ink cartridges that force them to stop printing after a set expiration date, even if there is ink remaining. : r/todayilearned
![Amazon.com : HP OfficeJet Pro 9025e Wireless Color All-in-One Printer with Bonus 6 Months Instant Ink with HP+ : Office Products Amazon.com : HP OfficeJet Pro 9025e Wireless Color All-in-One Printer with Bonus 6 Months Instant Ink with HP+ : Office Products](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61sVk7r8SgL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg)
Amazon.com : HP OfficeJet Pro 9025e Wireless Color All-in-One Printer with Bonus 6 Months Instant Ink with HP+ : Office Products
![Best at home laserjet printer. No color needed. Cheap. With cheap ink replacement. I have to get away from HP and refilling cartridge myself. : r/BuyItForLife Best at home laserjet printer. No color needed. Cheap. With cheap ink replacement. I have to get away from HP and refilling cartridge myself. : r/BuyItForLife](https://preview.redd.it/8ql3p9y2yea71.jpg?auto=webp&s=5528f53a5f2bdc83c7f083dc53f5d84a27dfea72)
Best at home laserjet printer. No color needed. Cheap. With cheap ink replacement. I have to get away from HP and refilling cartridge myself. : r/BuyItForLife
![Hadn't used my printer for a long time and the ink was “low”. Took the cartridges and rehydrated them and they work just fine : r/Frugal Hadn't used my printer for a long time and the ink was “low”. Took the cartridges and rehydrated them and they work just fine : r/Frugal](https://preview.redd.it/mepqmd128tl51.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=13a44e1dff39cde0197321722920be169e12bc04)
Hadn't used my printer for a long time and the ink was “low”. Took the cartridges and rehydrated them and they work just fine : r/Frugal
![Instead of spending $20 a month on printer cartridges, I spent $60 on a continuous feed system that I can fill for almost nothing : r/Frugal Instead of spending $20 a month on printer cartridges, I spent $60 on a continuous feed system that I can fill for almost nothing : r/Frugal](https://preview.redd.it/e5rhche5se511.jpg?auto=webp&s=8fd1c0a221b4b096a546c4fa3637345969810752)
Instead of spending $20 a month on printer cartridges, I spent $60 on a continuous feed system that I can fill for almost nothing : r/Frugal
![Desperate no idea how to work Reddit but my printer is an epson Workforce (WF-2750) and I bought brand new ink on Amazon but they should be the correct type exact same Desperate no idea how to work Reddit but my printer is an epson Workforce (WF-2750) and I bought brand new ink on Amazon but they should be the correct type exact same](https://i.redd.it/desperate-no-idea-how-to-work-reddit-but-my-printer-is-an-v0-1uosfwjvbt5a1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e36ee266dcf760876faa060de36224d4c94af513)
Desperate no idea how to work Reddit but my printer is an epson Workforce (WF-2750) and I bought brand new ink on Amazon but they should be the correct type exact same
![Some Epson Printers Are Programmed to Stop Working After a Certain Amount of Use | Users are receiving error messages that their fully functional printers are suddenly in need of repairs. : Some Epson Printers Are Programmed to Stop Working After a Certain Amount of Use | Users are receiving error messages that their fully functional printers are suddenly in need of repairs. :](https://external-preview.redd.it/0PLZEfiWGxSn60cKRB5383pLlgW52E5MbNWNHjWciiY.jpg?auto=webp&s=a6539fed40dee8501520a2224fa08bf4791caa0a)
Some Epson Printers Are Programmed to Stop Working After a Certain Amount of Use | Users are receiving error messages that their fully functional printers are suddenly in need of repairs. :
![HP Printer will not let you print if one ink cartridge is empty, even if the other 3 are full. It won't even print in greyscale. : r/assholedesign HP Printer will not let you print if one ink cartridge is empty, even if the other 3 are full. It won't even print in greyscale. : r/assholedesign](https://external-preview.redd.it/rpN7meMotR2xGeZ-NtM3_DerOCoXaa-VOmPgnecJqkA.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=7ce3243d3bf979e6b81a238bcbbc57f14687f8a6)